We have an exciting opportunity to join our existing Autism and Special Schools team. You will be working at The Garden Special School. Wou will closely with other Band 7 therapists leading in these areas. As well as having your own caseload you will also be responsible for overseeing the operation of the service within The Garden Special School.

The post will also include:

- Providing highly specialist support and advice to support therapists working with Autistic children and young people in mainstream settings (Primary and Secondary) across the borough.

- Supporting with delivering Autism specific training to schools, internally within the Speech and Language Team and to our MDT colleagues across health and education

- Sessions are also available within our Autism diagnostic service dependent on experience and training - we can provide ADOS training if required

Main duties of the job

The service for children with Autism is overseen by Clinical Lead Specialists.

You will have a thorough knowledge of Autism, Learning Disabilities and working in education settings. Excellent interaction and problem solving skills are required.

You will be well supported via robust clinical supervision and have access to excellent CPD opportunities. You will also be responsible for supervising band 5 and 6 therapists across the service.

About us

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of Outstanding from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Job description

Job 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 on this page

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Successful completion of specialist courses relevant to the specialism
• Clinical supervisors course for staff and students
• RCSLT, HCPC , qualification

Desirable

• Relevant Master's degree
• First line management course

Skills / abilities

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening tact, persuasion and empathy skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with children, parents and colleagues
• Able to recognise and seek advice appropriately.
• Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills
• Ability to use and interpret assessment tool of choice for particular client/s
• Ability to lead a small team

Desirable

• Speaker of other relevant community language

Experience

Essential

• In-depth experience in relevant specialist area including active networking with other specialists regionally and nationally
• Experience of providing clinical supervision to SLT students
• Experience of instigating and managing change

Desirable

• Other relevant experience (eg personal experience of children, previous experience of working with children and /or people with other disabilities)

Knowledge

Essential

• In depth knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group) and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits
• Understanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit
• In depth knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the specialist client group)
• In depth knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group.
• Knowledge of standards of record keeping

Other

Essential

• Ability to initiate as well as respond well to change
• Passion for the clinical area and for the educational context
• Demonstrating understanding of Trust Values

Employer details

Employer name

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Homerton Row

London

E9 6SR

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

293-CCS-0553