Job summary
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Islington Social Communication Team (SCT)
37.5 hours per week (full-time) Fixed Term - 12 months
We are looking for proactive, creative and skilled Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join a dynamic multi-disciplinary neurodevelopmental service for children aged 5 years and under. The successful applicant will be passionate about promoting a holistic and neuroaffirmative, strength-based approach to the process of assessment and diagnosis of autism and associated conditions, and reaching vulnerable families in our borough.
Main duties of the job
POST SUMMARY
The post holder will work inthe Islington Social Communication Team; a specialist service for children 5 years and under with neurodevelopmental differences (including autism and ADHD). The service provided consists of assessment, diagnosis and post-diagnostic support for individual autistic children as well as providing a support service to parents/carers and education staff.
The post holder is an autonomous practitioner and is responsible for organising and managing a defined caseload. The post involves working with children and their families remotely and face to face in clinic and at times in nursery/school and the child's home. They will need specialist knowledge in the assessment, differential diagnosis and treatment of social communication difficulties including those associated with autism, ADHD, global delay, developmental language disorder and situational mutism.
The post holder will be based primarily at the Northern Health Centre but may also be required to travel to educational settings and/or the child's home. They will receive regular supervision and relevant in-service and external training. The post will evolve and is subject to change as the neurodevelopmental pathway develops across North Central London (NCL).
Please see Job Description for further information.
About us
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
Working as part of an MDT to provide assessment, diagnosis and post-diagnostic support for individual autistic children as well as providing a support service to parents/carers and education staff.
Please see Job Description for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working as part of an MDT to provide assessment, diagnosis and post-diagnostic support for individual autistic children as well as providing a support service to parents/carers and education staff.
Please see Job Description for further information.
Person Specification
Education, qualifications, training
Essential
- Diploma, Degree or MSc in Speech and Language Therapy
- Health and Care Professions Council Registration to Practice
- Completion of RCSLT Newly Qualified Practitioner Goals
Desirable
- Registered Member of RCSLT
- ADOS Trained
- Short courses in the field of autism/neurodevelopmental conditions.
Skills/abilities
Essential
- Clinical skills and post graduate experience in the assessment and differential diagnosis of children who present with a range of speech, language and communication difficulties
Desirable
- Experience of working with pre-school children with language with communication difficulties
- Experience of working with young autistic children
Experience
Essential
- Of working at a specialist level with clients with a range of speech, language and communication needs of different ages
- Experience of delivering training to a range of audiences e.g. teachers, teaching assistants and specialist education and health professionals.
- Writing statutory assessment advice and awareness of SEN and Educational policies and Education Health and Care Plans
Knowledge
Essential
- Of a specialist range of direct and indirect interventions relevant to communication demonstrating the evidence base for these approaches (where appropriate)
Person Specification
Education, qualifications, training
Essential
- Diploma, Degree or MSc in Speech and Language Therapy
- Health and Care Professions Council Registration to Practice
- Completion of RCSLT Newly Qualified Practitioner Goals
Desirable
- Registered Member of RCSLT
- ADOS Trained
- Short courses in the field of autism/neurodevelopmental conditions.
Skills/abilities
Essential
- Clinical skills and post graduate experience in the assessment and differential diagnosis of children who present with a range of speech, language and communication difficulties
Desirable
- Experience of working with pre-school children with language with communication difficulties
- Experience of working with young autistic children
Experience
Essential
- Of working at a specialist level with clients with a range of speech, language and communication needs of different ages
- Experience of delivering training to a range of audiences e.g. teachers, teaching assistants and specialist education and health professionals.
- Writing statutory assessment advice and awareness of SEN and Educational policies and Education Health and Care Plans
Knowledge
Essential
- Of a specialist range of direct and indirect interventions relevant to communication demonstrating the evidence base for these approaches (where appropriate)
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.
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).
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.
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).
