Job summary
The Children's Integrated Speech and Language Therapy Service for Hackney and the City is a unique partnership between health and education. The resultant service works across Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Hackney Education and has grown into a large and dynamic team that delivers innovative models of working. It is a welcoming, fun and supportive place to work. With well-established clinical supervision and access to CPD it is a great place to make the move and become a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist.
The service employs over 100 staff and so opportunities arise frequently and staff are deployed flexibly to meet changing need. As well as working as a link Speech and Language Therapist to schools, we offer opportunities for band 6 staff to be involved in project work. This can be linked to an area of interest or clinical expertise or a wider service development project. Where appropriate the post holder can access CPD and relevant training to support them to carry out their project.
The service has developed the largest and most comprehensive traded services offer in the UK, and as a result attracts a high percentage of direct school funding. School commissions are on an annual basis and as a result these staff contracts are also. The service has successfully secured contracts in some schools in neighbouring boroughs.
We aim to do the interviews as close to the end of August as possible, usually online.
Main duties of the job
The post on offer will be mainly based within our traded service with Secondary Schools, but may also include opportunities with Primary and/or Post 16 settings.
The combination will be dependent on interest and experience and can be discussed at interview.
As such we are looking for a passionate therapist who wants to understand and advocate for SLCN within the adolescent cohort and be part of a dynamic, supportive and creative group of likeminded therapists in the same clinical area.
The post is advertised as fixed term until August 2026 inline with our school traded service contracts. We renew contracts each academic year and have had a very considerable (!) history of renewal. Despite this we still always have to put out our schools' roles as FTCs initially, so please do contact us if you would like to discuss this.
Posts are based on 37.5 hours a week. We embrace flexible working and will consider part-time/term-time only.
In conjunction with families the post holder will assess, where possible within their first language, and diagnose children with a range of SLCN They will contribute to the multi-professional assessment of children and young people with language and communication, and in some posts eating and drinking needs.They will plan/implement specialist programmes of support/intervention for these children and young people as part of the MDT
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent (Post-Graduate Diploma or MSc in Speech and Language therapy leading to registration with HCPC)
- Health and Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist
Desirable
- Clinical supervisors course for staff and students
Experience
Essential
- Post-graduate experience in relevant specialist area
- Evidence of having received mentoring support in the relevant specialist area
- Experience of providing clinical supervision to SaLT students
- Experience of instigating and managing change
Desirable
- Other relevant experience (eg personal experience of children, previous experience of working with children and /or people with other disabilities) oPrevious experience of working with young people in a trauma informed fashion
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening tact, persuasion and empathy skills
- Well developed negotiation, problem solving and conflict resolution skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with children, parents and colleagues
- Ability to share sensitive and complex information with families and professionals.
- Well developed negotiation, problem solving and conflict resolution skills
- Able to recognise and seek advice appropriately
- Ability to contribute to project work associated with developing and evaluating new services.
- Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
- Ability to plan alone or in a group for clinical sessions and team work
- Well developed skills in creating a safe and secure trauma informed therapy approach for young people
Desirable
- Speaker of other relevant community language
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge /understanding of confidentiality issues
- Well established understanding of principles of assessment and intervention for bilingual children
- Knowledge of standards of record keeping
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit
- Well established knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the specialist client group)
- Well established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group) and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits
- Well established knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group.
Other Requirements
Essential
- oUnderstanding of the Trust values
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent (Post-Graduate Diploma or MSc in Speech and Language therapy leading to registration with HCPC)
- Health and Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist
Desirable
- Clinical supervisors course for staff and students
Experience
Essential
- Post-graduate experience in relevant specialist area
- Evidence of having received mentoring support in the relevant specialist area
- Experience of providing clinical supervision to SaLT students
- Experience of instigating and managing change
Desirable
- Other relevant experience (eg personal experience of children, previous experience of working with children and /or people with other disabilities) oPrevious experience of working with young people in a trauma informed fashion
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening tact, persuasion and empathy skills
- Well developed negotiation, problem solving and conflict resolution skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with children, parents and colleagues
- Ability to share sensitive and complex information with families and professionals.
- Well developed negotiation, problem solving and conflict resolution skills
- Able to recognise and seek advice appropriately
- Ability to contribute to project work associated with developing and evaluating new services.
- Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
- Ability to plan alone or in a group for clinical sessions and team work
- Well developed skills in creating a safe and secure trauma informed therapy approach for young people
Desirable
- Speaker of other relevant community language
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge /understanding of confidentiality issues
- Well established understanding of principles of assessment and intervention for bilingual children
- Knowledge of standards of record keeping
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit
- Well established knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the specialist client group)
- Well established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group) and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits
- Well established knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group.
Other Requirements
Essential
- oUnderstanding of the Trust values
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).
