Job summary
We are seeking skilled and compassionate individual to join the new NHS Children and Young People's Gender Service (London) in the role of Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist.
The post holder will independently manage and have responsibility for a complex caseload of children and young people in the Children and Young People's Gender Service who have gender dysphoria or who are gender questioning.
The post holder will assess and manage children and young people (CYP) where there are concerns or needs related to communicative or vocal identity and/ or social communication skills. They will lead the Speech and Language Therapy team in the service and will be an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team. They will need knowledge and expertise in gender development and diversity, neurodevelopmental presentations, voice and mental health conditions.
For posts based in Inner London, the above salaries will include the additional supplement of 20% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £5,132 per annum and a maximum payment of £7,746 per annum.For posts based in outer London the above salaries will include the additional supplement of 15% of the basic salary. Minimum payment of £4,314 and maximum £5,436.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will act as a specialist adviser to speech and language therapists and other professionals. They will deliver education to CYP and their families, Speech and Language Therapists and other professionals. They will be responsible for line managing and supervising staff and educating students on placement.
A new clinical pathway has been developed, based on the recommendations of The Cass Review Interim Report, the NHS England interim service specification and the expertise of many clinicians from across the Northern and Southern Hubs. The service will be delivered by a wide multi-disciplinary team including paediatricians, mental health practitioners, youth workers, nurses, speech and language therapists and Speech and Language Therapists. Who patients see will be dependent on the support and care they need.
Children and young people will receive an in-depth assessment of their needs,and a care plan will be developed with them and, if needed, those supporting them. Children and young people may be offered a range of care interventions such astherapy, family therapy,physical healthsupport, or mental health supportfor any identified difficulties they may want help with. Theteam will also liaise with health professionals in local services nearer to the child or young person.
About us
Following the recommendations of The Cass Review Interim Report, two new nationally networked services led by specialist children's tertiary care providers are being established. The Southern Hub, based in London, is delivered by a partnership of Evelina London Children's Hospital (part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust), Great Ormond Street Hospital and the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
The Northern Hub is delivered by a partnershipof Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust). This role is based in the Southern Hub.
We are committed to promoting an environment that embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. We would like all our families and staff to feel valued and respected because we try to understand and provide for their individual needs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
It is expected that the NHS Children and Young Peoples Gender Service will continue to change and evolve as more learning, research and evidence is developed in this area. In addition, it is expected that more hubs will go live across the country, and clinicians will work together in a National MDT for complex cases and sharing of learning.
Job description
Job responsibilities
It is expected that the NHS Children and Young Peoples Gender Service will continue to change and evolve as more learning, research and evidence is developed in this area. In addition, it is expected that more hubs will go live across the country, and clinicians will work together in a National MDT for complex cases and sharing of learning.
Person Specification
Culture and Values
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
- Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
- Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent
- Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Health Professions Council license to practice
- Relevant Clinical Masters Degree or equivalent post graduate training
- Continued Professional Development Portfolio including evidence of reflective practice, in-service training, courses attended and experienced gained
- Presentations in national forums e.g. conferences
- The following post graduate training is relevant to the post: o Gender related healthcare management o Autism/ neurodevelopmental presentations
- Significant management/ leadership experience
Desirable
- Participation in publications
- Professional relevant psychological approaches e.g. counselling, CBT, mindfulness
- Voice experience e.g. auditory perceptual voice assessment, acoustic analysis, voice modification
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of current approaches to working with Children and Young People in a Gender Service
- Assessment and management of children and young people who have concerns about their communicative/ vocal identity in the context of gender dysphoria or being gender questioning.
- Assessment and management of children and young people where there are concerns about their social communication, receptive and expressive language, speech
- Assessment and management of children and young people with neurodevelopmental presentations e.g. autism
- Advocacy for children and young people who have difficulties communicating effectively to enable them to be involved in decisions about their care
- Supervision of students and line management of staff
- Multi-disciplinary team working i.e. goal planning, development of policies and clinical guidelines
- Compiling and delivering teaching/ training to other professions using an evidenced based approach
- Participation in quality improvement projects, audit, production of clinical guidelines, patient information and research
- The principles of ethical decision making in working with children and young people who may be vulnerable
- Process, policy and legislation related working in the field
- The roles of other professionals and the principles of partnership working with professionals across organisations and agencies
- The impact of cultural, linguistic and demographic facts on service delivery
- The principles of clinical governance including reflective practice, audit, outcome measures and research methodologies
- The methods that involve service users to co-produce and improve care
Desirable
- Assessment and management of voice disorders
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Use of knowledge to inform sound clinical judgements and decision-making for complex cases
- A range of informal and formal assessment tools appropriate to use to assess children and young people's social communication skills and communicative identity
- A range of therapy techniques and approaches to support the children and young people's social communication, communicative identity and functional communication.
- Expertise in neurodevelopmental conditions, specifically Autism
- Communicating complex sensitive information from assessment and management plans to service users, professionals and parent/carers.
- Engage and negotiate compassionately with service users, parents/carers and others
- Communicate relevant local policies, procedures and guidelines relevant to a range of audiences
- Recognise potential breakdown and conflict and generate solutions e.g. change management, conflict resolution
- Manage the emotional consequences of working in this service
- Reflect on own practice and identify strengths and development needs
- Interpersonal skills and leadership e.g. negotiation, team working, conflict management
- Recognise potential breakdown and conflict when it occurs and manage using recognised models and strategies
- Excellent written and verbal presentation skills to a range of audiences
- Manage the emotional consequences of working with service users in this service
- Manage and achieve change/ service improvement.
