Job summary
Following a retendering process, the
children's service is due to be transferred to the new provider on the 1st of
April 2025. Given this post sits within the transferring service, in line with
the legislative requirements, the successful candidate will be part of the TUPE
transfer along with other colleagues.
Hello, thank you for showing and interest in our job advert!
You'll be wondering if this job is suitable for you, please read on if the
following things apply to you:
You are (or soon will be) a qualified Speech and Language
Therapist
You are looking for a job as a Newly Qualified Practitioner,
a returner to practice of a Band 5 looking for support with progression towards
Band 6 competencies
You would like to work with children aged 0-5 years with
communication difficulties
You would like to work in the SW of Surrey
You would like to work for the NHS
You are looking for a friendly and supportive team to work
with
You are keen to engage with on-going professional
development
You would like regular clinical supervision
Note:
we do not offer UKVI sponsorship, and so all applicants require a current right
to work in the UK.
Main duties of the job
Working in the NHS provides you with the optimum platform to launch your career and you will have opportunity to work closely with our NHS colleagues including Health Visitors, School Nurses, OTs and Physios. We also have strong working relationships with our colleagues in Education; we have opportunities to visit children in their educational settings and liaise with colleagues in education. There are many additional benefits to working in the NHS including a generous leave entitlement, an excellent pension scheme and access to a wide range of NHS staff.
Day to day you will be conducting assessments, writing
reports and running therapy sessions (groups or individual) for a varied
population of 0-5 year olds including children with Language disorders and
delays, Social Communication Disorders, Speech difficulties, stammering, Down
Syndrome, general delay. You will also have opportunity for delivering training
to parents, HVs and Nurseries. You may work in a variety of settings - Health
Centres, Childrens Centres, (pre-)schools and patients homes.
You will have opportunity to work alongside SLTs with
specialist caseloads including the school aged stammering service, children
with an acquired brain injury and clients with dysphagia.
So if you have a passion for early intervention in Speech
and Language Therapy and looking for a role where you can progress your
professional career, we want to hear from you!
About us
CSH Surrey are part of the NHS and are Surreys largest and longest
established NHS community services provider, so our 1500+ employees get
NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of
5%.
Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including the
care certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access to
the Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and
leadership courses and programmes.
We CARE about our staff though through our values of Compassion,
Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active employee council called
The Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure colleagues' voices are
heard at Board level.
CSH is a diverse organisation, if you are a passionate, person-focused
individual then apply to join CSH Surrey today!
We welcome candidates from
all backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying for
and if you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the named
individual for this advert, or our recruitment team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To provide support and advice for the child's family and
parents about all aspects of their care that relate to their therapy needs,
adjusting use of language to allow for their level of comprehension to
understand.
2. To provide and receive complex and sensitive information
with regard to a child's difficulties and expectations.
3. To attend meetings where requested in order to provide
specialist advice about the therapy needs of the child. To arrange these
meetings when appropriate. SLT Clinical team lead Band 5 SALT SALT Assistant
4. To be able to demonstrate empathy and sensitivity in
response to parents and children.
5. To work closely with parents who are themselves dealing
with anger, grief and frustration as they come to terms with the impact of
their child's condition with support from a senior clinician as appropriate.
6. To provide therapy reports for use within inter-agencies,
e.g. educational documentation relevant to the practice setting, standards and
guidelines
7. To ensure that up to date written electronic records and
activity are maintained in accordance with the professional and organisation
standards
8. To provide programmes on a verbal, written basis or using
pictorial representation as required to ensure these programmes are accessible
to parents/ carers
9. To interpret assessment results and identify therapy
goals as part of an overall care plan with support where appropriate.
10. To contribute to the child's diagnosis by communicating
assessment findings to the child's paediatrician, parents/carers and other
involved professionals.
11. Ensure that children and parents/carers are involved
with planning and implementation of their care plans wherever possible
12. To make referrals to other professionals and agencies if
required to address the child's global needs.
