Job summary
We looking to recruit new team members to the mainstream Schools team.
The positions have become available due internal promotion. If you are motivated, enthusiastic and looking for an exciting and challenging place to work come and join us.
We are a team working collaboratively in schools providing a high-quality service to children with a range of special educational needs.
We provide SLT to children and young people in mainstream schools and colleges at SEN support and with EHCP's.
Your role would include:
- The assessment of CYP with a range of speech, language and communication needs including- DLD, ASD, speech, selective mutism.
- Working directly with children in groups and individually, as well as offering advice and strategies to school staff and parents.
- Liaising with parents and other professionals
- Providing training for your allocated schools
We can offer:
- A newly refurbished team base with other SLTs and multi-disciplinary colleagues
- Regular support meetings with team senior colleagues
- Access to clinical specialists for second opinions/support
- Opportunities for continuous professional development through a range of learning experiences including opportunities to shadow colleagues, and membership of a CEN
This post is open to either newly qualified SLTs or those with some experience and who would like to develop their skills in working with Mainstream Schools.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will act as a link Speech and Language Therapist to a number of Mainstream Schools in CLCH jointly prioritizing referrals with teachers/SENCOs
The post holder will
- Assess the need for, develop and implement Speech and Language Therapy treatment to children and young people referred to mainstream schools with a wide range of speech, language and communication needs.
- Work together with parents/carers and school staff teachers/SENCOs.
- Run in-service training for school staff with support from a more experienced colleague when necessary.
- Be accountable for their own professional actions and recognize their own professional boundaries seeking advice from senior colleagues as appropriate.
About us
Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and person specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and person specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Degree and Licence to Practise from the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
- Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT
Experience
Essential
- Working with children in clinics and/or school based settings
Desirable
- Training others.
- Adult-Child Interaction(ACI)
- Working with multi-cultural client groups
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of needs of parents, teachers and others
- Highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment diagnosis and treatment of children with a broad range of speech, language and communication difficulties
- Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
- Manual dexterity for signing
- Manual dexterity sufficient to carry out swallowing assessment and use of high and low technical assessment equipment
- Normal Child Development including Speech and Language, Play and other milestones
- Knowledge of appropriate range of assessments and interventions for children with Speech, Language and Communication impairments and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits to individual children
- Education Practice and Policy and National Curriculum
- Religious, Cultural and Linguistic issues impacting upon caseload management
- Awareness of national policies and procedures (relevant to school aged children)
- Awareness of the principles of audit
- Knowledge of professional standards of record keeping
- Assess the speech, language and communication skills of school-aged children using formal and informal assessments
Desirable
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Degree and Licence to Practise from the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
- Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT
Experience
Essential
- Working with children in clinics and/or school based settings
Desirable
- Training others.
- Adult-Child Interaction(ACI)
- Working with multi-cultural client groups
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of needs of parents, teachers and others
- Highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment diagnosis and treatment of children with a broad range of speech, language and communication difficulties
- Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
- Manual dexterity for signing
- Manual dexterity sufficient to carry out swallowing assessment and use of high and low technical assessment equipment
- Normal Child Development including Speech and Language, Play and other milestones
- Knowledge of appropriate range of assessments and interventions for children with Speech, Language and Communication impairments and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits to individual children
- Education Practice and Policy and National Curriculum
- Religious, Cultural and Linguistic issues impacting upon caseload management
- Awareness of national policies and procedures (relevant to school aged children)
- Awareness of the principles of audit
- Knowledge of professional standards of record keeping
- Assess the speech, language and communication skills of school-aged children using formal and informal assessments
Desirable
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).
