Lead Therapist for the Under 5's Social Communication Pathway | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 27 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £58,698 - £65,095 per annum inc (pro rata) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 26 September 2024 |
| Location: | London, E1 4DG |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6597218/259-6597218RLH |
Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated Occupational Therapist or Speech and Language Therapist to lead our Under 5s Social Communication Pathway in Tower Hamlets. This position combines the roles of expert clinician with service and staff development, team leadership and multi-disciplinary working. The role requires working closely alongside therapy staff and our wider partners in the borough, including Early Help and Health Visiting Services.
Our vision in Children’s Therapies is to provide care for children and families that is personalised, outcomes driven, based on evidence and contemporary theories of practice relevant to the field of childhood disability.
The post holder will be based at Mile End Hospital, conveniently located between Mile End and Stepney Green tube stations and serviced by local buses.
The Community Children’s Therapy Service sits in Specialist Community Children’s Services within the Children’s Hospital.
The service offers a community-based therapies service to the children of Tower Hamlets and is delivered in clinic settings, early years provisions, schools, children and family centres and family homes. The service is staffed by speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and therapy co-workers.
We are looking to further develop our pathways to address the needs of the cohort of children with social communication differences under 5 years old.
These are the priorities for the pathway:
· support partner organisations with interventions for these families at a targeted level e.g. in Family Hubs
· develop a specialist intervention pathway using the skills of speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and therapy support workers.
· support early years settings to provide effective provision for children with social communication differences.
· support the pathway for appropriate referrals into our autism assessment service.
· Provide advice as part of the education, health and care needs assessment process
The post holder will lead on the pathway, working closely with other therapy leads.
The post holder will be either a qualified speech and language therapist or occupational therapist with experience of leading a team, pathway development and working with children under 5.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledgerequired. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
“We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.”
This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Sep 2024