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Job summary

Main area
Speech and Language Therapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
12 months (This is a 12 month fixed term contract)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (3 days are in Special Schools and 2 days in early years clinics)
Job ref
220-WHT-3829
Employer
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Tynemouth Road Health Centre
Town
Tottenham
Salary
£45,953 - £54,254 Per annum (pro rata) including Outer HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/04/2026 23:59

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Dev Specialist SLT complex needs, language, autism and AAC

NHS AfC: Band 6

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Job overview

Come and join our passionate and innovative speech and language therapy teams in Haringey. We are looking for a new speech and language therapist to join us in the Haringey Children’s speech and language therapy service in our Special Schools Complex Needs and Early Years clinics. 

We are currently looking for a speech and language therapist to join us, learn new skills, gain new experiences and share their expertise with our local children, parents/carers and education staff.  Within all the settings there is a strong focus on working with families and achieving the most beneficial outcomes, through face to face and Telehealth. 

If you are looking for a new role and have interests in working in different types of settings for early years and primary school ages,  whilst also being part of a big speech and language therapy team who like to share ideas and good practice, do not hesitate to apply!

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the SLT Special Schools and Early Years & Clinic teams as well as the wider MDT.  To carry your own caseload assess, differentially diagnose, plan and implement therapy.  To work effectively with clients, carers, and colleagues seeking and attending supervisions to reflect on your own practice.  To comply with Trust policies and professional standards keeping accurate and timely records. 

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff.  We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.  The Trust  believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To carry a personal clinical caseload maintaining a high level of professional competence 
and demonstrate developing clinical expertise.
2. To assess, differentially diagnose, plan and implement therapy for children with speech, 
language and/or communication difficulties and eating and drinking on own caseload
3. To work effectively with clients, carers, and colleagues around individual case 
management; providing advice, guidance and support as necessary and involving them in 
the planning and prioritisation of care wherever possible.
4. To reflect on clinical practice; adequately identifying strengths & needs of clients, 
reviewing their response to therapy and providing evidence of sound clinical judgement.
5. To monitor and review the progress of children on caseload and facilitate the 
development or modification of packages of care / targets as appropriate using 
evaluation/outcome measurement tools.
6. To adapt practice to meet individual client/carer’s circumstances, taking into account 
cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
7. To produce accurate, & detailed reports, therapy programmes, advice and information as 
necessary in a timely manner.
8. To respond to the requirements of the 2014 Children and Families Act, by completing 
written advice for children who may have Special Educational Needs.
9. To support the effective transition of students between schools as appropriate.
10.To liaise and refer children to other Health, Education or Social Services professionals as 
necessary.
11.To undertake home visits, as necessary, in compliance with Home Visiting Safety Policy.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications/ Training

Essential criteria
  • Diploma, Degree or MSC in Speech and Language Therapy
  • Registered Member of the RCSLT and HCPC Registration to Practice
  • Evidence of successful completion of short courses and other CPD in clinical area

Skills/Abilities/Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of carrying out assessment and intervention for children with complex needs including children with Down syndrome, Autism and general developmental delay
  • Experience of prioritisation of therapy/ own workload. Experience working collaboratively with colleagues in health and other agencies including education.
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of a range of experience working with children with dysphagia.
  • Evidence of delivering training online or settings to EYPs and parents

Other Requirements

Essential criteria
  • To take the majority of leave in school holidays
Desirable criteria
  • An ability to speak other language e.g. Turkish, Polish, Spanish/ Portuguese, or a non-European language – i.e. an African language.

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Laura Hills
Job title
Lead Specialist SLT for Special Schools
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07776 306 841
Additional information

Sue Griffin 

Lead Speech and Language Therapist for early years clinics 

email: [email protected] ph: 07785 414149

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