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West London NHS Trust- Hounslow Community Healthcare Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Service

The Hounslow Speech and Language Therapy Team are offering an exciting opportunity to Band 5 SLTs wanting to gain a broad range of experience while working in our preschool, mainstream, and special schools and units teams on a rotational basis. 
We work as a multidisciplinary team with allied health professionals, and education settings, to provide high quality care to children with a range of speech, language and communication needs and their families. 
We are a friendly and experienced team that offer:
•    External CPD opportunities
•    A professional development infrastructure including Champion Roles (e.g. Bilingualism, DLD, Selective Mutism), regular whole team meetings including an in-house continuing professional development training plan
•    A comprehensive supervision and appraisal structure
•    A team of highly skilled, supportive colleagues
•    Flexible working hours and environment 

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

To deliver assessment and management for children with speech, language or communication needs ensuring that the service is effective and responsive to the changing needs of the local population.

To ensure effective joint working practice between the SLT service, other speech & language therapists (SLT) and other relevant professional teams in the fields of health, education, the voluntary sector, social services etc.

To deliver training to parents and professionals to develop their skills and knowledge enabling them to adapt the communicative environment and reinforce identified advice and strategies throughout the day.

To provide group therapy for children with a range of speech, language and communication needs alongside other SLTs or therapy assistants. 

To maintain an up to date theoretical knowledge and therapeutic evidence-based practice relevant to areas of own clinical practice.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation. 

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and   Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.  

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’. 

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.