Speech and Language Therapist

3 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Barts Health NHS Trust Full time

Job overview

The Barts Health Children's Therapies Speech and Language Therapy service has an opportunity within our Under 5s Social Communication Differences (SCD) team, for a band 6 speech and language therapist (0.8 WTE). We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible and innovative therapist with a special interest and knowledge of working with children with social communication differences and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder, to join our Under 5s team. This post will require proficient skills in the assessment and management of pre-school children, presenting with SCD and/or Autism, as well as working with a multidisciplinary team, consisting of Occupational Therapists and Co-workers. We provide a range of interventions at a universal, targeted and specialist level, in a range of settings including online, in clinics, in children's centres and patient’s homes.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is an autonomous practitioner, providing assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, and a variety of intervention programmes in the management of the under 5s caseload.

The post holder provides clinical support and may supervise more junior speech and language therapists, as well as providing day-to-day supervision of bilingual speech and language therapy (SLT) co-workers involved in providing a service to preschool / Early Years Foundation Stage children managed by speech and language therapy.

This specific post is in the Early Years Social Communication Differences Team, which supports children who have social communication differences, up until the end of Reception. The postholder may also be required to support other speech and language therapy teams working with under 5s, depending on the needs of the service.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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 knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and The Health and Care Professions Council

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of working with children with social communication differences and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder, and with their families, in a variety of settings Experience of working collaboratively with others as part of a speech and language therapy or multi-disciplinary team

Desirable criteria

Applied knowledge of issues relating to the SEN Code of Practice Experience working in children’s centres, or specializing with children under 5. Experience working within a PSP model (Primary Service Provider). Experience of working in deprived socio-economic, inner-city areas Experience of working in the community clinic setting Experience in the organization and presentation of workshops, courses, or other training packages Evidence of attending specific and relevant training courses and further developing clinical knowledge in areas related to SCD. Experience of working with a range of cultural and religious practices in the community Working knowledge of the Care Aims Model Clinical experience of working with bilingual families Experience of providing universal and targeted level support

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Theoretical and practical knowledge of child development, and the broad range of communication difficulties, as well as SCD, and implications of difficulties for a child. Theoretical and practical knowledge of assessment tools relevant to Under 5s. Knowledge of a range of interventions and well-developed applied knowledge of more specialized intervention techniques relevant to SCD and Autism. Excellent awareness of standards of record-keeping

Desirable criteria

Well-developed awareness of the issues around training parents and professionals Excellent awareness of issues of multilingual and multicultural communities relating to speech and language therapy Awareness of clinical governance

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