Specialist Speech and Language Therapist-Special and Mainstream School

4 days ago

Harrow, United Kingdom Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

This post is providing a specialist SLT service to a designated caseload of children with complex speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) attending special school in Harrow. They will also carry a small mainstream schools caseload. They will be expected to manage their own caseload, working alongside teaching staff to ensure specialist therapy programmes and education plans are in place for the children under their care. They will be expected to work collaboratively with children/young people (CYP), parents/ carers and with colleagues in Health, Education and Social Services.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Main duties of the job

To manage a specialist caseload of school aged children with complex SLCN in special school and a small number of mainstream schools. In this post you will have the opportunity to develop skills in working with eating, drinking and swallowing (EDS) difficulties.

This includes:

Gaining appropriate consent

Comprehensive assessment and differential diagnosis of individual children with diverse and complex presentations using a range of specialist assessments/techniques

Planning, delivering and evaluating specialist treatment programmes

Referring on to other services/professionals as appropriate including EPS, CAMHS, OT

Demonstrating skills in dealing with complex issues to generate appropriate strategies for caseload management

Negotiating with CYP parents/carers, and others around individual case management

Writing reports reflecting specialist knowledge of school age children and providing specific advice for statutory assessment of special educational needs.

About us

We are:

A large supportive, sociable and friendly MDT team of 60+therapists

Committed to the well-being of our staff

Easily accessible via public transport from central London and neighbouring counties

We can provide:

Flexible working

Time to ensure access to regular and ongoing CPD

Opportunities for shadowing in a range of settings

Clearly structured caseloads and prioritisation system

Highly structured induction

Access to clinical specialists in all areas

In joining you will receive:

Regular and ongoing developing therapist training as well as peer supervision

A consistent caseload to see through assessment, ongoing therapy and up to discharge

Opportunities to take a lead in projects and working groups linked to specialist areas of interest.

You will be joining and welcomed into a diverse therapy team who actively promote and advocate for equality and diversity.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification for main duties and responsibilities required in this post.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Health Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice

Desirable

Post graduate short courses in the provision of SLT to school -age children

Experience

Essential

Experience at undergraduate/post graduate level of working with Children and young people in school settings Assessment treatment and management of children with speech, language and communication difficulties in schools. Working with parents and carers Working within an education environment Writing clinical notes and reports Managing own caseload Teaching other professionals / parents

Desirable

Clinical audit Working with students Working with children with eating and drinking difficulties

Skills & knowledge

Essential

Assessment tools relevant to the CYP with speech language and communication, eating and drinking difficulties Range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the above client group. The role of the speech and language therapist in the Education system. Roles of other professionals in Health Education and Social Care involved with CYP. Standards of record keeping and reporting

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