Job summary
Band 7 Speech and Language Therapy
Fixed term until January 2027
We are excited to offer a fixed term until January 2027, 0.6 WTE (22.5 hours a week) Band 7 Speech and Language Therapy role to cover Maternity Leave in the School Age Speech and Language Team.
You will be based in one of our schools in Enfield and work collaboratively with school staff to support speech language and communication skills across one school campus.
Please see the Job description details for further details
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be jointly responsible for the development and provision of an effective highly specialist speech and language therapy service for children at West Lea School. West Lea School is a school for children aged 4-19, with complex special needs that impact on their learning, communication, social and functional life skills. Children who attend West Lea may also have eating and drinking difficulties.
The post holder will have excellent team working skills and be adaptable and flexible. The post holder will provide regular joint training to education staff or other members of the speech and language team.
He/she will be expected to work collaboratively with: children/young people (CYP) to ensure that they are actively involved in setting goals and planning their care, parents/carers and with colleagues in Health, Education and Social Services in planning and delivery of services.
About us
We can offer you:
- Access to Clinical lead expert Therapists in the areas of: Developmental Language Disorder, Autism, SEMH, Deafness and Complex needs who can offer individualised support and training to support your further development
- A commitment to your continued professional development. The team has had the following training: SCERTS, Approaches to AAC, Attention Autism Levels 1-4, classroom strategies in DLD with on-going opportunities to receive accredited training in Talking Mats
- A dynamic, innovative supportive and friendly team with staff turnover figures half the national average figure
- Staff reporting high levels of job satisfaction
- A strong ethos of collaborative working and user consultation
- A commitment to hearing the 'voice of the child' and using this information to inform target setting.
- A highly regarded supervision structure.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job description and person specification that is attached to this job role for a a detailed description of the roles and responsibilities.
If you would like to speak to the Managers of the service to hear more details about the roles or to our team members to discuss their experiences and thoughts about our service please do contact us and we would be happy to arrange a call back. (please email eleanor.leeser@nhs.net )
We are looking forward to hearing from you
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job description and person specification that is attached to this job role for a a detailed description of the roles and responsibilities.
If you would like to speak to the Managers of the service to hear more details about the roles or to our team members to discuss their experiences and thoughts about our service please do contact us and we would be happy to arrange a call back. (please email eleanor.leeser@nhs.net )
We are looking forward to hearing from you
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised speech and language therapy degree or equivalent
- Registration with the Health Care Professions Council for Licence to Practice
- Registered member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Proven ability to work as part of a team.
Experience
Essential
- Well -developed knowledge of the use of informal methods of assessment within the classroom.
- Ability to analyse and interpret results in relation to theoretical and clinical knowledge of individual clients, developmental norms and curriculum Levels, with specific emphasis on implications for access to the Curriculum.
- Ability to plan and deliver appropriate intervention programmes within the classroom in collaboration with education staff.
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised speech and language therapy degree or equivalent
- Registration with the Health Care Professions Council for Licence to Practice
- Registered member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Proven ability to work as part of a team.
Experience
Essential
- Well -developed knowledge of the use of informal methods of assessment within the classroom.
- Ability to analyse and interpret results in relation to theoretical and clinical knowledge of individual clients, developmental norms and curriculum Levels, with specific emphasis on implications for access to the Curriculum.
- Ability to plan and deliver appropriate intervention programmes within the classroom in collaboration with education staff.
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).
