Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist
Brent Mainstream Schools Team 1.0 w.t.e
We are looking to recruit new team members to the Mainstream Schools team. The positions have become available due to internal promotion.
If you are motivated, enthusiastic, and looking for an exciting and challenging place to work, come and join us.
We are a team working collaboratively in schools providing a high-quality service to children with a range of special educational needs.
We provide SLT to children and young people:
with SEN support and EHCPs in Brent primary schools
with EHCPs in secondary and FE settings
with EHCPs who attend out-of-borough schools
This post is open to either newly qualified SLTs or those with some experience who would like to develop their skills in working with Mainstream Schools.
Main duties of the job
Your role would include: The assessment of CYP with a range of speech, language, and communication needs including DLD, ASD, and selective mutism. Working directly with children in groups and individually, as well as offering advice and strategies to school staff and parents. Liaising with parents and other professionals. Providing training for your allocated schools. We can offer: A newly refurbished team base with other SLTs and multidisciplinary colleagues. Regular support meetings with team senior colleagues. Access to clinical specialists for second opinions/support. Opportunities for continuous professional development through a range of learning experiences including opportunities to shadow colleagues and membership of a CEN. Good IT support to facilitate flexible working. A friendly, supportive, and knowledgeable team, with excellent CPD and training opportunities and the opportunity to develop a specialism. Training and development prospects are always available and encouraged. The service is supportive of neurodivergence. The community we serve (and our team) is pleasingly diverse, with opportunities for MDT working. About us
Just as we care about our patients' well-being, 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 (only available for Band 5 and up). Flexible working options. 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:
Pay and Benefits . Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description, person specification, and trust values for an outline of skills, knowledge, and experience required. Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Degree and Licence to Practise from the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists. Current registered membership of HPC and RCSLT. Experience
Working with children in clinics and/or school-based settings. Training others. Adult-Child Interaction (ACI). Working with multi-cultural client groups. Skills & Knowledge
Awareness of needs of parents, teachers, and others. Highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of children with a broad range of speech, language, and communication difficulties. Manual dexterity for signing. Manual dexterity sufficient to carry out swallowing assessment and use of high and low technical assessment equipment. Normal Child Development including Speech and Language, Play, and other milestones. Knowledge of appropriate range of assessments and interventions for children with Speech, Language, and Communication impairments. Education Practice and Policy and National Curriculum Religious, Cultural, and Linguistic issues impacting upon caseload management. Awareness of national policies and procedures (relevant to school-aged children). Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group). Knowledge of professional standards of record keeping. Assess the speech, language, and communication skills of school-aged children using formal and informal assessments. 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. Depending on experience per annum inclusive of HCAS.
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Your role would include: The assessment of CYP with a range of speech, language, and communication needs including DLD, ASD, and selective mutism. Working directly with children in groups and individually, as well as offering advice and strategies to school staff and parents. Liaising with parents and other professionals. Providing training for your allocated schools. We can offer: A newly refurbished team base with other SLTs and multidisciplinary colleagues. Regular support meetings with team senior colleagues. Access to clinical specialists for second opinions/support. Opportunities for continuous professional development through a range of learning experiences including opportunities to shadow colleagues and membership of a CEN. Good IT support to facilitate flexible working. A friendly, supportive, and knowledgeable team, with excellent CPD and training opportunities and the opportunity to develop a specialism. Training and development prospects are always available and encouraged. The service is supportive of neurodivergence. The community we serve (and our team) is pleasingly diverse, with opportunities for MDT working. About us
Just as we care about our patients' well-being, 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 (only available for Band 5 and up). Flexible working options. 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:
Pay and Benefits . Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description, person specification, and trust values for an outline of skills, knowledge, and experience required. Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Degree and Licence to Practise from the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists. Current registered membership of HPC and RCSLT. Experience
Working with children in clinics and/or school-based settings. Training others. Adult-Child Interaction (ACI). Working with multi-cultural client groups. Skills & Knowledge
Awareness of needs of parents, teachers, and others. Highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of children with a broad range of speech, language, and communication difficulties. Manual dexterity for signing. Manual dexterity sufficient to carry out swallowing assessment and use of high and low technical assessment equipment. Normal Child Development including Speech and Language, Play, and other milestones. Knowledge of appropriate range of assessments and interventions for children with Speech, Language, and Communication impairments. Education Practice and Policy and National Curriculum Religious, Cultural, and Linguistic issues impacting upon caseload management. Awareness of national policies and procedures (relevant to school-aged children). Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group). Knowledge of professional standards of record keeping. Assess the speech, language, and communication skills of school-aged children using formal and informal assessments. 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. Depending on experience per annum inclusive of HCAS.
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