Job summary
This posts offer an exciting opportunity to join Milton Keynes Speech and Language Therapy Team, a highly skilled and motivated team within a new and evolving children's service. The Speech and Language Therapy service has a strong reputation in the delivery of evidence-based practice and ongoing, data-driven service development, and provides a supportive environment in which you can develop your skills.
The team benefits from being part of the wider Central and North West London NHS Trust Speech and Language Therapy team, which offers wider development and networking opportunities.
The Early Years Complex Needs Team is well established and provides assessment and support to young children and families. There is an emphasis on evidence-based service delivery, with the support to associate practitioners and coaching parents and carers central to the work. There is strong multi-disciplinary working with our paediatricians.
We would be very interested to hear from Speech and Language Therapists with strong clinical skills, a reflective, flexible approach and a strong commitment to the delivery and ongoing development of the service.
Main duties of the job
- To deliver culturally responsive, functional assessment of communication needs
- To work collaboratively with children, families and others to discuss assessment findings, and develop and support the achievement of functional communication goals relevant to the educational and social contexts
- To work closely with the our paediatricians, associate practitioners and wider multidisciplinary team
- To participate in service development
- To undertake other duties, as requested by the line manager to ensure the efficient, effective running of the SLT Service
About us
We are a friendly and supportive team of Speech and Language Therapists and Associate Practitioners, with a passion for delivering child focused therapy to improve the lives of our patients. We believe that the highest quality care is evidenced based, innovative when needed, and centred around the needs of the people we work with.
We have regular individual and group supervision, and share ideas and learning in our team meetings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Professional practice
- To deliver culturally responsive, functional assessment of communication needs.
- To work collaboratively with children, families and others to discuss assessment findings, and develop and support the achievement of functional communication goals relevant to the educational and social contexts.
- To work collaboratively with other professionals for example, Speech and Language Associate Practitioners and Health Visitor colleagues.
- To share information with others, observing data protection guidelines.
- To gather activity data accurately and regularly, ensuring the provision of such information promptly within local Trust guidelines, to enable ongoing evaluation of the service.
- To learn to recognise professional boundaries, through regular supervision.
- To recognise when seek advice/support to maintain good working relationships.
- To maintain up to date and accurate case notes in line with Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists professional standards and local trust policies.
- To be responsible for the security, care and maintenance of equipment ensuring standards of infection control and safety are maintained including equipment loaned to clients.
- To work within defined departmental and national protocols/policies and professional code of conduct.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Professional practice
- To deliver culturally responsive, functional assessment of communication needs.
- To work collaboratively with children, families and others to discuss assessment findings, and develop and support the achievement of functional communication goals relevant to the educational and social contexts.
- To work collaboratively with other professionals for example, Speech and Language Associate Practitioners and Health Visitor colleagues.
- To share information with others, observing data protection guidelines.
- To gather activity data accurately and regularly, ensuring the provision of such information promptly within local Trust guidelines, to enable ongoing evaluation of the service.
- To learn to recognise professional boundaries, through regular supervision.
- To recognise when seek advice/support to maintain good working relationships.
- To maintain up to date and accurate case notes in line with Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists professional standards and local trust policies.
- To be responsible for the security, care and maintenance of equipment ensuring standards of infection control and safety are maintained including equipment loaned to clients.
- To work within defined departmental and national protocols/policies and professional code of conduct.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with Health Professions Council
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree or equivalent
- Registered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Experience/skills
Essential
- Experience of placement or work reflecting clinical caseload
- Knowledge of evidence base, assessment and interventions reflecting clinical caseload
- Demonstration of team working, organisational, interpersonal skills
- Skills and knowledge to work in family-centred, culturally appropriate context, including being flexible according to the needs of the service user
Desirable
- Foundation level dysphagia knowledge to support identification and referral on to dysphagia team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with Health Professions Council
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree or equivalent
- Registered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Experience/skills
Essential
- Experience of placement or work reflecting clinical caseload
- Knowledge of evidence base, assessment and interventions reflecting clinical caseload
- Demonstration of team working, organisational, interpersonal skills
- Skills and knowledge to work in family-centred, culturally appropriate context, including being flexible according to the needs of the service user
Desirable
- Foundation level dysphagia knowledge to support identification and referral on to dysphagia team
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).