13. Provide clinical support for students.
14. To be involved in planning, organising and delivering
training to parents/carers and educational staff as part of the therapy team.
15. To plan and undertake presentation of paediatric therapy
related talks both internally and externally with support if appropriate.
16. To participate in the delivery of the therapy
development plan.
17. To demonstrate participation in Continuous Professional
Development in line with the HCPC and professional body requirements.
18. To review and reflect on own practise and performance
through a variety of means including the effective use of professional and
operational supervision.
19. To deputise for the Band 6 when required.
20. To effectively plan the daily management of a caseload
of children
21. To prioritise clinical work and balance other patient
related and professional activities as the department requires.
22. To carry out assessments used to contribute to a
multidisciplinary assessment and diagnosis of complex needs
23. To use and maintain sound clinical reasoning skills
throughout the therapeutic process to ensure best practice and identify risk.
24. To assess clients, carers and other professionals
understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid consent and have the capacity
to work within a legal framework with clients who lack capacity to consent to
treatment.
25. Through standardised and non-standardised assessments to
develop the clinical skills to determine and recommend the best course of
intervention, developing comprehensive therapy plans.
26. To develop and implement therapy and management plans
for each child incorporating individual or group therapy sessions and
programmes for use at home and/or in education settings.
27. To re-evaluate and progress/adapt therapy programmes at
established intervals depending on the needs of each child and the outcomes
expected and discharge when appropriate.
28. To use investigative and analytical skills, and to seek
guidance and support from Clinical Team Lead/Clinical Specialist.
29. To plan and implement a range of child-centred
individual and/or group interventions, using clinical reasoning skills.
30. To use a range of evidence based therapy/ management
options in formulating programmes of care.
31. To evaluate the outcomes of interventions
32. To contribute to research and development activities
33. Demonstrate skills in dealing with issues associated
with caseload management, and escalating issues where necessary. Ensure timely
and effective communication with senior team members on all professional
matters where required.
This job description is not exhaustive and the post
holder may be required to undertake such other duties from time to time as are
consistent with the responsibility of the grade.
This job description is subject to review and development
from time to time in liaison with the post holder. As an employee of CSH/FCHC
you will be required to adhere to all the organisations policies and
procedures.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To provide support and advice for the child's family and
parents about all aspects of their care that relate to their therapy needs,
adjusting use of language to allow for their level of comprehension to
understand.
2. To provide and receive complex and sensitive information
with regard to a child's difficulties and expectations.
3. To attend meetings where requested in order to provide
specialist advice about the therapy needs of the child. To arrange these
meetings when appropriate. SLT Clinical team lead Band 5 SALT SALT Assistant
4. To be able to demonstrate empathy and sensitivity in
response to parents and children.
5. To work closely with parents who are themselves dealing
with anger, grief and frustration as they come to terms with the impact of
their child's condition with support from a senior clinician as appropriate.
6. To provide therapy reports for use within inter-agencies,
e.g. educational documentation relevant to the practice setting, standards and
guidelines
7. To ensure that up to date written electronic records and
activity are maintained in accordance with the professional and organisation
standards
8. To provide programmes on a verbal, written basis or using
pictorial representation as required to ensure these programmes are accessible
to parents/ carers
9. To interpret assessment results and identify therapy
goals as part of an overall care plan with support where appropriate.
10. To contribute to the child's diagnosis by communicating
assessment findings to the child's paediatrician, parents/carers and other
involved professionals.
11. Ensure that children and parents/carers are involved
with planning and implementation of their care plans wherever possible
12. To make referrals to other professionals and agencies if
required to address the child's global needs.
13. Provide clinical support for students.
14. To be involved in planning, organising and delivering
training to parents/carers and educational staff as part of the therapy team.
15. To plan and undertake presentation of paediatric therapy
related talks both internally and externally with support if appropriate.
16. To participate in the delivery of the therapy
development plan.
