Job summary
- Main area
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 333-G-HCS-1141
- Employer
- Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Alexandra Avenue Health and Social Care Centre
- Town
- Harrow
- Salary
- £44,485 - £52,521 per annum incl HCAS (pro rata if P/T)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist-Schools
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
We are:
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A large supportive, sociable and friendly MDT team of 60+therapists
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Committed to the well-being of our staff
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Easily accessible via public transport from central London and neighbouring counties
We can provide:
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Flexible working
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Time to ensure access to regular and ongoing CPD
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Opportunities for shadowing in a range of settings
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Clearly structured caseloads and prioritisation system
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Highly structured induction
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Access to clinical specialists in all areas
In joining you will receive:
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Regular and ongoing developing therapist training as well as peer supervision
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A consistent caseload to see through assessment, ongoing therapy and up to discharge
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Opportunities to take a lead in projects and working groups linked to specialist areas of interest
Main duties of the job
Providing a specialist speech and language therapy service to a designated caseload of children attending mainstream schools. A significant proportion of these children will be bilingual. He/she will be expected to manage their own caseload, travel between schools and clinics and work alongside health and education staff to ensure specialist therapy programmes and education plans are in place for the children under their care.
He/she will be expected to work collaboratively with children/young people (CYP), parents/ carers and with colleagues in Health, Education and Social Services in planning and delivery of services.
Working for our organisation
You will be joining and welcomed into a diverse therapy team who actively promote and advocate for equality and diversity.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification for main duties and responsibilities required in this post.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- UK Current Health Care Professions Council – Licence to Practice
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate short courses in the provision of SLT to school -age children
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience at undergraduate/post graduate level of working with Children and young people in school settings
- Assessment treatment and management of children with speech, language and communication difficulties in schools.
- Working with parents and carers
- Working within an education environment
- Writing clinical notes and reports
- Managing own caseload
- Teaching other professionals / parents
Desirable criteria
- Clinical audit
- Working with students
- Working with children with eating and drinking difficulties
Skills & knowledge
Essential criteria
- 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.
- Roles of other professionals in Health Education and Social Care involved with CYP
- Standards of record keeping and reporting.
- Excellent interpersonal skills – including observation, listening and empathy skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Catherine Sutcliffe
- Job title
- Principal Speech and Language Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0203 911 6985
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