Bank B6 SALT mainstream schools/Autism | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 05 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22.92 Basic pay + HCAS + 12.07% Holiday pay |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 07 March 2025 |
| Location: | London, W9 3XZ |
| Company: | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6990318/824-BANK-LIT1307 |
Summary
· Providing a specialist service to children attending mainstream 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 service to mainstream 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
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
School professionals – including Head Teachers, SENCos, teachers, learning support assistants/teaching assistants
Other paediatric community health professionals – child development service, occupational therapists, community nurses etc
Assessing children going through statutory assessment process and writing reports to outline SLT needs in line with our internal processes
· Delivery of therapy and wider support outlined on children’s Education Health and Care Plans
· Working with and training school staff to deliver SLT interventions
· Assessment and report writing to contribute to annual reviews including liaison with parents
Professional Standards
All staff must comply with the Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) NHS Trust Staff Code of Conduct and demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours. Senior Managers must also comply with the NHS Code of Conduct for Managers, based on the Nolan principles of public accountability. All staff employed in recognised professions are required to ensure they work to the professional standards and/or Codes of Practice set out for their professional group. In addition, staff are required to demonstrate the Customer Care Standards of the organisation.
· To assess the need for, develop and implement Speech and Language Therapy treatment to children with a wide range of speech, language and communication difficulties
· To analyse auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of children’s communication and to identify appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness in the home, school and other relevant settings
· To make appropriate clinical decisions following assessment, using evidence based practice and outcome measurement to provide the most effective treatment to children and their families within clearly defined care plan
· To make a differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence from assessment
· To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence based practice and outcome measures relevant to the field, in particular in the field(s) of specialisation
· To adapt practice to meet individual children’s and families circumstances including; due regard for specific clinical conditions affecting their speech and language cognitive, cultural, religious and linguistic differences
This advert closes on Friday 21 Feb 2025