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

Support with signing off competencies

Opportunities for shadowing in a range of settings

Clearly structured caseloads and prioritisation system

Highly structured induction with opportunities to shadow other therapists

Access to clinical specialists in all areas

In joining you will receive:

Regular and ongoing developing therapist training

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

This post is within both the pre-school and the schools speech and language therapy team. You will manage a caseload of children and young people with support from the principal SLT. The post holder will provide speech and language therapy to a designated caseload of children with a range of speech, language and communication, eating/drinking difficulties and Special Educational Needs (SEN) attending pre-school settings/clinics and schools in and around Harrow. A significant proportion of these children will be Bilingual.

Main duties of the job

To manage a defined caseload of children with communication needs across schools and early years/healthcare settings. This includes

To communicate complex patient-related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with multidisciplinary team members across health, education and social services and the voluntary sector. In particular to work with parents, early years and teaching staff to ensure the delivery of a well-coordinated care/support plan.

To share information with others, observing confidentiality and data protection guidelines and having due regard for local guidance on sharing information with colleagues in education, social care and voluntary sector.

About us

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

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To communicate complex patient-related information effectively to ensure collaborativeworking with multidisciplinary team members across health, education and socialservices and the voluntary sector. In particular to work with parents, early years andteaching staff to ensure the delivery of a well-coordinated care/support plan.

To share information with others, observing confidentiality and data protection guidelinesand having due regard for local guidance on sharing information with colleagues ineducation, social care and voluntary sector

To communicate complex condition-related information (both verbally and in the writtenform) from assessment to CYP, parents/carers, and members of the multi-disciplinaryteam/other professions including health visitors and GPs. This includes child specificinformation as well as training packages to parents, early years/teachers and otherprofessionals around the management of speech, language, communication andeating/drinking difficulties.

To have due regard for the cultural and linguistic differences of children/familiesconcerned.

To work closely with CYP, carers and families, involving them in decision making,demonstrating and ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly wherebarriers to understanding exist (i.e. hearing loss, communication difficulties, EAL andlearning difficulties).

To employ excellent communication skills such as persuasion, motivation andexplanations to encourage/ reassure clients and carers to undertake treatmentprogrammes.

To develop negotiation skills in the management of conflict across a range of situations

To deal with initial complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible and reportto senior staff.

To form productive relationships with others in particular parents/carers who may beunder stress and/or have challenging communication difficulties.

To provide clinical reports as per departmental standards.

To provide written advice for statutory assessment of special educational needs

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

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

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

Desirable

• Post graduate short courses in the provision of SLT to pre-school and school age children
• Level 1 training in dysphagia

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Working with Children and young people
• Assessment treatment and management of children with speech, language and communication difficulties
• Working with parents and carers.
• Working within an educational environment
• 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.
• Working with children with eating and drinking difficulties
• Writing clinical notes and reports
• The role of the speech and language therapist in the Education system.
• Awareness of national policies and procedures in particular safeguarding children, SEN and disability , Children's & Families Act , Foundation Stage and National Curricula
• Awareness of the principles of clinical governance/ audit
• Awareness of standards of record keeping and reporting.

Skills, abilities and attributes

Essential

• Good written and spoken English
• Negotiation and Problem solving Skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
• Good presentation skills, both written and verbal
• Good organisational skills
• Ability to work in an unpredictable environment and to prioritise own workload.
• Demonstrates ability to be a team player Ability to communicate effectively with children and young people of all ages and abilities.

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alexandra Avenue

Alexandra Avenue Health & Social Care Centre Primary Care Hub 275 Alexandra Avenue

Harrow

HA2 9DX

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