Job summary
Band 5 Speech and Language TherapistBrent Early Years Team 1.0 w.t.e
We looking to recruit a new team member to work within the early years speech and language team.
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 clinics providing a high-quality service to children with a range of speech, language the communication needs.
We provide SLT to children and support to their families including training to others.
Main duties of the job
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 parents and nursery staff
We can offer:
- A newly refurbished team base with other SLTs and multidisciplinary 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
- Good It to support flexible working
- What the team like about working in Brent
- "Multicultural location. Diverse population
- Learning and development opportunities. Supportive environment,
- Training opportunities, Flexible working hours Agile/mobile working Preceptorship/mentorship support"
- A friendly, supportive and knowledgeable team, with excellent CPD and training opportunities and the opportunity to develop a specialism."
- Training and development prospects are always available and encouraged. The team are extremely supportive throughout career."
The service is supportive of neurodivergence. The community we serve (and our team) is pleasingly diverse. Opportunities for MDT working."
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, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, 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 & 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
- 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) oAwareness of the principles of audit
- Awareness of the principles of audit
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
- Knowledge of professional standards of record keeping
- Contribution of other agencies in supporting school aged children
- 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 & 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
- 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) oAwareness of the principles of audit
- Awareness of the principles of audit
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
- Knowledge of professional standards of record keeping
- Contribution of other agencies in supporting school aged children
- 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).
