Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Mainstream Schools/ DLD
Band 7
Main area: Speech and Language Therapy, Grade Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 30 hours per week (Part time, Flexible working, Compressed hours)
Job ref: 395-HV010-25
Site: Acorn Specialist Children's Centre, Town: Romford
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 pa (plus HCAS) pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing date: 28/03/2025 23:59
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent, and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients.
Job overview
Are you an experienced and motivated Speech Therapist? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 SLT to join a well-established and dynamic team in Havering, London's Eastern-most borough.
This is a permanent role leading on our Mainstream School pathway including our DLD pathway and Secondary offer. There may also be sessions in other clinical areas available depending on service needs and clinical experience/interest. This post is for 4 days/week.
You will provide assessment, strategies, and advice for children and young people in mainstream schools, as well as delivering intervention in clinic settings. As a Band 7, you will also support the leadership and management of the wider team by delivering supervision, covering meetings, supporting service development, and facilitating new initiatives.
Main duties of the job
Our team supports children and their families with their speech, language, communication, and swallowing needs across a wide range of clinical areas. This role includes both clinical and non-clinical responsibilities and you will be required to:
* Be the pathway lead for Mainstream schools, including DLD and Secondary schools.
* Work autonomously as a Highly Specialist speech and language therapist providing specialist assessments and interventions for children with diverse needs and varying presentations.
* Provide highly specialist clinical support.
* Administer comprehensive formal and informal assessments and make differential diagnoses based on assessment findings.
* Develop and deliver evidence-based intervention programmes, adapting and facilitating therapy according to client-centred needs.
* Independently organise, plan, and prioritise your workload and caseload.
* Provide highly specialist knowledge, advice, training, and teaching to parents/carers, education staff, multidisciplinary team members, and other colleagues.
* Support the service development of the speech and language team, particularly in relation to DLD and working in mainstream schools.
* Attend relevant training courses, meetings, and Clinical Excellence Networks (CENs) related to your specialism.
* Support and guide less experienced therapists, therapy assistants, and therapy students.
Qualifications
* Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
* HCPC Licence to Practice
* Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy
* Show active interest in CPD in line with RCSLT guidelines
* Self-motivated and remain updated with professional practice and new research
* Evidence of completion of specialist short courses up to Master’s degree or equivalent
Experience
* Working collaboratively with parents/carers and other professionals
* Experience of working in a multi-agency and/or multi-disciplinary team
* Working with clients who have a range of speech, language, and communication needs
* Planning and delivery of training to other professionals
* Supervising and supporting the wider team from both a clinical and leadership perspective.
Knowledge
* Awareness of NHS Plan, clinical governance priorities, and changing service needs
* Clinical knowledge of child development and its application to speech and language therapy
* Knowledge of assessment tools, treatment techniques, and therapeutic interventions
* Understanding of safeguarding
* Knowledge of acquired communication and swallowing disorders
Skills
* Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
* Demonstrate clear clinical reasoning based on evidence-based practice
* Able to use own initiative
* Able to organise and manage own caseload
* Good interpersonal skills including observation, listening, and empathy
* Excellent written and verbal presentation skills
Trust Values
* We are kind
* We are respectful
* We work together with our communities
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients.
Equal opportunities employer
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of any protected characteristic.
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