Specialist Speech

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Full time

This new post offers an opportunity to develop your skills in working with children and young people who experience social, emotional, and mental health needs within specialist provisions. There are also sessions available in mainstream primary and secondary schools

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service are looking for a band 6 therapist to join our large, diverse, and supportive team on the school-aged pathway. We serve the South-East London Borough of Lewisham, as part of the Community Health Service for Children, Young People and Families (CCYP) rated at 'Outstanding' in our last CQC inspection.

We have a whole service approach which means that as a therapist on the school's pathway, you will have strong links and access to the support of therapists working in special schools, Early Years and Complex Needs & Feeding.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will be highly motivated, committed to working in partnership, have experience of working with children and young people and their families/carers in school settings, be innovative, adaptable and able to work as part of a team. Band 5 therapists would also be considered for these posts via our accelerated band 5 - 6 pathway.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

  • Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
  • Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
  • Improving the experience of staff with disability
  • Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
  • Making equalities mainstream

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary:

  • Accountable to Therapies Manager
  • To contribute to the School Aged team in developing, testing out and implementing new ways of working.
  • To ensure that the service provided is integrated (within the relevant multi/uni disciplinary care pathways), evidence based and delivered in accordance with care pathways/protocols and responsive to the needs of the local population.
  • To assess, diagnose, manage and evaluate outcomes for children and young people presenting with a range of speech, language, communication difficulties some of which may be highly complex.
  • The post holder will hold an area of special interest within the profile of the clinical caseload.
  • To develop, implement and evaluate specialist teaching packages within the clinical caseload.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential


  • Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
  • Health Professions Council - Licence to Practice
  • Registration as a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Desirable


  • Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups
  • Post graduate study relevant to the field or equivalent specialist advanced short courses

Experience

Essential


  • Able to demonstrate post-qualification experience working with children with a wide range of speech, language and communication needs
  • Able to demonstrate experience of working with schools and engaging them in interventions
  • Experience of collaborative working with education staff and parents.
  • Experience of training others

Desirable


  • Experience of supporting other less experienced staff/students
  • Experience of working with Teaching Assistants

Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

Kaleidoscope

32 Rushey Green

London

SE6 4JF

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