Speech and Language Therapist in Complex Needs

Speech and Language Therapist in Complex Needs

Band 5 - Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist: Paediatric Complex Needs Communication and Dysphagia Paediatric Community Services - Newham, East London Foundation Trust

We have a very exciting opportunity in our Complex Needs Speech and Language Therapy team. We are looking for an experienced Band 5 therapist to join our team and manage a complex caseload of children with communication needs while building clinical skills in the area of AAC and dysphagia within this new development post.

Our Communication team offers assessment and intervention to children and young people aged 0-19 years who have a diagnosis that means alternative methods of communication may be required. You will develop low-tech communication aids and have the opportunity to work closely with the AAC hub at Great Ormond Street Hospital and with national communication charities to maximise a child/young person's communication potential. You will develop skills through an early year's caseload and within Specialist Resource Provision schools in Newham.

The post-holder will manage their own caseload and receive support from band 6 and band 7 therapists. There will be the opportunity to develop your skills in the areas of AAC and dysphagia.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide a high quality speech and language therapy (SLT) service to children and young people (CYP) referred to the complex needs and dysphagia team in a range of settings including clinics/health centres and schools.

The post holder will assess and diagnose speech, language and communication needs (SLCN), contribute to multi-professional assessment for those with complex communication needs and disabilities, and plan and implement programmes of support and intervention.

As well as a role in providing specialist intervention for CYP, the post holder will contribute to raising awareness of SLCN and training of the wider workforce to enable partner agencies to effectively support all CYP with SLCN.

Once the post holder has built up sufficient experience in the role, they will be expected to contribute to SLT student placements and support assistants and volunteers.

The post holder will access a comprehensive and on-going CPD programme and receive robust clinical supervision to support them to deliver a high quality service to the CYP of Newham.

About us

An amazing working environment, with a warm, welcoming and supportive team of SLTs and colleagues who bring experiences from all over the world.

1:1 monthly supervision, appraisal and CPD

Team learning programme

Protected service development time and regular team away days

Monthly team meetings and a band 5 peer group

On-going clinical skills development, MDT working

Involvement in audit and quality improvement

Based at the child development centre in Stratford in the London Borough of Newham, close to the Olympic Park in the heart of London's East End (with excellent transport links with the rest of London and Essex). The children's speech and language therapy service has a strong multi-agency work ethic with other services both within the trust and with partner agencies, and offers services across a wide range of care groups in the borough.

Come and be part of a team that is innovative, responsive, adaptable and aspires to stand out in the future in the areas of service delivery, improvement and research.

Job responsibilities

• To manage a caseload of CYP aged up to 19 years with a range of SLCN including Learning Disabilities and complex medical conditions.
• To provide high quality assessment and differential diagnosis for children referred with SLCN.
• To provide evidence-based interventions, develop therapeutic programmes and advice for parents, carers, and school-based staff.
• To provide training and resources to parents and key partner agencies to support them to embed functional and effective support into the CYP's learning environment.
• To contribute to raising awareness of SLCN and training of the wider workforce and multi-disciplinary Team.
• To contribute to SLT student placements once suitably experienced and to support the work of assistants and volunteers.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualification or equivalent Health Professions Council - Licence to Practise
• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree/Post graduate degree

Knowledge and Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
• Negotiation and Problem-solving Skills
• Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills
• Good presentation skills, both written and verbal including ability to write clear and concise reports
• Good organisational skills

Experience

• Minimum of 10 months post-graduate experience of delivering SLT interventions in paediatrics
• Completion of RCSLT NQP competencies

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.

£34,521 to £41,956 a year per annum inc hca