Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Speech and Language Therapists to work in our Mainstream Schools team in Barnet. We have a full time post available to join our wonderful and supportive team (part-time/flexible working will be considered) ensuring that the role offers excellent work/life balance opportunities - or it could fit around existing part time roles you already hold.
This successful candidates will deliver a Speech and Language Therapy Service to children and young people across the borough of Barnet with a range of language, social communication and speech needs in mainstream schools. This role will offer the job satisfaction of knowing you are helping to shape and improve the quality of life of children and young people living in Barnet.
You will work with close supervision and support, alongside a friendly, open, supportive and experienced therapy team to deliver assessment and intervention for children and young people with a range of needs. You will also provide training and advice to empower their families and education staff.
Interviews 31.8.23
For further information, or for an informal discussion, please contact Sarah McClure, Clinical Lead on smcclure@nhs.net or . We look forward to hearing from you!
Main duties of the job
Please see the Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role. If you are unable to access the PDF, the details of the job description can also be found in the 'Detailed Job Description and Main responsibilities' section.
Find out what it is like to work in our friendly, supportive teams which span hospital and community settings across vibrant and diverse North Central London first hand, visit www.whittington.nhs.uk/CYPrecruitment (you may have to copy and paste this link into your browser) to hear from some of our current staff about why they chose to join and stay at Whittington Health.
About us
Working for Whittington Health in Barnet will offer:
- Outer London Pay weighting, worth up to £4,967
- Excellent CPD opportunities;
- Informal networking across the 4 Boroughs where Whittington Health provides services for Children and Young People: Islington, Haringey, Camden and Barnet;
- Commitment to excellence in practice;
- Strong and supportive supervision and direct line management;
- Agile working in the community using mobile technology;
- Flexible working hours and arrangements;
- Shadowing opportunities;
- Service and Trust Induction Packages;
- Specialist advice and second opinions
- Team Meetings
- Appraisals
- Support to develop your own clinical interests
- Team projects co-working with other colleagues.
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is responsible for delivering a comprehensive therapy service to children in schools across Barnet
You will provide assessment and intervention for individual children and groups of children and their parents/carers as well as supporting the team to develop the skills of those working with young children across Barnet.
This may involve training and modelling of intervention techniques. They will require knowledge of video parent child interaction therapy and approaches to supporting children with autism, DLD and other language needs.
The post holder is responsible for organising and managing their own caseload and in building and maintaining strong relationships with families and the team around the child.
The post holder will have excellent communication skills enabling them to overcome communication barriers, displaying an awareness and sensitivity to social, cultural and economic issues. In particular they will need to be skilled in presenting complex information to parents/families and young people themselves in a way they are able to understand. The post holder will need the ability to empathise in order to support and counsel parents/carers and children to accept the implications of presenting communication difficulties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is responsible for delivering a comprehensive therapy service to children in schools across Barnet
You will provide assessment and intervention for individual children and groups of children and their parents/carers as well as supporting the team to develop the skills of those working with young children across Barnet.
This may involve training and modelling of intervention techniques. They will require knowledge of video parent child interaction therapy and approaches to supporting children with autism, DLD and other language needs.
The post holder is responsible for organising and managing their own caseload and in building and maintaining strong relationships with families and the team around the child.
The post holder will have excellent communication skills enabling them to overcome communication barriers, displaying an awareness and sensitivity to social, cultural and economic issues. In particular they will need to be skilled in presenting complex information to parents/families and young people themselves in a way they are able to understand. The post holder will need the ability to empathise in order to support and counsel parents/carers and children to accept the implications of presenting communication difficulties.
Person Specification
Education, qualifications, training
Essential
- Diploma, Degree or MSc in Speech and Language Therapy
- Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists.
- Health and Care Professions Council Registration to Practice
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
Skills/abilities
Essential
- Ability to work with clients with a range of speech, language and communication needs of different ages
- Ability to carry out a range of assessments to support differential diagnosis and evaluation of progress
- Excellent Interpersonal skills with regard to individual client management (including empathy, observation and interview skills).
- Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team including excellent communication, liaison, negotiation, and influencing skills
- Excellent analytical, reflective and problem-solving skills
- Ability to present effective verbal and written reports for clients, carers, colleagues and managers
- Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to children with speech, language and communication needs
- Awareness of standards of record keeping
Desirable
- Working in a multi-cultural environment
- Developing skills in delivering presentations and training, including basic adaptations to presentation/ training style for a range of audiences.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children with clients with a range of speech, language and communication needs of different ages
- Experience of implementing a range of therapeutic interventions for children with communication needs in range of settings
- Experience of planning and delivering therapy in small groups
- Experience of writing SMART goals and outcoming them
- Experience of carrying out assessment and differential diagnosis including complex disorders
Desirable
- Experience of training parents, teachers, TA's and students
- Experience of collaborative, multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working
- Experience of implementing the principles of clinical governance in clinical practice (e.g. clinical audits)
- Writing accessible initial assessment reports and an awareness of SEN and Educational policies, EHC Plans etc.
Knowledge
Essential
- Up-to-date knowledge of relevant national policies, legislation and guidance
- Understanding of child protection procedures and responsibilities
- Understanding of statutory processes regarding education for children with special education needs.
- Knowledge of a range of assessment tools and procedures to evaluate the speech, language and communication skills of children with complex needs.
- Knowledge of a range of specialist therapeutic interventions relevant to clinical specialism
- Knowledge of selecting, setting & evaluating specialist treatment goals
Communication
Essential
- Able to motivate clients and carers to participate in treatment and carry out advice
- Ability to communicate complex information to parents /carers and other professionals in a variety of clinical situations.
- To be able to communicate effectively with children of all ages/abilities and their families.
- Able to demonstrate empathy, sensitivity, and tact.
- Ability to work as part of a broad multidisciplinary team and across organisations
- Able to deal with conflict successfully
Other requirements
Essential
- Full UK drivers liscense and access to a car
Person Specification
Education, qualifications, training
Essential
- Diploma, Degree or MSc in Speech and Language Therapy
- Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists.
- Health and Care Professions Council Registration to Practice
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
Skills/abilities
Essential
- Ability to work with clients with a range of speech, language and communication needs of different ages
- Ability to carry out a range of assessments to support differential diagnosis and evaluation of progress
- Excellent Interpersonal skills with regard to individual client management (including empathy, observation and interview skills).
- Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team including excellent communication, liaison, negotiation, and influencing skills
- Excellent analytical, reflective and problem-solving skills
- Ability to present effective verbal and written reports for clients, carers, colleagues and managers
- Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to children with speech, language and communication needs
- Awareness of standards of record keeping
Desirable
- Working in a multi-cultural environment
- Developing skills in delivering presentations and training, including basic adaptations to presentation/ training style for a range of audiences.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children with clients with a range of speech, language and communication needs of different ages
- Experience of implementing a range of therapeutic interventions for children with communication needs in range of settings
- Experience of planning and delivering therapy in small groups
- Experience of writing SMART goals and outcoming them
- Experience of carrying out assessment and differential diagnosis including complex disorders
Desirable
- Experience of training parents, teachers, TA's and students
- Experience of collaborative, multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working
- Experience of implementing the principles of clinical governance in clinical practice (e.g. clinical audits)
- Writing accessible initial assessment reports and an awareness of SEN and Educational policies, EHC Plans etc.
Knowledge
Essential
- Up-to-date knowledge of relevant national policies, legislation and guidance
- Understanding of child protection procedures and responsibilities
- Understanding of statutory processes regarding education for children with special education needs.
- Knowledge of a range of assessment tools and procedures to evaluate the speech, language and communication skills of children with complex needs.
- Knowledge of a range of specialist therapeutic interventions relevant to clinical specialism
- Knowledge of selecting, setting & evaluating specialist treatment goals
Communication
Essential
- Able to motivate clients and carers to participate in treatment and carry out advice
- Ability to communicate complex information to parents /carers and other professionals in a variety of clinical situations.
- To be able to communicate effectively with children of all ages/abilities and their families.
- Able to demonstrate empathy, sensitivity, and tact.
- Ability to work as part of a broad multidisciplinary team and across organisations
- Able to deal with conflict successfully
Other requirements
Essential
- Full UK drivers liscense and access to a car
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
