Job summary
Employer heading
B5 Speech & Language Therapist - Special School
NHS AfC: Band 5
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
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Job overview
Are you a speech and language therapist seeking a new role?
At NELFT, we have the perfect opportunity for you. And we flex to suit you, let us know if we can accommodate a flexible working arrangement to suit your personal circumstances.
We are looking for a speech and language therapist to join our Special Schools Team in Waltham Forest. You will be working in special school for children with visual impairment, autism and other diagnoses who need support with their communication skills.
Waltham Forest is a great place to live and work - a thriving community with an abundance of amenities and good transport links. You can find out more about the area and the services that we provide to local residents on our careers website – www.careers.nelft.nhs.uk.
Main duties of the job
Speech and Language Therapists are core to the efficient service delivery that we provide to children, young people and their families.
As a Speech and Language Therapist in our service, you will deliver care to children, young people and their families in a special school in Waltham Forest.
At Joseph Clarke you will work with children and young people aged 3 to 19 with vision impairment and/or additional needs such as autism. You will assess, complete EHCP reviews, upskill teachers through training and modelling and implement interventions.
Our band five therapists are well supported through our band five peer supervision group and regular supervision from an experienced therapist. We have regular catch-umeetings and service specific meetings. We have both internal and external training opportunities and promote being a reflective team where change is welcomed.
Working for our organisation
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High-Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15%.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
Person specification
A.C as per person Spec
Essential criteria
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
- HCPC Licence to Practice
A.C as per person Spec
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level
- Working collaboratively with parents/carers and other professionals
A.C as per person Spec
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of relevant assessments and treatment techniques
- Government policy and legislation and how this may affect service delivery
A.C as per Person Spec
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate clear clinical reasoning based on evidenced based practice
- Formulate care programmes and identify goals using good organisational and prioritisation skills
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
- Amy Barker
- Job title
- Clinical Lead SALT
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8430 7970
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