Job summary
- Main area
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 824-INNER-7253884
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Medical Centre, Woodfield Rd
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £35,964 - £43,780 per annum, inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Speech and Language Therapist
Band 5
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 5 Speech and Language Therapist
Biborough SLT Education Team - Westminster, and Kensington & Chelsea
Are you looking to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people? Come and join the CLCH SLT education team!
We have the opportunity for an NQP or experienced Band 5 therapist to join the Biborough SLT education team. The post includes working with a varied caseload across schools in the inner London boroughs of Westminster, and Kensington & Chelsea. We are looking for someone with enthusiasm, excellent interpersonal and team-working skills, and an interest and experience of working with school-aged children and young people. Take a look at our recruitment video to find out more about working in our teams: CLCH S&L Recruitment - YouTube
Main duties of the job
- To manage and prioritise own caseload independently, generating appropriate strategies for caseload management.
• To assess the need for, develop, and implement Speech and Language Therapy treatment to children referred within locality, and provide advice to others regarding the management and care of children with communication and/or feeding and swallowing difficulties as required within the role.
• To assess children’s language and communication needs, and provide professional advice to contribute to statutory assessments (Education Health and Care Plan Needs Assessments) and the annual review process for individual children in line with the Children and Families Act 2014.
• To deliver Speech and Language Therapy provision to children as specified in Education Health and Care Plans in line with the Children and Families Act 2014.
• To analyse auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of children’s communication, and to identify appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness in relevant setting.
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
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent and Licence to Practice – Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working with children in clinics and/or school based settings
Desirable criteria
- Experience Training others
- Working with multi-cultural client groups
Skills
Essential criteria
- Working in partnership with other members of the MDT
- Working in collaboration with children and young people, parents/carers and families
- Understanding of child development including Speech and Language, Play and other milestones
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance
- Knowledge of principles and models of Adult-Child Interaction
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
- Liz James
- Job title
- SLT Education Locality Biborough Mainstream Sch
- Email address
- elizabeth.james21@nhs.net
- Telephone number
- 07443 354181
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