Job summary
This Band 6 post is an exciting opportunity for a therapist looking to continue developing their skills working with school aged children. Becoming a Specialist Schools therapist allows you to continue working with a wide range of children, and supporting a whole setting in a Universal, Targeted and Specialist way.
The Children's Integrated Speech and Language Therapy Service for Hackney and the City is a unique partnership between health and education and has grown into a large dynamic team that delivers innovative models of working. It is welcoming, fun and supportive; with well-established supervision and access to CPD: a great place to start your career, or make the move to being a Specialist SaLT.
This post is mainly in Orthodox Jewish primary schools, as part of Talking Together, and in mainstream settings. Talking Together is an exciting joint service with Children Ahead, a community therapy organisation. It provides SaLT to a community which has historically not been able to access support; developed over a number of pilots. You would be working alongside a small team of therapists, both from Homerton and from Children Ahead, an Orthodox Jewish therapy organisation. This is a unique opportunity to develop your skills and gain experience, in a developing service.
Main duties of the job
This post allows you to:
- Work closely with a team of highly supportive & dedicated SaLTs from both Children Ahead and Homerton
- Develop your knowledge and skills, as part of a community of practice
- Develop specialist skills working with children & young people with language and social communication in a school environment
- Develop leadership skills, and be involved in service development including QI
- Raise awareness of SLCN and how to support this in the classroom, supporting staff to embed different ways of working
- Develop strong working relationships with a range of staff in and out of SaLT
The service has developed the largest and most comprehensive traded services offer in the UK. We are proud to be commissioned by health, education and schools and colleges in Hackney and out of borough as well as Youth Justice and the Virtual School for Looked after Children. We have a strong relationship with schools and alternative providers and are growing in traded services.
The service employs over 100 staff and so opportunities arise frequently and staff are deployed flexibly to meet changing need.
We embrace flexible working and will consider applicants who wish to work term-time. If at all interested we strongly suggest that you call or email to discuss these posts.
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
- Successful completion of short courses related to specialism
Desirable
- Clinical supervisors course for staff and students
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist
Other Requirements
Essential
- Understanding of the Trust values
- Commitment to equal opportunities
- Ability and willingness to travel round the borough
- Passion for the clinical area
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
- Experience of working in a Universal way within school and/or nursery settings
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening, tact, and empathy
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, including with children, parents, other professionals and colleagues
- Ability to share sensitive and complex information with families and professionals.
- Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
- Well developed negotiation, problem solving & conflict resolution skills
- Able to adapt to a range of clinical areas, and to seek advice appropriately
- Good level of computer literacy e.g. able to use MS Office including Outlook, Powerpoint & Excel
- Able to contribute to project work associate with developing and evaluating new service areas
- Able to work independently e.g. if line manager / supervisor off site
- Able to plan assessments and interventions, including use and interpretation of a range of assessment tools
- Good organisational and prioritisation skills
Desirable
- Speaker of a relevant community language
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals
- Understanding of principles of assessment and intervention for bilingual children
- Knowledge of standards of record keeping and confidentiality issues
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit
- Well established knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the specialist client group)
Desirable
- Knowledge of the Orthodox Jewish community
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
- Successful completion of short courses related to specialism
Desirable
- Clinical supervisors course for staff and students
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist
Other Requirements
Essential
- Understanding of the Trust values
- Commitment to equal opportunities
- Ability and willingness to travel round the borough
- Passion for the clinical area
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
- Experience of working in a Universal way within school and/or nursery settings
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening, tact, and empathy
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, including with children, parents, other professionals and colleagues
- Ability to share sensitive and complex information with families and professionals.
- Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
- Well developed negotiation, problem solving & conflict resolution skills
- Able to adapt to a range of clinical areas, and to seek advice appropriately
- Good level of computer literacy e.g. able to use MS Office including Outlook, Powerpoint & Excel
- Able to contribute to project work associate with developing and evaluating new service areas
- Able to work independently e.g. if line manager / supervisor off site
- Able to plan assessments and interventions, including use and interpretation of a range of assessment tools
- Good organisational and prioritisation skills
Desirable
- Speaker of a relevant community language
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals
- Understanding of principles of assessment and intervention for bilingual children
- Knowledge of standards of record keeping and confidentiality issues
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit
- Well established knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the specialist client group)
Desirable
- Knowledge of the Orthodox Jewish community
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).