- Highly developed negotiation, analytic and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrable self- organisational skills including prioritisation of the caseload.
- Motivating services users to engage in the therapeutic process
- Sound knowledge of IT packages, including the use of Microsoft Office software
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrates ethical reasoning and critical reflection.
- Committed to improve the experience of children, families and carers, appreciating complexity of context, culture of diversity.
- Proven experience in the training, teaching and supervision of others.
- Proven experience in developing and providing education and teaching programmes to other professionals and students.
- Ability to apply Clinical Governance principles to practice
- Implementation of national initiatives and legislation relating to Health and Social Care in relation to Speech and Language Therapy.
- Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure.
- Ability to manage and recognise differences of opinion in both patient related and inter-professional settings, coping positively with inter-professional tensions/ barriers.
- Able to positively manage exposure to patients and environments which may be highly distressing, antagonistic, open to aggression and unpleasant.
- Demonstrate ability to motivate and manage teams through change positively.
- Experience of working within or across a clinical network
- Experience of using neurological and developmental outcome measures
- Knowledge of developmental care
Person Specification
Culture and Values
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
- Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
- Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent
- Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Health Professions Council license to practice
- Relevant Clinical Masters Degree or equivalent post graduate training
- Continued Professional Development Portfolio including evidence of reflective practice, in-service training, courses attended and experienced gained
- Presentations in national forums e.g. conferences
- The following post graduate training is relevant to the post: o Gender related healthcare management o Autism/ neurodevelopmental presentations
- Significant management/ leadership experience
Desirable
- Participation in publications
- Professional relevant psychological approaches e.g. counselling, CBT, mindfulness
- Voice experience e.g. auditory perceptual voice assessment, acoustic analysis, voice modification
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of current approaches to working with Children and Young People in a Gender Service
- Assessment and management of children and young people who have concerns about their communicative/ vocal identity in the context of gender dysphoria or being gender questioning.
- Assessment and management of children and young people where there are concerns about their social communication, receptive and expressive language, speech
- Assessment and management of children and young people with neurodevelopmental presentations e.g. autism
- Advocacy for children and young people who have difficulties communicating effectively to enable them to be involved in decisions about their care
- Supervision of students and line management of staff
- Multi-disciplinary team working i.e. goal planning, development of policies and clinical guidelines
- Compiling and delivering teaching/ training to other professions using an evidenced based approach
- Participation in quality improvement projects, audit, production of clinical guidelines, patient information and research
- The principles of ethical decision making in working with children and young people who may be vulnerable
- Process, policy and legislation related working in the field
- The roles of other professionals and the principles of partnership working with professionals across organisations and agencies
- The impact of cultural, linguistic and demographic facts on service delivery
- The principles of clinical governance including reflective practice, audit, outcome measures and research methodologies
- The methods that involve service users to co-produce and improve care
Desirable
- Assessment and management of voice disorders
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Use of knowledge to inform sound clinical judgements and decision-making for complex cases
- A range of informal and formal assessment tools appropriate to use to assess children and young people's social communication skills and communicative identity
- A range of therapy techniques and approaches to support the children and young people's social communication, communicative identity and functional communication.
- Expertise in neurodevelopmental conditions, specifically Autism
- Communicating complex sensitive information from assessment and management plans to service users, professionals and parent/carers.
- Engage and negotiate compassionately with service users, parents/carers and others
- Communicate relevant local policies, procedures and guidelines relevant to a range of audiences
- Recognise potential breakdown and conflict and generate solutions e.g. change management, conflict resolution
- Manage the emotional consequences of working in this service
- Reflect on own practice and identify strengths and development needs
- Interpersonal skills and leadership e.g. negotiation, team working, conflict management
- Recognise potential breakdown and conflict when it occurs and manage using recognised models and strategies
- Excellent written and verbal presentation skills to a range of audiences
- Manage the emotional consequences of working with service users in this service
- Manage and achieve change/ service improvement.
- Highly developed negotiation, analytic and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrable self- organisational skills including prioritisation of the caseload.
- Motivating services users to engage in the therapeutic process
- Sound knowledge of IT packages, including the use of Microsoft Office software
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrates ethical reasoning and critical reflection.
- Committed to improve the experience of children, families and carers, appreciating complexity of context, culture of diversity.
- Proven experience in the training, teaching and supervision of others.
- Proven experience in developing and providing education and teaching programmes to other professionals and students.
- Ability to apply Clinical Governance principles to practice
- Implementation of national initiatives and legislation relating to Health and Social Care in relation to Speech and Language Therapy.
- Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure.
- Ability to manage and recognise differences of opinion in both patient related and inter-professional settings, coping positively with inter-professional tensions/ barriers.
- Able to positively manage exposure to patients and environments which may be highly distressing, antagonistic, open to aggression and unpleasant.
- Demonstrate ability to motivate and manage teams through change positively.
- Experience of working within or across a clinical network
- Experience of using neurological and developmental outcome measures
- Knowledge of developmental care
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
