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West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
Job overview
The Hounslow Speech and Language Therapy Team are seeking an enthusiastic and innovative therapist to join as a Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) working with our Deaf/Hard of hearing caseload.
The service provides SaLT to babies, children and young people who are Deaf/Hard of hearing across the Preschool Team, Mainstream Schools Team and in Specialist Deaf Centres in Hounslow.
We are an experienced and friendly team that offer:
* Opportunities to develop an area of clinical specialist
* CPD opportunities
* A professional development infrastructure including Champion Roles (e.g. Student Placements, DLD, Bilingualism), regular whole team meetings and in-house continuing professional development training plan.
* A team of highly skilled and genuinely supportive colleagues
Main duties of the job
To deliver specialist clinical decision-making, including assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment, evaluation and general independent management of a diverse and highly complex caseload.
To be accountable for the development, delivery and quality of services for children with speech, language and communication needs by ensuring that the service is effective, well-co-ordinated and responsive to changing needs.
To be responsible for providing specialist knowledge/training/advice in specialist field providing second opinions, clinical supervision and working with students, volunteers and assistants.
To deliver specialist training to the therapy team as well as to a range of professionals as appropriate.
To ensure effective joint working practice between own service, other speech and language therapists and other relevant professionals in the fields of health, education, the voluntary sector, social services.
To maintain an up-to-date, advanced level of theoretical knowledge and therapeutic evidence-based practice through Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities, reading, clinical excellence networks (CENs) and external training courses.
Person specification
Knowledge
* Advanced knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools relevant to the client group
* Advanced knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to client group/s)
* Experience training a range of professionals in specialist field
Qualifications
* Degree / diploma or other professional Speech and Language Therapy qualification
* Registered with HCPC
* Demonstrates interest in a specialist clinical area
Experience
* Relevant experience working as a Speech and Language Therapist with at some experience of working with deaf/hard of hearing children
Skills
* Ability to communicate highly complex or sensitive advice and information to others
* Aptitude for supervision of junior members of staff (and team co-ordination where appropriate)
As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.
West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Katharine Long Job title: Hounslow Speech and Language Therapy Team Lead Email address: katharinelong@nhs.net Telephone number: 0208 973 3480
At West London NHS Trust, we want you to support you to build a career you can be proud of and this starts before your first day with us. Our people live our values every day as they deliver, manage and work to improve our services to patients, carers, families and other professionals.
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