Speech and Language Therapist Preschool/Schools
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
A large supportive, sociable and friendly MDT team of 60+ therapists. Committed to the well-being of our staff. Easily accessible via public transport from central London and neighbouring counties. We can provide: Time to ensure access to regular and ongoing CPD. Support with signing off competencies. Opportunities for shadowing in a range of settings. Clearly structured caseloads and prioritisation system. Highly structured induction with opportunities to shadow other therapists. Access to clinical specialists in all areas. In joining you will receive: Regular and ongoing developing therapist training. A consistent caseload to see through assessment, ongoing therapy and up to discharge. This post is within both the pre-school and the schools speech and language therapy team. You will manage a caseload of children and young people with support from the principal SLT. The post holder will provide speech and language therapy to a designated caseload of children with a range of speech, language and communication, eating/drinking difficulties and Special Educational Needs (SEN) attending pre-school settings/clinics and schools in and around Harrow. A significant proportion of these children will be Bilingual. Main duties of the job
To manage a defined caseload of children with communication needs across schools and early years/healthcare settings. This includes: To communicate complex patient-related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with multidisciplinary team members across health, education and social services and the voluntary sector. To work with parents, early years and teaching staff to ensure the delivery of a well-coordinated care/support plan. To share information with others, observing confidentiality and data protection guidelines. About us
You will be joining and welcomed into a diverse therapy team who actively promote and advocate for equality and diversity. 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 in our healthcare settings. Job responsibilities
To communicate complex patient-related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with multidisciplinary team members. To share information with others, observing confidentiality and data protection guidelines. To communicate complex condition-related information (both verbally and in written form) from assessment to CYP, parents/carers, and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions. To have due regard for the cultural and linguistic differences of children/families concerned. To work closely with CYP, carers, and families, involving them in decision making. To employ excellent communication skills to encourage/reassure clients and carers to undertake treatment programmes. To develop negotiation skills in the management of conflict. To deal with initial complaints sensitively and report to senior staff. To form productive relationships with parents/carers. To provide clinical reports as per departmental standards. To provide written advice for statutory assessment of special educational needs. Please see job description and person specification for main duties and responsibilities required in this post. Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification. Health Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice. Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Postgraduate short courses in the provision of SLT to pre-school and school-age children. Knowledge and experience
Working with Children and young people. Assessment treatment and management of children with speech, language, and communication difficulties. Working with parents and carers. Working within an educational environment. Assessment tools relevant to the CYP with speech language and communication, eating and drinking difficulties. Range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the above client group. Working with children with eating and drinking difficulties. Writing clinical notes and reports. The role of the speech and language therapist in the Education system. Awareness of national policies and procedures in particular safeguarding children, SEN and disability, Children's & Families Act, Foundation Stage and National Curricula. Awareness of the principles of clinical governance/audit. Awareness of standards of record keeping and reporting. Skills, abilities and attributes
Good written and spoken English. Negotiation and Problem-solving Skills. Excellent interpersonal skills. Good presentation skills, both written and verbal. Good organisational skills. Ability to work in an unpredictable environment and to prioritise own workload. Demonstrates ability to be a team player. Ability to communicate effectively with children and young people of all ages and abilities. 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. Salary
£34,521 to £41,956 a year per annum inc HCAS (pro rata if PT). Contract
Permanent Working pattern
Full-time Reference number
333-G-HCS-1106 Job locations #J-18808-Ljbffr
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
A large supportive, sociable and friendly MDT team of 60+ therapists. Committed to the well-being of our staff. Easily accessible via public transport from central London and neighbouring counties. We can provide: Time to ensure access to regular and ongoing CPD. Support with signing off competencies. Opportunities for shadowing in a range of settings. Clearly structured caseloads and prioritisation system. Highly structured induction with opportunities to shadow other therapists. Access to clinical specialists in all areas. In joining you will receive: Regular and ongoing developing therapist training. A consistent caseload to see through assessment, ongoing therapy and up to discharge. This post is within both the pre-school and the schools speech and language therapy team. You will manage a caseload of children and young people with support from the principal SLT. The post holder will provide speech and language therapy to a designated caseload of children with a range of speech, language and communication, eating/drinking difficulties and Special Educational Needs (SEN) attending pre-school settings/clinics and schools in and around Harrow. A significant proportion of these children will be Bilingual. Main duties of the job
To manage a defined caseload of children with communication needs across schools and early years/healthcare settings. This includes: To communicate complex patient-related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with multidisciplinary team members across health, education and social services and the voluntary sector. To work with parents, early years and teaching staff to ensure the delivery of a well-coordinated care/support plan. To share information with others, observing confidentiality and data protection guidelines. About us
You will be joining and welcomed into a diverse therapy team who actively promote and advocate for equality and diversity. 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 in our healthcare settings. Job responsibilities
To communicate complex patient-related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with multidisciplinary team members. To share information with others, observing confidentiality and data protection guidelines. To communicate complex condition-related information (both verbally and in written form) from assessment to CYP, parents/carers, and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions. To have due regard for the cultural and linguistic differences of children/families concerned. To work closely with CYP, carers, and families, involving them in decision making. To employ excellent communication skills to encourage/reassure clients and carers to undertake treatment programmes. To develop negotiation skills in the management of conflict. To deal with initial complaints sensitively and report to senior staff. To form productive relationships with parents/carers. To provide clinical reports as per departmental standards. To provide written advice for statutory assessment of special educational needs. Please see job description and person specification for main duties and responsibilities required in this post. Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification. Health Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice. Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Postgraduate short courses in the provision of SLT to pre-school and school-age children. Knowledge and experience
Working with Children and young people. Assessment treatment and management of children with speech, language, and communication difficulties. Working with parents and carers. Working within an educational environment. Assessment tools relevant to the CYP with speech language and communication, eating and drinking difficulties. Range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the above client group. Working with children with eating and drinking difficulties. Writing clinical notes and reports. The role of the speech and language therapist in the Education system. Awareness of national policies and procedures in particular safeguarding children, SEN and disability, Children's & Families Act, Foundation Stage and National Curricula. Awareness of the principles of clinical governance/audit. Awareness of standards of record keeping and reporting. Skills, abilities and attributes
Good written and spoken English. Negotiation and Problem-solving Skills. Excellent interpersonal skills. Good presentation skills, both written and verbal. Good organisational skills. Ability to work in an unpredictable environment and to prioritise own workload. Demonstrates ability to be a team player. Ability to communicate effectively with children and young people of all ages and abilities. 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. Salary
£34,521 to £41,956 a year per annum inc HCAS (pro rata if PT). Contract
Permanent Working pattern
Full-time Reference number
333-G-HCS-1106 Job locations #J-18808-Ljbffr
