Job summary
Please note this vacancy will close early if a high number of application are received - please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
To provide support and assistance to therapists working with children in the London Borough of Bexley referred to the mainstream schools (JCT) or Resource provisions attached to mainstream schools.
To carry out specific therapy and communication development programmes with children and young people on a 1:1 basis and in small groups at mainstream and/or resource provisions attached to mainstream schools.
To carry out specialised techniques and procedures under the direction of a Speech and Language Therapist
To set up and deliver face to face/virtual therapy support and training packages working with the Speech and Language Therapist
To support parents/carers to enable children to fulfil their developmental potential.
To assist with administration duties as required by the school and service including electronic case records, paper records, typing reports, therapy programmes, preparing and making therapy resources, photocopying, sending appointments, filing and data collection.
To prepare and clear therapy spaces as required.
Main duties of the job
To implement individual and group interventions as recommended by the Speech and Language Therapists, making modifications using own initiative as necessary to suit child's needs and environment.
To decide on appropriate activities to meet the aims of individual or group interventions. To modify and use supports as necessary for the child or group.
To record activity within sessions in case notes, written and electronic.
To provide advice to others regarding the intervention plan of children within your boundaries of competence
To contribute to discussion about the effectiveness of provision by using outcome measures
To contribute to reports and programme planning taking into account child strengths and needs
To adapt practice to meet individual child and education circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences and mode of communication including signs and symbols
To ensure that child and/or their families views are communicated to the therapist/education colleagues for consideration in future management plans
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 Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
To contribute to teams by discussing own input around clients needs.
To communicate communication related information to clients, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions through the implementation of a management plan devised by a therapist.
To work with other professionals within health, education and the voluntary sector contributing to the national and local objectives.
To work closely with clients, carers/families and other professionals, contributing to decision making/target setting relevant to the patient/client management.
To attend case conferences/discussions/educational reviews and other multi-disciplinary meetings to provide information related to the implementation of the management plan devised by a therapist.
To demonstrate empathy with clients, carers and families and colleagues, ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to understanding exist using a range of augmentative communication e.g. signs and, symbols as appropriate.
To form productive relationships with others who may be under stress and/or have challenging communication difficulties.
To attend staff meetings, team meetings and other meetings within the therapy services/other teams/school as appropriate.
To employ excellent communication skills.
See full details in Job Description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To contribute to teams by discussing own input around clients needs.
To communicate communication related information to clients, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions through the implementation of a management plan devised by a therapist.
To work with other professionals within health, education and the voluntary sector contributing to the national and local objectives.
To work closely with clients, carers/families and other professionals, contributing to decision making/target setting relevant to the patient/client management.
To attend case conferences/discussions/educational reviews and other multi-disciplinary meetings to provide information related to the implementation of the management plan devised by a therapist.
To demonstrate empathy with clients, carers and families and colleagues, ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to understanding exist using a range of augmentative communication e.g. signs and, symbols as appropriate.
To form productive relationships with others who may be under stress and/or have challenging communication difficulties.
To attend staff meetings, team meetings and other meetings within the therapy services/other teams/school as appropriate.
To employ excellent communication skills.
See full details in Job Description.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English or equivalent qualifications
- Courses/Workshops in working with young children who have speech, language, communication difficulties including social communication differences
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working with children aged 4-15 years and their families (may not have worked over entire age range).
- Experience of working with children with a range of communication and/or developmental difficulties
- Experience of working in educational setting or speech and language health care settings.
Skills / Abilities / Knowledge
Essential
- Fluent spoken and written skills in English
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Able to prioritise and plan delegated work from a variety of sources, meet deadlines and perform effectively under pressure
- Able to use IT independently including email, electronic case notes, word documents, excel documents, other digital equipment and specific computer software
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English or equivalent qualifications
- Courses/Workshops in working with young children who have speech, language, communication difficulties including social communication differences
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working with children aged 4-15 years and their families (may not have worked over entire age range).
- Experience of working with children with a range of communication and/or developmental difficulties
- Experience of working in educational setting or speech and language health care settings.
Skills / Abilities / Knowledge
Essential
- Fluent spoken and written skills in English
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Able to prioritise and plan delegated work from a variety of sources, meet deadlines and perform effectively under pressure
- Able to use IT independently including email, electronic case notes, word documents, excel documents, other digital equipment and specific computer software
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).
