Specialist Speech and Language Therapist | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 17 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £42,471 - £50,364 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 June 2024 |
| Location: | London, SW6 4UL |
| Company: | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6322739/824-INNER-10620-H |
Summary
Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist 1.0 WTE
Special Schools (Westminster) and Hammersmith and Fulham Mainstream Schools Service
Are you looking to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people?Are you passionate about reducing inequalities and want to belong to a service with an active diversity and inclusion ethos? Come and join the CLCH SLT education team!
We have an exciting opportunity for a band 6 SLT to join our education service. The role will include supporting autistic children and young people as part of the on-site team within a special school setting alongside work in the mainstream schools team.
Join us if you want to:
• Deliver specialist interventions to varied caseload of children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans.
• Work with the onsite therapies team to embed good universal and targeted level practise within the special school setting.
• Work jointly with parents, the class teams and other professionals to develop a shared understanding of each child’s speech, language and communication needs and how these can be supported.
• Refine your skills in delivering a range of interventions (including AAC).
• Develop your supervision skills and skills in training others.
• Access 1:1 & peer group supervision sessions and a regular in-house training programme to develop clinical skills.
• Access Joint working and second opinions from clinical specialists within the service
• Work within innovative, motivated and well-established teams, in a supportive and progressive environment
• Work in Central London locations
For further info on working in our Team, please take a look at our recruitment video:CLCH S&L Recruitment - YouTube
For further details please contact:
Rachel Dickens, Lead for complex needs and dysphagia Rachel.dickens@nhs.netor Alice Moody, Mainstream Schools Team Lead for Hammersmith and Fulham onalicemoody@nhs.net
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
The post holder will be responsible for:
• Providing a specialist service to children attending mainstream and special schools with Speech/Language and communication needs (SLCN) working closely with parents/carers, and staff to enable children to develop their speech, language and communication skills and to access the curriculum
• To assess the needs for, develop and implement specialist Speech and Language Therapy treatment to children referred to the SLT Education service (mainstream and special schools).
• To provide advice to others regarding the management and care of children with communication difficulties
• To be accountable for own professional actions and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking advice from senior colleagues as appropriate
• The post holder will also provide some day-to-day supervision and peer review support to less experienced colleagues and students, including second opinions when necessary.
• The post holder will run appropriate in-service training independently for school and other staff.
• The post holder will have well developed specialist skills in a specialist area of SLCN within the broad range of speech, language and communication needs encountered within the caseload of school aged children
• The post holder will liaise with other colleagues across a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.
This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Jun 2024