Job summary
Are you looking for a new challenge? Would you like to join a warm, welcoming and inclusive team dedicated to providing flexible, creative, person-cantered and evidence-based support to children and young people who are struggling with moderate to severe emotional difficulties?
If so, a fantastic opportunity has arisen for a band 7 Speech and Language Therapist. Haringey CAMHS prides itself in working from a multi-disciplinary approach, informed and embedded within the iThrive Framework.
The post holder will deliver speech and language therapy services with children and adolescents with co-occurring mental health difficulties. They will be responsible for assessment and management of children and adolescents with communication needs and will offer advice, training and consultation to non-speech and language therapy colleagues. The post holder will take a key role improving the identification and support of people on the autistic spectrum and will have experience and additional training in this area. The successful applicant will work within a multi-disciplinary team comprising of a range of mental health professionals. There will be regular professional supervision. The post will involve liaison, joint-working and providing advice to other clinical, educational and social and care agencies and other external agencies when appropriate.
Main duties of the job
Clinical:
1. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, to deliver a speech and language therapy service within the CAMHS service and exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and case closure of service users.
2. To carry a personal clinical caseload maintaining an extremely high level of professional competence, demonstrating clinical expertise in mental health.
3. To carry out general mental health assessments including assessment of risk to the children and young people referred to CAMHS
4. Working with other professionals, take a key role improving the identification and support of people on the autistic spectrum including Developmental Language Disorder and Selective Mutism.
5. To be professionally accountable for own caseload, working autonomously in a variety of settings.
6. To undertake speech and language assessments of service users based upon the appropriate use, interpretation, and integration of information from a variety of sources including formal and informal assessment, observation and interviews with service users and others involved in the service user's care.
7. To provide timely and accurate reports that provides diagnosis, assessment and recommendations and complies with best practice guidelines.
8. To work with service users and other members of the MDT to achieve identified goals and to promote social inclusion, independence and well-being.
About us
Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust provides local, regional and national award-winning healthcare services. We have more than 3.300 staff working out of 20 main sites serving a population of 1.2 million people.We provide community health services and mental health services for young people, adults and older people. Our North London Forensic Service treats and cares for people in the criminal justice system who have mental health conditions. We also provide one of the largest eating disorders services in England, as well as drug and alcohol services.
We are an organisation that is passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion; one that prides itself in developing the leadership capabilities of its employees, looking after their health and wellbeing, creating safe spaces for staff to speak up and providing opportunities to mentor and be mentored.Our employees are the reason for delivering Good CQC ratings, excellent outcomes and outstanding patient experiences, so it is our aim to create a happy and healthy working environment where youcan thrive and succeed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Recognised degree or equivalent qualification in Speech and Language Therapy
- Health and Care Professions Council registration.
- Evidence of CPD in specialist area of SLT, CAMHS, mental health
- Good IT skills and experience of using computer-based communication programs
Desirable
- Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
- Evidence of successful completion of post graduate courses/training in dysphagia and experience of managing a dysphagia caseload.
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Experience of working autonomously within CAMHS services or equivalent
- Clear evidence to demonstrate specialist experience and the acquisition of clinical skills for working in the with children and adolescents with mental health conditions, learning disability and autism
- Experience of planning, implementing and adjusting therapy in group setting for children and young people
- Experience of implementing a range of therapeutic interventions for children with speech, language and communication difficulties in addition to or resulting in emotional behavioural difficulties
- Experience of planning and implementing programmes of support for children in educational settings
- Experience of teaching and training others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within professional settings.
- Experience of compiling and using accessible information and appropriate range of IT skills to support this.
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience in undertaking an active role in the maintenance and development of education placements for Speech and Language Therapy students
Desirable
- Evidence of work-based learning to demonstrate clinical skills within a range of clinical settings
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of emotive and distressing problems
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised interventions in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. people with additional disabilities, co-existing illness etc).
- Experience of supervising trainees/ junior SALTs
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills and ability to communicate sensitive and complex information.
- Experience in the assessment, differential diagnosis and treatment of children with speech, language and communication difficulties in addition to emotional behavioural difficulties
- Advanced specialist knowledge of emotional behavioural difficulties in children as well as therapeutic/educational approaches to interventions
- Ability to communicate findings from assessment to service users, and members of the multi-disciplinary team / other professionals.
- Collaborative and consultative skills within multidisciplinary working.
- Skills to adapt practice to meet individual service user circumstance with due regard for cultural, social and linguistic differences.
- Skills in the assessment, intervention and management of communication difficulties.
- Skills in the assessment of common mental health presentations in children and young people
Desirable
- Ability to be flexible, engaging and approachable and can work quickly and responsively with both service users, families and the multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to be reflective about their own practice.
- Ability to work autonomously as well as under supervision and with colleagues.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- Understanding of clinical risk management and the ability to manage this.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
- Ability to recognise and manage challenging situations in a calm and professional manner
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Recognised degree or equivalent qualification in Speech and Language Therapy
- Health and Care Professions Council registration.
- Evidence of CPD in specialist area of SLT, CAMHS, mental health
- Good IT skills and experience of using computer-based communication programs
Desirable
- Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
- Evidence of successful completion of post graduate courses/training in dysphagia and experience of managing a dysphagia caseload.
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Experience of working autonomously within CAMHS services or equivalent
- Clear evidence to demonstrate specialist experience and the acquisition of clinical skills for working in the with children and adolescents with mental health conditions, learning disability and autism
- Experience of planning, implementing and adjusting therapy in group setting for children and young people
- Experience of implementing a range of therapeutic interventions for children with speech, language and communication difficulties in addition to or resulting in emotional behavioural difficulties
- Experience of planning and implementing programmes of support for children in educational settings
- Experience of teaching and training others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within professional settings.
- Experience of compiling and using accessible information and appropriate range of IT skills to support this.
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience in undertaking an active role in the maintenance and development of education placements for Speech and Language Therapy students
Desirable
- Evidence of work-based learning to demonstrate clinical skills within a range of clinical settings
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of emotive and distressing problems
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised interventions in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. people with additional disabilities, co-existing illness etc).
- Experience of supervising trainees/ junior SALTs
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills and ability to communicate sensitive and complex information.
- Experience in the assessment, differential diagnosis and treatment of children with speech, language and communication difficulties in addition to emotional behavioural difficulties
- Advanced specialist knowledge of emotional behavioural difficulties in children as well as therapeutic/educational approaches to interventions
- Ability to communicate findings from assessment to service users, and members of the multi-disciplinary team / other professionals.
- Collaborative and consultative skills within multidisciplinary working.
- Skills to adapt practice to meet individual service user circumstance with due regard for cultural, social and linguistic differences.
- Skills in the assessment, intervention and management of communication difficulties.
- Skills in the assessment of common mental health presentations in children and young people
Desirable
- Ability to be flexible, engaging and approachable and can work quickly and responsively with both service users, families and the multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to be reflective about their own practice.
- Ability to work autonomously as well as under supervision and with colleagues.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- Understanding of clinical risk management and the ability to manage this.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
- Ability to recognise and manage challenging situations in a calm and professional manner
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).