17. To demonstrate participation in Continuous Professional
Development in line with the HCPC and professional body requirements.
18. To review and reflect on own practise and performance
through a variety of means including the effective use of professional and
operational supervision.
19. To deputise for the Band 6 when required.
20. To effectively plan the daily management of a caseload
of children
21. To prioritise clinical work and balance other patient
related and professional activities as the department requires.
22. To carry out assessments used to contribute to a
multidisciplinary assessment and diagnosis of complex needs
23. To use and maintain sound clinical reasoning skills
throughout the therapeutic process to ensure best practice and identify risk.
24. To assess clients, carers and other professionals
understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid consent and have the capacity
to work within a legal framework with clients who lack capacity to consent to
treatment.
25. Through standardised and non-standardised assessments to
develop the clinical skills to determine and recommend the best course of
intervention, developing comprehensive therapy plans.
26. To develop and implement therapy and management plans
for each child incorporating individual or group therapy sessions and
programmes for use at home and/or in education settings.
27. To re-evaluate and progress/adapt therapy programmes at
established intervals depending on the needs of each child and the outcomes
expected and discharge when appropriate.
28. To use investigative and analytical skills, and to seek
guidance and support from Clinical Team Lead/Clinical Specialist.
29. To plan and implement a range of child-centred
individual and/or group interventions, using clinical reasoning skills.
30. To use a range of evidence based therapy/ management
options in formulating programmes of care.
31. To evaluate the outcomes of interventions
32. To contribute to research and development activities
33. Demonstrate skills in dealing with issues associated
with caseload management, and escalating issues where necessary. Ensure timely
and effective communication with senior team members on all professional
matters where required.
This job description is not exhaustive and the post
holder may be required to undertake such other duties from time to time as are
consistent with the responsibility of the grade.
This job description is subject to review and development
from time to time in liaison with the post holder. As an employee of CSH/FCHC
you will be required to adhere to all the organisations policies and
procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- B.S.C Hons or recognised degree equivalent qualification in Speech & Language Therapy
- Health care Professions Council registrar
Desirable
- Registered Member of professional body
Skills
Essential
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance in relation to current best practice and develop skills accordingly.
- Planning and decision making skills and problem solving
- Computer and internet literate
Desirable
- Ability to work autonomously.
Other
Essential
- Car owner/driver
- Able to work as a team member
- Flexible worker
- Punctual and reliable
- Able to deal with difficulties involving colleagues / clients
- Creative
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of legislation and government polices related to the specialty.
- Broad knowledge of current best practice.
- Previous SLT placement experience in the relevant clinical areas related to the post.
- Documented evidence of CPD
- Competent to use standardised SLT assessments.
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to deliver training
Desirable
- Previous experience of working with Children in the field of Speech and Language Therapy.
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses relating to the post.
- Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups/Clinical excellence networks
- Training relating to the line management and supervision of assistants and other therapists.
- Experience of training parents, other therapists and other professionals.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- B.S.C Hons or recognised degree equivalent qualification in Speech & Language Therapy
- Health care Professions Council registrar
Desirable
- Registered Member of professional body
Skills
Essential
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance in relation to current best practice and develop skills accordingly.
- Planning and decision making skills and problem solving
- Computer and internet literate
Desirable
- Ability to work autonomously.
Other
Essential
- Car owner/driver
- Able to work as a team member
- Flexible worker
- Punctual and reliable
- Able to deal with difficulties involving colleagues / clients
- Creative
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of legislation and government polices related to the specialty.
- Broad knowledge of current best practice.
- Previous SLT placement experience in the relevant clinical areas related to the post.
- Documented evidence of CPD
- Competent to use standardised SLT assessments.
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to deliver training
Desirable
- Previous experience of working with Children in the field of Speech and Language Therapy.
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses relating to the post.
- Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups/Clinical excellence networks
- Training relating to the line management and supervision of assistants and other therapists.
- Experience of training parents, other therapists and other professionals.
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.
