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Job summary

Main area
Speech and Language Therapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
395-BD105-24
Employer
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Child and Family Centre
Town
Barking
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 plus HCAS per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/08/2024 23:59

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NELFT NHS Foundation Trust logo

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

NHS AfC: Band 6

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.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join the Barking and Dagenham autism assessment team. We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to be part of our team and contribute to the future of our service.

Main duties of the job

  • Contribute to the provision of Speech and Language Therapy and autism assessment in Barking and Dagenham.

  • To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working to ensure co-ordinated service provision.

  • Administer comprehensive formal and informal assessments and make differential diagnoses on the basis of assessment findings.

  • Develop and deliver evidence-based intervention programmes, adapting and facilitating therapy according to client-centred needs.

  • Independently organise, plan and prioritise your workload and caseload.

  • Provide specialist knowledge, advice, training and teaching to parents/carers, education staff, multidisciplinary team members and other colleagues.

  • Attend relevant training courses, meetings and Clinical Excellence Networks (CENs) related to autism.

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 in 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 – London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary with a minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum (pro rata for part-time).

Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post will include working as part of a multidisciplinary team (made up of Community Paediatricians, Clinical Psychologists, Specialist Nurses and Speech and Language Therapists) to provide a comprehensive autism assessment for children and young people.

The post will also include working with the Speech and Language Therapy team, delivering high-quality Speech and Language Therapy assessments and interventions with autistic children/young people and their families.

There are exciting opportunities to work with autistic children and young people across a variety of age ranges, including Early Years, Mainstream and Secondary. We work in a range of settings, including nurseries/schools, clinics, homes, and Additionally Resourced Provisions (ARPs). 

You will join a supportive team environment and be provided with robust personal development opportunities. For example, you could attend ADOS-2 and Gestalt Language Processing training. There are also opportunities for you to to learn and apply the latest research evidence in the field of autism through partnership with the University of Cambridge Autism Research Centre.

Please get in touch if you think you could bring something to the role and are interested in joining our team (even if you don't meet all of the role requirements!)

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience working with autistic children/children with differences in their social communication and interaction skills
  • Experience administering formal and informal communication assessments
  • Experience delivering evidence-based therapy and intervention
Desirable criteria
  • Previous NHS experience

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent written and verbal presentation skills
Desirable criteria
  • ADOS-2 trained

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of NELFT Trust Values

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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
Emily Coxall
Job title
Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07771 666542
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