Working for our organisation

You will be joining and welcomed into a diverse therapy team who actively promote and advocate for equality and diversity.

We are:

• A large supportive, sociable and friendly MDT team of 60+therapists
• Committed to the well-being of our staff
• Easily accessible via public transport from central London and neighbouring counties

We can provide:

• Flexible working
• Time to ensure access to regular and ongoing CPD
• Support with signing off competencies
• Opportunities for shadowing in a range of settings
• Clearly structured caseloads and prioritisation system
• Highly structured induction with opportunities to shadow other therapists
• Access to clinical specialists in all areas

In joining you will receive:

• Regular and ongoing developing therapist training
• A consistent caseload to see through assessment, ongoing therapy and up to discharge

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

To communicate complex patient-related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with multidisciplinary team members across health, education and social services and the voluntary sector. In particular to work with parents, early years and teaching staff to ensure the delivery of a well-coordinated care/support plan.

To share information with others, observing confidentiality and data protection guidelines and having due regard for local guidance on sharing information with colleagues in education, social care and voluntary sector.

To communicate complex condition-related information (both verbally and in the written form) from assessment to CYP, parents/carers, and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions. This includes child specific information as well as training packages to parents, teachers and other professionals around the management of speech, language, communication and eating/drinking difficulties.

To have due regard for the cultural and linguistic differences of children/families concerned.

To work closely with CYP, carers and families, involving them in decision making, demonstrating and ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to understanding exist (i.e. hearing loss, communication difficulties, EAL and learning difficulties).

To employ excellent communication skills such as persuasion, motivation and explanations to encourage/ reassure clients and carers to undertake treatment programmes.

To develop negotiation skills in the management of conflict across a range of situations.

To deal with initial complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible and report to senior staff.

To form productive relationships with others in particular parents/carers who may be under stress and/or have challenging communication difficulties.

To provide clinical reports as per departmental standards.

To provide written advice for statutory assessment of special educational needs.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification
• Health Care Professions Council – Licence to Practice
• Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Desirable criteria

• Post graduate short courses in the provision of SLT to school age children
• Level 1 training in dysphagia

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Working with Children and young people
• Assessment treatment and management of children with speech, language and communication difficulties
• Working with parents and carers
• Working within an educational environment
• Writing clinical notes and reports
• Assessment tools relevant to the CYP with speech language and communication, eating and drinking difficulties.
• Range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the above client group
• The role of the speech and language therapist in the Education system
• Awareness of standards of record keeping and reporting.
• Awareness of the principles of clinical governance/ audit
• Working with children with eating and drinking difficulties

Skills, Abilities And Attributes

Essential criteria

• Good written and spoken English
• Excellent interpersonal skills – including observation, listening and empathy skills
• Negotiation and Problem solving Skills
• Good presentation skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work in an unpredictable environment and to prioritise own workload
• Good organisational skills
• Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
• Demonstrates ability to be a team player
• Ability to communicate effectively with children and young people of all ages and abilities.