Job summary
- Main area
- Children's Speech and Language Therapy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 824-ONW-7193989
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Chalkhill Primary Care Centre
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £51,883 - £58,544 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Band 7
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
Band 7- Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Pre-school Children including dysphagia and complex needs.
· Are you interested in working a diverse and multi-cultural area?
· Do you want to join a friendly and outgoing team?
We are looking to recruit a Highly Specialist SLT experienced in working with a mixed paediatric caseload of children with eating and drinking difficulties and a range of speech, language and communication needs.
You will also use your clinical expertise to provide supervision and training to therapists within the Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Team in the London Borough of Brent
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone who can:
Jointly lead on the provision of dysphagia assessment and intervention in Brent through leading on relevant projects and initiatives.
Develop and provide a specialised speech and language therapy service to patients referred with communication and/or swallowing disorders.
provide specialist knowledge, advice, training and teaching to parents, carers, students and the speech and language therapy team.
Provide clinical supervision and line management to less experienced members of the team working in dysphagia.
Continue to develop the complex communication pathway including the use of AAC.
We can offer:
- Regular support meetings with team senior colleagues
- Access to external dysphagia support and peer group support with SLT services from other divisions within CLCH
- Opportunities for continuous professional development through a range of learning experiences including opportunities to shadow colleagues, and attend training
- Regular Team Meetings
What the team like about working in Brent:
“Multicultural location. Diverse population”
“A friendly, supportive and knowledgeable team, with excellent CPD and training opportunities and the opportunity to develop a specialism.”
“Training and development prospects are always available and encouraged. The team are extremely supportive throughout career.”
“The service is supportive of neurodivergence. The community we serve (and our team) is pleasingly diverse. Opportunities for MDT working.”
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Registration with Health Professions Council as a speech and language therapist
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent.
- Registered member of RCSLT.
- Courses and experience to a Specialist Dysphagia Practitioner level with babies and small children (as described in the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Interprofessional dysphagia framework
Desirable criteria
- Membership of relevant CEN
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working with clients who have a range of dysphagia, eating & drinking & communication needs. Clear, advanced clinical reasoning based on evidenced-based practice within paediatrics.
- Specialised knowledge of paediatric therapy and management of dysphagia, eating & drinking & complex communication needs difficulties.
- Working collaboratively with parents/carers and other professionals
- Knowledge and experience of assessment (including standardised) and treatment techniques in paediatrics
- Experience of service development
- Experience of offering clinical supervision
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of team/leadership responsibilities
- Experience of undertaking appraisal and planning CPD for less experienced staff
- Working in multi-cultural community
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of assessment tools, treatment techniques and therapeutic interventions
- Demonstrate clear clinical reasoning based on evidence-based practice
- Child development and its application to speech and language therapy
- Understanding of safeguarding
- Awareness of the principles of clinical governance/audit
- Understanding and application of standards of record keeping and reporting
- Working knowledge of the roles of other professionals in Health, Education and Social Care involved with CYP
- Demonstrates well developed ability to analyse and reflect upon complex information.
- Negotiation, problem solving concentration, analytical and reflection skills
- Good awareness of IT and IT 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
- Shivani Chotai
- Job title
- Principal Speech and Language Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07827662559
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