Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Mainstream Schools

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Do you want to be part of a friendly and supportive SLT team?

Do you want to be able to offer direct therapy to children in mainstream schools?

0.8 band 6 role:

We are looking for a passionate speech and language therapist to work in the Hillingdon mainstream schools team supporting children and young people who have a Hillingdon EHCP but who are attending a mainstream school outside of Hillingdon or are Electively Home Educated.

You will have the opportunity to work both directly with CYP and staff in schools - as well as making use of some online therapy where this meets the CYP's needs.

Have a look on our Hillingdon Talks, Moves and Plays website to find out about our wider service

Main duties of the job

To provide a specialist speech and language therapy service to children in mainstream schools with a Hillingdon EHCP who are attending out of borough mainstream schools and who have an identified speech, language, communication need.
To provide a specialist speech and language therapy service to children with a Hillingdon EHCP who are being electively home educated (and who have a mainstream profile)
To be responsible for providing specialist assessment, diagnosis & therapy packages into schools for these identified children.
To train and support school staff & parents, in order for them to implement therapy advice effectively.
To provide face to face and remote support as needed - and to explore new ways of delivering remote therapy
To write updated annual review reports in a timely manner
To ensure that the needs of the children as specified in their EHCP are delivered
To prioritise the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children at all times
To support the service to achieve Key Performance Indicators and maintain Target Activity Levels
To take part in/lead on audits and projects for the team/service
To contribute to, and provide feedback about, possible developments in the team
To provide buddying and informal support for less experienced staff

To provide formal supervision for less experienced staff, as needed

About us

We can offer you:

A buddy who will meet with you every week at first to help you settle in and who you can ask lots of questions
Regular supervision meetings with a senior therapist every 6 weeks, alongside annual appraisal
Termly peer supervision meetings where you can discuss difficult cases, read articles together and share your experiences
A busy but manageable caseload across a range of schools
Opportunities for remote working in school and at home at the end of the day once a week
Frequent opportunities to come back to the office for informal support from the team
Opportunities to develop your clinical skills and knowledge through termly study afternoons, shadowing more experienced therapists, membership of a CEN, training courses and opportunities to invite a senior therapist for a joint consultation

We are proud to say that the service has:

Excellent relationships with schools - 91% of SENCO's report that they are happy or very happy with the service
Good relationships with parents - 92.5% of parents report that they are happy or very happy with the service. A parent representative attends all of the mainstream schools meetings and parent feedback is sought for new developments
An annual service improvement plan in order to ensure that the service is continually evolving and developing
A strong track record on innovation and service development in order to provide a high quality service to children, schools and families

Date posted

14 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£42,939 to £50,697 a year per annum incl. HCAS pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

333-G-HC-1444-A

Job locations

Wood End Centre

Hayes

UB3 2PB

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a specialist speech and language therapy service to children in mainstream schools who have an identified speech, language, communication need.
To be responsible for providing specialist assessment, diagnosis & therapy packages into allocated schools.
To train and support school staff & parents, in order for them to implement therapy advice effectively.
To support schools with the early identification of children with speech, language and communication needs.
To prioritise the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children at all times
To support the service to achieve Key Performance Indicators and maintain Target Activity Levels
To take part in/lead on audits and projects for the team/service
To contribute to, and provide feedback about, possible developments in the team
To provide buddying and informal support for less experienced staff
To provide formal supervision for less experienced staff, as needed

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a specialist speech and language therapy service to children in mainstream schools who have an identified speech, language, communication need.
To be responsible for providing specialist assessment, diagnosis & therapy packages into allocated schools.
To train and support school staff & parents, in order for them to implement therapy advice effectively.
To support schools with the early identification of children with speech, language and communication needs.
To prioritise the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children at all times
To support the service to achieve Key Performance Indicators and maintain Target Activity Levels
To take part in/lead on audits and projects for the team/service
To contribute to, and provide feedback about, possible developments in the team
To provide buddying and informal support for less experienced staff
To provide formal supervision for less experienced staff, as needed

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oRecognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent (minimum of 2:1 or equivalent)
oFurther training courses relevant to the post
oHealth and Care Professions Council registered
oRegistered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Desirable

oFirst class honours degree or equivalent
oExtensive training relevant to the post
oMember of relevant CEN

Experience

Essential

oExperience of working in a mainstream/special school as a therapist
oExperience of delivering training
oExperience of supervising a student
oExperience of providing informal support to less experienced colleagues
oExperience of setting up groups for school staff to continue to run

Desirable

oExperience of leading on a project to improve/develop the service
oExperience of providing formal support to junior colleagues
oExperience of developing and delivering training

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

oIn-depth knowledge of assessment tools, and experience of using them relevant to school age children with SLCN.
oKnowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to school age children with SLCN
oGood knowledge of the SEND procedures
oIn-depth knowledge of a range of appropriate therapy approaches, and experience in using them with school age children with SLCN particularly including: ASD, learning difficulties, language difficulties, speech difficulties, stammering, selective mutism
oKnowledge of the principles of clinical governance
oExperience of contributing to an audit
oGood knowledge of the roles of other professionals relevant to school age children with SLCN.
oGood knowledge of standards of record keeping.

Desirable

oExperience of leading a clinical audit

Other

Essential

oGood IT skills
oCar driver and owner to travel during the day

Desirable

oExcellent IT skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oRecognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent (minimum of 2:1 or equivalent)
oFurther training courses relevant to the post
oHealth and Care Professions Council registered
oRegistered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Desirable

oFirst class honours degree or equivalent
oExtensive training relevant to the post
oMember of relevant CEN

Experience

Essential

oExperience of working in a mainstream/special school as a therapist
oExperience of delivering training
oExperience of supervising a student
oExperience of providing informal support to less experienced colleagues
oExperience of setting up groups for school staff to continue to run

Desirable

oExperience of leading on a project to improve/develop the service
oExperience of providing formal support to junior colleagues
oExperience of developing and delivering training

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

oIn-depth knowledge of assessment tools, and experience of using them relevant to school age children with SLCN.
oKnowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to school age children with SLCN
oGood knowledge of the SEND procedures
oIn-depth knowledge of a range of appropriate therapy approaches, and experience in using them with school age children with SLCN particularly including: ASD, learning difficulties, language difficulties, speech difficulties, stammering, selective mutism
oKnowledge of the principles of clinical governance
oExperience of contributing to an audit
oGood knowledge of the roles of other professionals relevant to school age children with SLCN.
oGood knowledge of standards of record keeping.

Desirable

oExperience of leading a clinical audit

Other

Essential

oGood IT skills
oCar driver and owner to travel during the day

Desirable

oExcellent IT skills

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.

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