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Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
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Trosolwg o'r swydd
We have opportunities for you if you are a band 5 wanting to develop your skills and start to specialise in dysfluency, deafness, specific speech sound disorders or autism. We can tailor a caseload for you with days in your chosen specialism, supported by experienced staff, alongside days in a local community clinic and schools, and contributing to our Drop in advice sessions for pre schoolers.
We welcome you to our well established innovative service to develop your caseload management and therapy skills alongside our supportive specialist and community teams.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
This post will be based in clinics in Thurrock as part of a team providing a service for children presenting with communication disorders
- As a successful candidate you will have a recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree and HCPC registration
- You will assess, diagnose and provide therapy interventions to children with developmental language disorders and specific speech disorders, clinics and schools and pre schools
- You will develop the skills of colleagues to support communication development through providing training.
- You will organise, plan and prioritise your own work load, and that of assistant staff and demonstrate the ability to generate appropriate strategies for caseload management.
- You will have excellent interpersonal skills – including observation, listening and empathy skills, to enable you to work to support the individual needs of the schools, staff and pupils.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
We offer:-
· a full induction and then regular supervision programme with a named therapist
· integrated children’s therapies and professional team meetings
· training opportunities through CPD groups and external courses
· Support from Admin and Assistant teams.
· Agile & flexible working
· A days’ birthday leave & 1/2 day Christmas leave in addition to your annual leave
- Staff benefits including; cycle to work scheme, car salary sacrifice scheme, and staff discounts
· Resources and support for your own health, emotion and wellbeing
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
1. Devise and deliver appropriate specialist intervention / care plans / enhanced models of SLT for children s with delays and disorders of communication, speech and language and provide suitable and timely support.
2. To independently manage and make differential diagnoses for a caseload of children with delays and disorders of communication, speech and language. This includes children with/without an Educational Needs or Education, Health and Care Plan
3. To provide specialist knowledge, advice, training and teaching to parents, carers, students and SLT team in all aspects of management of speech, language and communication delays and disorders in children
4. Work as part of the integrated therapies multi-disciplinary team ensuring the delivery of joined up care plans.
5. Contribute to multidisciplinary support for clients with a range of speech, language and communication difficulties.
6. Provide oral and written feedback, advice and training to parents/family members, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team regarding communication needs and strategies to facilitate development.
7. Develop and deliver training and support packages
Manyleb y person
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
- HCPC Licence to Practice
Meini prawf dymunol
- Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience working with clients who have a range of speech, language and communication needs in community and mainstream settings
- Experience of working in a multi-agency and/or multi-disciplinary team
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience / knowledge of early intervention approaches and low tech AAC
- Experience providing training to education and health colleagues and parents and families
Knowledge
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Able to construct clear care plans, including assessment for differential diagnosis, providing therapy from a range of options based on analysis of information from assessment using evidence base
- Knowledge of a range of appropriate assessments for the differential diagnosis of developmental language disorder and specific speech sound disorders
Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Effective communication / interpersonal skills (written, verbal and listening)
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Able to formulate care plans identifying functional goals and outcomes in multidisciplinary discussion
- Able to demonstrate clear clinical reasoning based on evidence based practice
Other
Meini prawf hanfodol
- To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Alison Gray
- Teitl y swydd
- Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapy
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07956384474
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