Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Band 6 Speech and language therapist
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Job Overview
The Hillingdon Speech and Language Therapy department is a friendly, enthusiastic team where we strive to provide services of high quality for the diverse population of the London Borough of Hillingdon.
The service over the years has built up excellent relationships with parents, service users, and the local authority. The Hillingdon paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Service is commended for continually developing their service based on evidence, feedback, and innovations.
We have an opportunity for a Full Time band 6 speech and language therapist to work in our Early Years Team alongside our SLT Assistants.
We are looking for enthusiastic, flexible, and innovative therapists with a special interest and knowledge of working with children with a range of difficulties, to join the Early Years team. This post will require proficient skills in the assessment and management of pre-school children, as well as working with other members of the team to support junior colleges and to continue to develop the service being offered. The appointed therapist will maintain up-to-date knowledge of national guidelines and policies related to service delivery.
Main duties of the job
- To provide a specialist service to pre-school children with speech language and communication needs/ Speech disorders/Social communication differences
- To be responsible for providing specialist assessment and diagnosis of children within Early Years settings
- To provide specialist ongoing therapy through individual therapy sessions and groups where appropriate
- To provide advice and training to parents and other professionals around early identification intervention and prevention.
- To contribute to, and provide feedback about, possible developments in the team
We can offer you:
- A supportive, friendly team of speech and language therapy colleagues
- An identified buddy
- Regular supervision meetings with a senior therapist every 6 weeks, along with an annual appraisal
- Termly peer supervision meetings where you can discuss difficult cases, read articles together, and share your experiences
- A busy but manageable caseload working with pre-school children
- Working with experienced assistants
- Opportunities to develop your clinical skills and knowledge through termly study afternoons, shadowing more experienced therapists, membership of a SIG/CEN, opportunities to invite a senior therapist for a joint consultation
Working for our organisation
Come and join us and be one of the friendly and supportive 1500 Therapists / AHP’s in CNWL. We work in many different teams in both physical and mental health, as well as a number of specialist areas. You could have a career for life with us and maintain your dual skills.
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CNWL is very fortunate in having a long-established professional structure and this includes a Head of Therapies, an AHP associate director, Trust-wide Professional Leads for all professional groups, and borough and specialist professional leadership. This has the huge benefit of ensuring representation of our profession and therapies as a whole at all levels - both strategically and operationally.
Personal and professional development is a high priority for the profession. This enables us to invest in the development of our staff by providing excellent internal training, as well as commissioning specialized external training and providing quality supervision. This ensures all our therapists reach their full potential at every stage of their career. Our commitment to research, audit, and evidence-based practice is made possible by our strong links with local universities and our CNWL AHP Research Network.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion are a priority for us in CNWL. We expect staff to be culturally competent, reflective, and open to culturally diverse CPD opportunities.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
1.1 To assess, develop, and implement specialist Speech and Language Therapy treatment.
1.2 To provide appropriate specialist intervention and evaluate outcomes.
1.3 To demonstrate highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of children.
1.4 To facilitate relevant professionals/parents to carry out speech and language therapy programmes/strategies/advice.
1.5 To monitor the effectiveness of speech and language therapy programmes/strategies/advice being delivered by other relevant professionals/parents and adjust as necessary.
1.6 To make a differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence from assessment seeking advice as appropriate.
1.7 To develop clear packages of care based on best practice and differential diagnosis and to use specialist clinical knowledge to inform case management.
1.8 To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures.
1.9 To keep up to date with new techniques and developments for the promotion and maintenance of good practice in own specialist clinical area.
1.10 To demonstrate the ability to reflect on practice with peers and supervisors and identify own strengths and development needs.
1.11 To manage own complex caseload independently and to prioritize workload using specialist skills, accessing support as appropriate.
1.12 To ensure that children, their families, and schools are involved in the planning and implementation of their care.
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1.13 To evaluate own delivery and to be accountable for own professional actions and decisions, and recognize own professional boundaries seeking advice as appropriate from supervisor/team leader.
1.14 To report, in a timely manner, all concerns regarding Safeguarding issues to Team Leader or supervisor & to refer onto Social Services & Named Nurse for Safeguarding as appropriate, following the latest Safeguarding guidance/policy.
Person specification
Education And Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised speech and language Therapy degree qualification (minimum of 2:1 or equivalent)
- Health and Care Professions Council licence to practice
- Registered member of RSCLT (Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists)
- Further training courses relevant to the post
Desirable criteria
- First-class honours degree or equivalent
- Extensive training relevant to the post
- Attendance at special interest group/clinical excellence group, for example, Autism/dysfluency/complex needs
- ADOS Training
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with pre-school children as a therapist
- Experience of assessing pre-school children
- Experience of delivering training/parent workshops
- Experience of offering informal support to less experienced colleagues
- Experience of working in a multiagency/multi-disciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Experience of leading on a project to improve/develop the service
- Experience of supervising a student
- Experience of developing and delivering training
- Experience of working with signalong
Skills and knowledge
Essential criteria
- In-depth knowledge of assessment tools and experience of using them relevant to school age and preschool
- Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to pre-school age children
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
- In-depth knowledge of a range of appropriate therapy approaches, and experience in using them with pre-school children
- Experience of contributing to an audit
- Good knowledge of the roles of other professionals relevant to pre-school children.
- Good knowledge of standards of record keeping
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using Systm one as the main electronic record
- Experience of leading a clinical audit
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with professionals, children, and their families
- Evidence of being a proactive and supportive team member
- Good negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Good organizational skills and ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
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