Job summary
You will be an experienced and self-motivated highly specialist speech and language therapist who enjoys working in a community clinic environment, with responsibility for delivery of assessment and intervention to stammering clients to 19 years. You will support a small team of SLT colleagues in the delivery to this client group, leading on care pathways, training and delivery of evidence based therapy. You will also have opportunity to be involved in operational aspects of the community clinic service including, supervision, appraisal and service development
Main duties of the job
The Bexley Children's Speech and Language Therapy service is a dynamic and supportive team and we offer many opportunities for developing clinical skills through CPD. The service has excellent internal supervision and support structures and would provide the ideal environment to develop clinical and management skills and contribute towards operational projects to support service development. We also offer extensive opportunities to work effectively with partners in health, social care and education.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
To demonstrate highly specialist assessment and intervention (both 1:1 and group) for dysfluent clients, underpinned by current evidence-based practice.
To manage complex and highly specialist caseload independently and plan the workload of others, offering highly specialist support and second opinions to SLT colleagues.
To make highly specialist clinical decisions in assessment of complex cases.
To work in partnership with parents /carers, young people and education staff, to support them to develop their knowledge, skills, and confidence with regards their dysfluency.
To meet with parents, child and young people, taking and responding to feedback to develop care pathways and the quality of child and parent information.
To take a clinical specialist role in the development of local clinical guidelines informed by evidence for children and young people with dysfluency and Speech, Language and communication needs (SLCN).
To attend relevant training and development in order to maintain and develop skills and knowledge required of a highly specialist therapist and maintain up to date HCPC and RCSLT registration.
To demonstrate knowledge of, and adhere to RCSLT Professional, National and Local Clinical Guidelines with particular reference to dysfluency and SLCN.
To develop and deliver specialist training to parents, young people and professionals in specialist area.
To keep up to date with new techniques and developments for the promotion and maintenance of good practice in specialist area.
To provide second opinions/advice to non-specialists and other specialists within clinical field.
To demonstrate a sound working knowledge of the principles of Clinical Governance and their application to professional practice.
To undertake team members Supervision and Personal Development Reviews.
To be flexible to the demands of the environment including unpredictable work patterns, deadlines and frequent interruptions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To demonstrate highly specialist assessment and intervention (both 1:1 and group) for dysfluent clients, underpinned by current evidence-based practice.
To manage complex and highly specialist caseload independently and plan the workload of others, offering highly specialist support and second opinions to SLT colleagues.
To make highly specialist clinical decisions in assessment of complex cases.
To work in partnership with parents /carers, young people and education staff, to support them to develop their knowledge, skills, and confidence with regards their dysfluency.
To meet with parents, child and young people, taking and responding to feedback to develop care pathways and the quality of child and parent information.
To take a clinical specialist role in the development of local clinical guidelines informed by evidence for children and young people with dysfluency and Speech, Language and communication needs (SLCN).
To attend relevant training and development in order to maintain and develop skills and knowledge required of a highly specialist therapist and maintain up to date HCPC and RCSLT registration.
To demonstrate knowledge of, and adhere to RCSLT Professional, National and Local Clinical Guidelines with particular reference to dysfluency and SLCN.
To develop and deliver specialist training to parents, young people and professionals in specialist area.
To keep up to date with new techniques and developments for the promotion and maintenance of good practice in specialist area.
To provide second opinions/advice to non-specialists and other specialists within clinical field.
To demonstrate a sound working knowledge of the principles of Clinical Governance and their application to professional practice.
To undertake team members Supervision and Personal Development Reviews.
To be flexible to the demands of the environment including unpredictable work patterns, deadlines and frequent interruptions.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Health Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice
- Recognised Speech & Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent
Desirable
- Evidence of further training/short courses dysfluency
Experience
Essential
- Experience working as a highly specialist speech & language therapist in relevant clinical specialism in last 18 months
- Experience in supervising/supporting staff
Desirable
- Experience in contributing to policy, planning and service development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Health Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice
- Recognised Speech & Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent
Desirable
- Evidence of further training/short courses dysfluency
Experience
Essential
- Experience working as a highly specialist speech & language therapist in relevant clinical specialism in last 18 months
- Experience in supervising/supporting staff
Desirable
- Experience in contributing to policy, planning and service development
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
