About this role
Job summary
Following expansion to the service, we are seeking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic candidate to the role of Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist.
The role is offered at full-time and is located at Cedar House within our St. Michael's Community Hospital site within the School Age Speech & Language Therapy Team. The weekly hours for this role will be agreed at interview.
Our School-Age Speech and Language Therapy Service supports children and young people in Enfield with speech, language and communication needs, as well as difficulties with eating and drinking.
We work in partnership with children, young people, families, schools and other professionals to provide:
Assessment of speech, language and communication strengths and areas of need.
Individualised intervention and therapy programmes delivered in collaboration with families and educational settings.
Assessment and support for eating and drinking difficulties.
Specialist support for children and young people who stammer, have speech sound difficulties, or experience selective mutism
Written reports outlining identified needs, the impact on learning and social interaction, and recommendations to support positive outcomes.
Training, advice and consultation for school staff to help create communication-friendly learning environments.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, and therefore advise submission of applications at the earliest opportunity.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have responsibility for carrying out highly specialist statutory assessment of CYP in order to inform the local authority process of identifying Special Educational needs and the provision needed to meet those needs. We are committed to:
Co-production with families.
Listening to 'the voice of the child' when working with children and young people (CYP) and actively involve CYP in target setting and evaluation You will also be responsible for monitoring statutory assessment reports written by more junior members of the statutory assessment team and providing clinical feedback and support in order to ensure quality. You will be part of a team of Band 7 therapists who take the lead on triaging new referrals to the school age Speech and Language service. You will respond and give feedback to referrers and develop 'waiting well' strategies. He/she will participate in the training of Speech and Language Therapy students and supervise the work of LSAs/TAs.
About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Job description Job responsibilities
A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the job description and requirements for the role can be found within the person specification.
Person Specification
Education & Professional Qualifications Essential
Recognised Speech and Language therapy degree Registration with the Health Professions Council for licence to Practice Registered member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
Desirable
Attendance at post graduate training courses appropriate to area applied for. Accredited Elklan Trainer or willing to be trained
Experience Essential
Well-developed knowledge of the use of informal methods of assessment within the classroom. Ability to analyse and interpret results in relation to theoretical and clinical knowledge of individual clients, developmental norms and curriculum Levels, with specific emphasis on implications for access to the Curriculum. Ability to plan and deliver appropriate intervention programmes within the classroom in collaboration with education staff. Training, experience and knowledge of Makaton and experience of supporting a school in its implementation. Experience and expertise in implementing a total communication environment to include high- and low-tech aids, body signing, Makaton, and communication books. Experience of working with schools to optimise the communication environment. Ability to work safely under pressure across competing priorities. Knowledge and experience of up-to-date research and approaches to developing communication skills. Experience of AAC; familiar with Makaton, symbols, low-tech communication aids. Flexible approach to working to incorporate different ways of working in different contexts. Evidence of independent working and caseload management. Experience of providing supervision to both less experienced colleagues and/or students on assessed placement. Clear understanding of the impact of trauma and SEMH needs on the use and development of communication.
Skills & Aptitudes Essential
Have a high level of self-motivation and enthusiasm and an ability to be organised and manage own time efficiently Be able to cope with and appropriately manage the emotional consequences of working with clients with complex conditions, or in challenging situations at times. Have a willingness to learn and develop. Highly developed ability to communicate clearly, directly and honestly in an open manner Have a good standard of spoken and written English language Highly developed negotiation and problem-solving abilities, including the ability to present information to multi-disciplinary meetings with little opportunity to plan in advance. Well-developed reflection and analytical skills Knowledge of current issues relating to patient safety. Well-developed report writing skills including providing information for special educational needs assessments. Well developed presentation skills
Personal Qualities Essential
Enthusiastic and motivated. Good interpersonal skills. Professional approach to work. Accountability - Takes responsibility for own actions and promotes good team working. Openness - Shares information and good practice appropriately. Mutual respect - Treats others with courtesy and respect.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address St. Michael's Primary Care Centre
Gater Drive
London
EN2 0JB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)