Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Location
- Mitcham
- Salary
- £42,939 to £50,697 per annum, inclusive of HCAS
- Closing date
- 24 Oct 2024
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- Profession
- Mental health
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate Speech & Language Therapist with an interest in complex communication approaches, AAC, paediatric dysphagia or ASD. Ideally you will already have some experience in this area, or a willingness to learn.
Main duties of the job
You will hold a caseload of children with complex needs, aged 0-5 years, in the community and you may see them across a range of settings, including community clinics, schools and homes.
You may also work with the 0-19 years age range for specific health issues i.e. AAC and dysphagia.
You will be an integral member of the SLT team and work closely with parents, early years centres/nurseries, school staff and other staff to support children's access to the curriculum, implement local clinical pathways in social communication, AAC and dysphagia.
You will run appropriate in service training (specialist training as requested) independently and provide some day to day supervision and peer review support to junior colleagues and students, including second opinions when necessary to support and develop the wider team's clinical competencies in your specialist area. The role will be supported by the Band 7 team leader and the Band 7 Paediatric SLT dysphagia trained therapist. This is a unique opportunity for the right person to develop and implement a specialist skill set in the community.
You will liaise with other colleagues across a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies and will be able to carry out formal and informal paediatric dysphagia and/or AAC and/or complex communication assessments to meet the health needs of children and young people.
About us
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Employer details
Employer name
Central London Community Health Trust
Address
Cricket Green Polyclinic
Birches Close
Mitcham
CR4 4LQ
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
824-SOUTH-6675991
Main duties of the job
You will hold a caseload of children with complex needs, aged 0-5 years, in the community and you may see them across a range of settings, including community clinics, schools and homes.
You may also work with the 0-19 years age range for specific health issues i.e. AAC and dysphagia.
You will be an integral member of the SLT team and work closely with parents, early years centres/nurseries, school staff and other staff to support children's access to the curriculum, implement local clinical pathways in social communication, AAC and dysphagia.
You will run appropriate in service training (specialist training as requested) independently and provide some day to day supervision and peer review support to junior colleagues and students, including second opinions when necessary to support and develop the wider team's clinical competencies in your specialist area. The role will be supported by the Band 7 team leader and the Band 7 Paediatric SLT dysphagia trained therapist. This is a unique opportunity for the right person to develop and implement a specialist skill set in the community.
You will liaise with other colleagues across a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies and will be able to carry out formal and informal paediatric dysphagia and/or AAC and/or complex communication assessments to meet the health needs of children and young people.
About us
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T& C's apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised SLT degree or equivalent.
- Current AHP with UK HCPC registration
- Member of a relevant Clinical Excellence Network
- Evidence of competence in managing complex dysphagic patients including those requiring enteral feeding
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant post-registration education and training e.g. SCERTS, VERVE, Intensive Interaction, Attention Autism, Hanen, Gestalt Language Processing, AAC, Dysphagia, Infant Feeding, Breastfeeding, Tracheostomy
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working in a variety of clinical settings
- Experience of working and liaising with other MDT professionals
- Recent experience within community SLT setting, specialising in complex needs and dysphagia
- Ability to understand complex issues, problem solve and propose solutions.
- Able to communicate with families and young people in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures.
- Experience of supervising/ managing junior staff and students
- Experience working with families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
- Experience in the assessment and management of patients who require AAC
- Participation in audit research projects service development
Desirable
- Experience of working within a community paediatric SLT service.
- Experience of working through the RCSLT NQP and dysphagia frameworks with junior SLTs
Employer details
Employer name
Central London Community Health Trust
Address
Cricket Green Polyclinic
Birches Close
Mitcham
CR4 4LQ
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
824-SOUTH-6675991
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