Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Whittington Health NHS Trust Full time

Are you looking for a diverse, interesting and rewarding job for 2024?

We are looking for a dynamic and highly motivated speech and language therapist to join us in a full time post in the Camden Complex Needs team.

You must be able to work sensitively with complex neurodivergent children and young people. You will be committed to Person Centred Practice and highly skilled at working collaboratively with families and our multi-disciplinary colleagues in health, education and social care.

We offer excellent professional development opportunities with a strong emphasis on clinical supervision, individual performance appraisal and joint working with experienced clinicians. You would be welcomed into a friendly team with a positive, solution focused approach.

As a service, we are committed to supporting the well-being of our colleagues. We are supportive of flexible working patterns and are committed to ensuring equal opportunities and access for all.

Some staff feedback on what they liked about working in Camden SLT and as part of Whittington Health NHS Trust included:
“supportive and open culture from management and the service”

“friendly colleagues”

“well-being is prioritised and supported”

“emphasis on reflective practice and innovative ideas”

“inclusive culture”

“staff collaborating and working together within SLT and the wider multi-professional teams”

“so many different therapists - lots of expertise”

Please see the Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role. If you are unable to access the PDF, the details of the job description can also be found in the 'Detailed Job Description and Main responsibilities' section.

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

To carry a personal caseload and/or contribute to MDT therapy packages such as group therapy sessions or parent education sessions, maintaining a high level of professional competence and demonstrating specialist clinical expertise in the assessment, treatment and management of speech, language and communication problems associated with complex needs.

To monitor and review the progress of CYP on the caseload and facilitate the development or modification of packages of care/targets as appropriate using evaluation/outcome measurement tools.

To work effectively as part of the MDT with clients, carers, and colleagues around individual case management; providing specialist advice, guidance and support as necessary and involving them in the planning and prioritisation of care wherever possible.

To reflect on clinical practice; adequately identifying strengths & needs of clients, reviewing their response to therapy and providing evidence of expert clinical judgement including in cases which are complex and challenging.

To have completed additional training around the needs of CYP with dysphagia and to have at least one year experience of assessment/treatment of CYP with eating and drinking difficulties in order to communicate and deliver a highly effective service to CYP with complex needs.

To be able to analyse conflicting information and provide clear guidance and detailed reports on children seen.

To promote awareness about speech and language therapy in Camden.

To facilitate and support specialist provisions and families in providing appropriate communication environments to develop CYP’s language and interaction skills.

To demonstrate specialist knowledge and clinical effectiveness underpinned by current evidence based practice and outcome measures.

To make appropriate specialist clinical decisions on evidence from assessment of complex cases, including differential diagnoses.

To work closely with clients, carers and families, with empathy, tact, reassurance and active listening to fully discuss assessment results, treatment options, and agree a plan of management.

To communicate complex information to carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions, ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to understanding exist.

To maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of neurodivergent CYP with complex needs and their carers, in particular when imparting



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