Job summary
Come and join our passionate and innovative speech and language therapy teams in Haringey. We are looking for a new speech and language therapist to join us in the Haringey Children's speech and language therapy service in our Special Schools Complex Needs and Early Years clinics.
We are currently looking for a speech and language therapist to join us, learn new skills, gain new experiences and share their expertise with our local children, parents/carers and education staff. Within all the settings there is a strong focus on working with families and achieving the most beneficial outcomes, through face to face and Telehealth.
If you are looking for a new role and have interests in working in different types of settings for early years and primary school ages, whilst also being part of a big speech and language therapy team who like to share ideas and good practice, do not hesitate to apply!
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the SLT Special Schools and Early Years & Clinic teams as well as the wider MDT. To carry your own caseload assess, differentially diagnose, plan and implement therapy. To work effectively with clients, carers, and colleagues seeking and attending supervisions to reflect on your own practice. To comply with Trust policies and professional standards keeping accurate and timely records.
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
To carry a personal clinical caseload maintaining a high level of professional competenceand demonstrate developing clinical expertise.2. To assess, differentially diagnose, plan and implement therapy for children with speech,language and/or communication difficulties and eating and drinking on own caseload3. To work effectively with clients, carers, and colleagues around individual casemanagement; providing advice, guidance and support as necessary and involving them inthe planning and prioritisation of care wherever possible.4. To reflect on clinical practice; adequately identifying strengths & needs of clients,reviewing their response to therapy and providing evidence of sound clinical judgement.5. To monitor and review the progress of children on caseload and facilitate thedevelopment or modification of packages of care / targets as appropriate usingevaluation/outcome measurement tools.6. To adapt practice to meet individual client/carers circumstances, taking into accountcultural and linguistic backgrounds.7. To produce accurate, & detailed reports, therapy programmes, advice and information asnecessary in a timely manner.8. To respond to the requirements of the 2014 Children and Families Act, by completingwritten advice for children who may have Special Educational Needs.9. To support the effective transition of students between schools as appropriate.10.To liaise and refer children to other Health, Education or Social Services professionals asnecessary.11.To undertake home visits, as necessary, in compliance with Home Visiting Safety Policy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To carry a personal clinical caseload maintaining a high level of professional competenceand demonstrate developing clinical expertise.2. To assess, differentially diagnose, plan and implement therapy for children with speech,language and/or communication difficulties and eating and drinking on own caseload3. To work effectively with clients, carers, and colleagues around individual casemanagement; providing advice, guidance and support as necessary and involving them inthe planning and prioritisation of care wherever possible.4. To reflect on clinical practice; adequately identifying strengths & needs of clients,reviewing their response to therapy and providing evidence of sound clinical judgement.5. To monitor and review the progress of children on caseload and facilitate thedevelopment or modification of packages of care / targets as appropriate usingevaluation/outcome measurement tools.6. To adapt practice to meet individual client/carers circumstances, taking into accountcultural and linguistic backgrounds.7. To produce accurate, & detailed reports, therapy programmes, advice and information asnecessary in a timely manner.8. To respond to the requirements of the 2014 Children and Families Act, by completingwritten advice for children who may have Special Educational Needs.9. To support the effective transition of students between schools as appropriate.10.To liaise and refer children to other Health, Education or Social Services professionals asnecessary.11.To undertake home visits, as necessary, in compliance with Home Visiting Safety Policy.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications/ Training
Essential
- Diploma, Degree or MSC in Speech and Language Therapy
- Registered Member of the RCSLT and HCPC Registration to Practice
- Evidence of successful completion of short courses and other CPD in clinical area
Skills/Abilities/Experience
Essential
- Experience of carrying out assessment and intervention for children with complex needs including children with Down syndrome, Autism and general developmental delay
- Experience of prioritisation of therapy/ own workload. Experience working collaboratively with colleagues in health and other agencies including education.
Desirable
- Evidence of a range of experience working with children with dysphagia.
- Evidence of delivering training online or settings to EYPs and parents
Other Requirements
Essential
- To take the majority of leave in school holidays
Desirable
- An ability to speak other language e.g. Turkish, Polish, Spanish/ Portuguese, or a non-European language - i.e. an African language.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications/ Training
Essential
- Diploma, Degree or MSC in Speech and Language Therapy
- Registered Member of the RCSLT and HCPC Registration to Practice
- Evidence of successful completion of short courses and other CPD in clinical area
Skills/Abilities/Experience
Essential
- Experience of carrying out assessment and intervention for children with complex needs including children with Down syndrome, Autism and general developmental delay
- Experience of prioritisation of therapy/ own workload. Experience working collaboratively with colleagues in health and other agencies including education.
Desirable
- Evidence of a range of experience working with children with dysphagia.
- Evidence of delivering training online or settings to EYPs and parents
Other Requirements
Essential
- To take the majority of leave in school holidays
Desirable
- An ability to speak other language e.g. Turkish, Polish, Spanish/ Portuguese, or a non-European language - i.e. an African language.
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).
