Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a Speech & Language Therapist wanting to further develop their managerial skills alongside their highly specialist clinical skills. If you have significant experience in the field of ALD and/or Special SEND, we would welcome your application. You would be joining a highly respected team of Speech & Language Therapists, Co-workers &Assistants working across three London Boroughs in a variety of settings.

You will be leading a small Therapy Team of SaLT, OT &Physio at the Bromley Campus of the London South East Colleges (LSEC) group. The Therapy Team service has been developing over the last 10 years & is now contracted on a longer-term basis. The aim of the service is to support young people with SEND to access the college curriculum & prepare for adulthood.

You will be working alongside other Band 7 SaLTs in the Directorate, supported by the Professional Lead, to develop & implement creative, evidence based & efficient approaches to service delivery. We have a robust supervision & PDR process & are keen to support continuing personal development.

This post is term time only (38 weeks) but you could consider joining the Oxleas Bank if you are interested in work opportunities during the college holidays.

The Trust is committed to equal opportunities promoting diversity, developing supporting policies & operates a variety of flexible working arrangements.

Applications from candidates interested in part time hours will be considered

Main duties of the job

Overview of the PostTo work as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and Therapy Team Clinical/Operational Lead within the Adult Learning Disabilities Directorate, delivering high quality assessment and intervention to young people attending SEND courses at LSEC Bromley Campus.

Key Task and Responsibilities

  • To lead, plan and develop the LSEC Therapy Team (Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy) at the Bromley Campus ensuring delivery of a high quality, efficient therapy service.
  • To deliver high quality, Specialist Speech and Language Therapy assessment, diagnosis, and intervention to people to young people attending SEND courses at LSEC Bromley Campus.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

  • We're Kind
  • We're Fair
  • We Listen
  • We Care

Details

Date posted

09 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,178 to £55,492 a year pro rata inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Term time hours

Reference number

277-6339088-ALD-B

Job locations

London South East Colleges, Bromley Campus

Rookery Lane

Bromley

BR2 8HE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further detailed information relating to this post

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further detailed information relating to this post

Person Specification

Qualifications and Registration

Essential

  • Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification
  • Health Professions Council - Licence to Practice
  • Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist

Desirable

  • Completion of Post-Basic Dysphagia Competencies (Level C and above)

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of 4 years' post-graduate experience, 2 of which are within area of specialism.
  • Experience in mentoring/supporting/supervising less experienced staff/assistants.
  • Experience of multi-disciplinary and inter agency working.
  • Experience in contributing to policy, planning and service development.
  • Experience of providing a range of therapeutic interventions necessary for client group

Desirable

  • Evidence of management skills obtained through experience.
  • Experience in dealing with Human Resources issues such as recruitment and retention.
  • Experience of leading a team

Skills and knowledge

Essential

  • In-depth knowledge of specialist clinical area
  • Understanding of the roles of other professionals and the principles of partnership working with key stakeholders in the service area.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
Person Specification

Qualifications and Registration

Essential

  • Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification
  • Health Professions Council - Licence to Practice
  • Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist

Desirable

  • Completion of Post-Basic Dysphagia Competencies (Level C and above)

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of 4 years' post-graduate experience, 2 of which are within area of specialism.
  • Experience in mentoring/supporting/supervising less experienced staff/assistants.
  • Experience of multi-disciplinary and inter agency working.
  • Experience in contributing to policy, planning and service development.
  • Experience of providing a range of therapeutic interventions necessary for client group

Desirable

  • Evidence of management skills obtained through experience.
  • Experience in dealing with Human Resources issues such as recruitment and retention.
  • Experience of leading a team

Skills and knowledge

Essential

  • In-depth knowledge of specialist clinical area
  • Understanding of the roles of other professionals and the principles of partnership working with key stakeholders in the service area.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

London South East Colleges, Bromley Campus

Rookery Lane

Bromley

BR2 8HE


Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

London South East Colleges, Bromley Campus

Rookery Lane

Bromley

BR2 8HE


Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Professional Lead ALD/ASD/MH SaLT

Lesley Brown

lesley.brown33@nhs.net

02082693300

Details

Date posted

09 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,178 to £55,492 a year pro rata inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Term time hours

Reference number

277-6339088-ALD-B

Job locations

London South East Colleges, Bromley Campus

Rookery Lane

Bromley

BR2 8HE


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