Job summary
SPECIALIST SPEECH & LANGUAGE THERAPIST -Early Years, AfC Band 6, Parkview Centre for Health and Wellbeing
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist.
We are looking for speech and language therapists who are values driven; striving to deliver person centred care including goal setting/decision making; highly motivated to address inequalities; seeking to broaden their clinical experience, work in a highly skilled, dynamic and supportive team, and are adaptable to the rapidly changing NHS whole systems place based working focusing on population health at its core.
Further details / informal visits contact please contact Liz LOWTON elizabeth.lowton@nhs.net 07919 305837 Evi TYPADI etypadi@nhs.net 07919 560698
Main duties of the job
- To provide in conjunction with the Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) Team an accessible, person centred, effective, needs led SLT service to the 0-5 age population and their families.
- To provide specialist assessment, diagnosis, suitable intervention and discharge for children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) on the caseload.
- The post holder will have well developed specialist skills in one or more clinical specialism within the broad range of speech, language and communication needs encountered within the caseload children.
- To work closely with children, parents, carers and multi-disciplinary team members across Health, Social Services, Education and Children's Services to identify and support children's Speech, Language and Communication Needs as relevant to the post.
- To participate and contribute to developments within the Early Years team including the development of policies and procedures relating to clinical care, evidence-based practice, care pathways and outcome development. To contribute to Trust, service and professional wide initiatives.
- To understand and meet professional and legal SEND responsibilities outlined in the Children and Families Act 2014 including contributing to statutory assessments of special educational needs and delivery of Speech and Language Therapy provision as specified in children's Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).
About us
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Single occupancy accommodation in Central London - (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
- Support with gaining your driving license *T&C's apply
- Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent.
- Health Care Professionals Council Licence to Practise
- Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT with the right to work in the UK
Desirable
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses up to Master's degree or equivalent
- Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Networks (CENs)
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years Postgraduate experience in working with children in Early Years (must have successfully completed NQP year)
- Experience of a range of assessments to identify the communication needs of children and young people on the caseload
- Experience of multi-disciplinary and inter agency working
- Experience of providing a range of care planning packages necessary to address the speech, language and communication needs of preschool children
- Experience working collaboratively with parents/carers and other health/education professionals.
- Experience of planning, organising and delivering training programmes
- Experience of supporting children, families and schools in line with the Children and Families Act 2014 including contribution to statutory assessments (Education Health and Care Plan Needs Assessments), contribution to the annual review process and delivery of SALT provision as specified in Education health and Care Plans (EHCPs)
Desirable
- Experience working as a specialist speech & language therapist in relevant clinical specialism in last 12 months
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Well established knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools and evidence based interventions relevant to children with SLC needs
- Able to demonstrate clear clinical reasoning based on evidence based practice
- Able to synthesise and present complex information
- Understanding of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance relevant to care setting and its application across health care services
- Knowledge of National Policies and Procedures relevant to Health, Social Services and Education
- Knowledge of standards of record keeping and ability to audit this in own team
- Knowledge of and adherence to professional standards as set out by HCPC
- Excellent organisational, prioritisation skills and ability to facilitate these skills in others
- Religious, Cultural and Linguistic issues impacting upon caseload management
- Able to identify appropriate goals and formulate care plans
- Understanding of safeguarding
- Able to use own initiative to organise and manage own caseload
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
Key Attributes
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Flexibility
- Well-developed negotiation, problem-solving, analytical and reflection skills
- Demonstrates the ability to be a good team member
- Responsive to change and ideas and adaptive and creative within new systems
- Ability to deal with and resolve conflict
- Sensitivity to others' differing needs
- Well-developed concentration skills
- Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
- To be occupational health cleared for the role specified.
- IT literate and able to use a range of specialist programmes
- Manual dexterity for signing
- Travel around district and access different venues, with or without adaptations
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent.
- Health Care Professionals Council Licence to Practise
- Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT with the right to work in the UK
Desirable
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses up to Master's degree or equivalent
- Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Networks (CENs)
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years Postgraduate experience in working with children in Early Years (must have successfully completed NQP year)
- Experience of a range of assessments to identify the communication needs of children and young people on the caseload
- Experience of multi-disciplinary and inter agency working
- Experience of providing a range of care planning packages necessary to address the speech, language and communication needs of preschool children
- Experience working collaboratively with parents/carers and other health/education professionals.
- Experience of planning, organising and delivering training programmes
- Experience of supporting children, families and schools in line with the Children and Families Act 2014 including contribution to statutory assessments (Education Health and Care Plan Needs Assessments), contribution to the annual review process and delivery of SALT provision as specified in Education health and Care Plans (EHCPs)
Desirable
- Experience working as a specialist speech & language therapist in relevant clinical specialism in last 12 months
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Well established knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools and evidence based interventions relevant to children with SLC needs
- Able to demonstrate clear clinical reasoning based on evidence based practice
- Able to synthesise and present complex information
- Understanding of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance relevant to care setting and its application across health care services
- Knowledge of National Policies and Procedures relevant to Health, Social Services and Education
- Knowledge of standards of record keeping and ability to audit this in own team
- Knowledge of and adherence to professional standards as set out by HCPC
- Excellent organisational, prioritisation skills and ability to facilitate these skills in others
- Religious, Cultural and Linguistic issues impacting upon caseload management
- Able to identify appropriate goals and formulate care plans
- Understanding of safeguarding
- Able to use own initiative to organise and manage own caseload
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
Key Attributes
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Flexibility
- Well-developed negotiation, problem-solving, analytical and reflection skills
- Demonstrates the ability to be a good team member
- Responsive to change and ideas and adaptive and creative within new systems
- Ability to deal with and resolve conflict
- Sensitivity to others' differing needs
- Well-developed concentration skills
- Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
- To be occupational health cleared for the role specified.
- IT literate and able to use a range of specialist programmes
- Manual dexterity for signing
- Travel around district and access different venues, with or without adaptations
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
