Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Speech and Language Therapist with highly specialist skills to work with children and young people (CYP) and their families with complex physical needs, dysphagia and communication difficulties across our community settings.
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 on our healthcare settings.
Main duties of the job
You will join a diverse and highly skilled team of therapists working in community settings with 0-19s. As an SLT you will work within a strong multi-disciplinary team alongside physios and occupational therapists, who recently won CNWL's Team of the Year Award. You will have strong links with professionals in health, education and other community services.
You will be based at Alexandra Avenue Health & Social Care Centre and/or Caryl Thomas Clinic where you will support pre-school children with complex needs across the Borough of Harrow. You will be working alongside health colleagues and Early Years practitioners to enable differential diagnosis of children with disability and dysphagia, and to ensure highly specialist therapy programmes and education plans are in place for the children under their care.
About us
We are:
- CNWL's Team of the Year 2023-24.
- A large supportive, sociable and friendly MDT team of over 35 Paediatric Therapists.
- Committed to the well-being of our staff.
- Easily accessible via public transport from central London and neighbouring Counties.
- Providing services to both community and acute settings.
We can provide:
- A warm welcome.
- Flexible working.
- Highly structured induction.
- Excellent levels of support and supervision which includes regular clinical and management supervision every 8 weeks and an annual appraisal.
- An identified buddy who will meet with you every week at first to help you settle in and who you can ask lots of questions.
- Termly peer supervision meetings where you can discuss cases, read articles together and share your experiences.
- Clearly defined caseloads.
- A wide range of opportunities for continuing professional development.
- Easy access to clinical specialists in all clinical areas.
- Designated admin and planning time.
- Involvement in innovative project work in acute and community settings.
- Memberships at relevant CENs are supported and encouraged.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification documents included within this job advert for further details on these elements of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification documents included within this job advert for further details on these elements of the role.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent and Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Health Professions Council registration - Licence to Practice
- Evidence of completion of specialist short courses relevant to children with complex needs communication difficulties, special needs/disablity.
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
- Membership of relevant CEN groups
Desirable
- Supervision training
- Advanced training up to Masters level equivalent in AAC, e.g. Signalong, PECS
- Post graduate dysphagia experience/training attendance or an interest in being trained.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Assessment, treatment and management of infants, children and young people with social communication differences/autism, complex communication difficulties and dysphagia, physical difficulties and AAC.
- Working with parents/carers and families.
- Writing clinical notes and reports.
- Writing advice for children with EHCPs
- Managing own caseload
- Teaching other professionals/parents
- Clinical audits
- Clinical supervision of SLTs and SLTAs
- Teaching and Supervising SLT students
- Lead audit/research projects
Desirable
- Post graduate dysphagia experience/training attendance or an interest in being trained
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Well-established knowledge of assessment tools relevant to infants/CYP with physical disabilities and speech, language and communication, eating and drinking difficulties.
- Well-established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the above client group including alternative/augmentative communication systems available to CYP.
- Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills and ability to communicate with CYP and families
- Good written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal.
- Competent IT skills
- Good negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills
- Good organisational skills with the ability to work in an unpredictable environment and to prioritise own workload.
- Working knowledge of the roles of other professionals in the multidisciplinary team involved with the Pre-School caseload.
- Understanding of differences of working with non- English-speaking service users and those from diverse cultures.
- Established knowledge of national policies and procedures, in particular safeguarding children, SEN and Disability Act for children, the Children and Families Act 2014 and foundation stage and National Curriculum.
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance/audit.
Other
Essential
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent and Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Health Professions Council registration - Licence to Practice
- Evidence of completion of specialist short courses relevant to children with complex needs communication difficulties, special needs/disablity.
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
- Membership of relevant CEN groups
Desirable
- Supervision training
- Advanced training up to Masters level equivalent in AAC, e.g. Signalong, PECS
- Post graduate dysphagia experience/training attendance or an interest in being trained.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Assessment, treatment and management of infants, children and young people with social communication differences/autism, complex communication difficulties and dysphagia, physical difficulties and AAC.
- Working with parents/carers and families.
- Writing clinical notes and reports.
- Writing advice for children with EHCPs
- Managing own caseload
- Teaching other professionals/parents
- Clinical audits
- Clinical supervision of SLTs and SLTAs
- Teaching and Supervising SLT students
- Lead audit/research projects
Desirable
- Post graduate dysphagia experience/training attendance or an interest in being trained
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Well-established knowledge of assessment tools relevant to infants/CYP with physical disabilities and speech, language and communication, eating and drinking difficulties.
- Well-established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the above client group including alternative/augmentative communication systems available to CYP.
- Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills and ability to communicate with CYP and families
- Good written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal.
- Competent IT skills
- Good negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills
- Good organisational skills with the ability to work in an unpredictable environment and to prioritise own workload.
- Working knowledge of the roles of other professionals in the multidisciplinary team involved with the Pre-School caseload.
- Understanding of differences of working with non- English-speaking service users and those from diverse cultures.
- Established knowledge of national policies and procedures, in particular safeguarding children, SEN and Disability Act for children, the Children and Families Act 2014 and foundation stage and National Curriculum.
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance/audit.
Other
Essential
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
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Additional information
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).
