Job summary
Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist 0.8 WTE band 7 Westminster, and Kensington and Chelsea Schools Team
Are you looking to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people? Come and join the CLCH SLT education team!
We have an exciting opportunity for a band 7 SLT to join our SLT education service. The role will include working in the mainstream education service in the inner London boroughs of Westminster, and RBKC. As a band 7, you will have a key role in service development and supporting others, and will join a friendly, experienced and knowledgeable team.
In the CLCH SLT service we are passionate about reducing inequalities and have an active diversity and inclusion ethos. Take a look at our recruitment video to find out more about working in our teams: CLCH S&L Recruitment - YouTube
Join us if you want to:
- Have opportunities to take the lead on service development, and sharing of new learning and best practice
- Work in an innovative, knowledgeable, and supportive team
- Work jointly with parents,school teams and other professionals to develop a shared understanding of each child/young person's speech, language and communication needs and how these can be supported
- Help schools embed good universal and targeted practice within their settings
- Have opportunities to further develop clinical supervision and line management skills
Main duties of the job
- Providing highly specialist assessment, diagnosis and intervention to CYP with speech language and communication needs. This will include supporting parents, school staff and other professionals in all issues related to client management. Liaison with the MDT is an integral part of the role.
- Understanding and meeting 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 SLT provision as specified in CYP's Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).
- Having accountability for own professional actions and recognising own professional boundaries, seeking advice as appropriate.
- Providing highly specialist clinical supervision, line management and peer review to other SLTs and students and support in the training and development of junior therapists in the team.
- Contributing to developments within individual teams and the broader service including in the development of policies and procedures relating to clinical care, evidence-based practice, care pathways and outcome development.
- Delivering training to staff e.g. specific in-service training across settings to a variety of audiences e.g. parents and staff in schools settings.
- Liaising with other colleagues across a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies.
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
- 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
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent and Licence to Practice - Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT
- Further study in clinical field, including completion of short courses and additional study
Desirable
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses up to Masters degree or equivalent
- Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Networks (CENs)
Experience
Essential
- Work with children with a wide range of speech, language and communication difficulties including those associated with complex needs
- Collaborative work with parents and other professionals, across settings
- Experience of multi-disciplinary and inter agency working
- Experience of training others
- 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 SLT provision as specified in Education health and Care Plans (EHCPs)
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of typical child development of Speech & Language and general developmental milestones
- Advanced knowledge of appropriate range of assessments and interventions for education and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits to individual children
- Knowledge of Education Practice and Policy
- Knowledge of religious, cultural and linguistic issues impacting upon caseload management
- Principles and models of Adult-Child Interaction
- In-depth knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to education including the Children and Families Act 2014 and education practice and policy
- Knowledge of service models to Education
- In-depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance /audit
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group) especially within MDT
- Knowledge of professional standards of record keeping
- Holistic view of communication and philosophy to back this
- Ability to deal with and resolve conflict
- Sensitivity to others' differing needs
- Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Highly developed negotiation and problem solving skills
- Excellent analytical and reflection skills
- Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member and assume leadership responsibilities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent and Licence to Practice - Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT
- Further study in clinical field, including completion of short courses and additional study
Desirable
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses up to Masters degree or equivalent
- Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Networks (CENs)
Experience
Essential
- Work with children with a wide range of speech, language and communication difficulties including those associated with complex needs
- Collaborative work with parents and other professionals, across settings
- Experience of multi-disciplinary and inter agency working
- Experience of training others
- 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 SLT provision as specified in Education health and Care Plans (EHCPs)
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of typical child development of Speech & Language and general developmental milestones
- Advanced knowledge of appropriate range of assessments and interventions for education and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits to individual children
- Knowledge of Education Practice and Policy
- Knowledge of religious, cultural and linguistic issues impacting upon caseload management
- Principles and models of Adult-Child Interaction
- In-depth knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to education including the Children and Families Act 2014 and education practice and policy
- Knowledge of service models to Education
- In-depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance /audit
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group) especially within MDT
- Knowledge of professional standards of record keeping
- Holistic view of communication and philosophy to back this
- Ability to deal with and resolve conflict
- Sensitivity to others' differing needs
- Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Highly developed negotiation and problem solving skills
- Excellent analytical and reflection skills
- Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member and assume leadership responsibilities
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).
