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Job summary

Main area
Speech and Language Therapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
37.5 hours per week (Full Time / Part Time - Flexible)
Job ref
333-G-ECP-0536
Employer
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ealing Community Partners, Ealing SLT Department, Carmelita House
Town
Ealing
Salary
£32,720 - £39,769 per annum inc HCAS (pro rata if P/T)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
31/07/2024 23:59

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Speech and Language Therapist

NHS AfC: Band 5

Job overview

Join our expanding team in Ealing! Amazing things are happening and you could be a part of it.

Do you want to be part of a forward thinking, innovative team? Are you interested in applying your clinical skills to the rich and diverse community of Ealing? Do you want to work for an SLT service that is committed to Equality Diversity and Inclusion and Staff Wellbeing?

We have an exciting opportunities for Speech and Language Therapists to join the Ealing team. The current vacancies that we have at the moment include time in Mainstream schools, community clinics and special schools.  

These permanent positions would provide the opportunity to work with a varied caseload across pre-school, primary and secondary settings. The successful applicant will further develop and consolidate their speech and language therapy knowledge in a highly supportive environment whilst learning and advancing their skills within Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy. We welcome applicants that are due to graduate, newly qualified or who are experienced and we can offer split posts and or flexible working opportunities.

Main duties of the job

You will work in close partnership with parents/carers and professionals to provide support at a universal, targeted and specialist level for children, young people and their families. This exciting post will provide a varied opportunity for assessment and intervention for children with a range of communication needs referred into the service. Opportunities to deliver training and workshops to parents and professionals will also be integral to this post. As part of Ealing Services for Children with Additional Needs (ESCAN) the posts will also involve regular collaborative working with other professionals.

You will be part of a forward thinking department that provides a range of services and is always striving to be innovative and put research into practice to improve patient outcomes. Developing our team members in their career path is the corner-stone of this. This will be an ideal opportunity for a therapist looking to develop their skills in paediatric speech and language therapy who also has values that align with those of our organisation and is passionate about making a difference to children and young people.

Working for our organisation

We're thrilled that you are thinking of joining us. With the new Elizabeth line opening, our trust has never been so well-connected to East and Central London and as far out as Reading making it easier to further your career with us!

Ealing is a leafy green and bustling borough situated in West London. Ealing’s vibrant multi-cultural population makes the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users. Every day brings a fresh challenge to our staff and being part of our service gives you the opportunity to work as one cohesive team.

Our vision

Keeping children and young people's education, health and well-being at the centre of decision making to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Ealing Speech & Language Therapy Department feel strongly that Continual Professional Development is central to the delivery of the service and the development of the staff who work within it. 

Ealing Speech and Language Therapy department is a friendly team. We are committed to providing care and services which are inclusive and treat everyone with respect. We have a committed equality, diversity and inclusion group who are working to ensure we are an actively anti-racist team. We are fortunate to work in Ealing, one of the most ethnically diverse boroughs in the UK, and we are striving to ensure our team reflects the communities we serve. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on the role. When completing the supporting information section of your application, please ensure you show how you meet each of the criteria of the person specification providing illustrative examples where possible; as this is what you will be shortlisted against.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registration with Health Professions Council as a speech and language therapist
  • Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent
  • Registered member of RCSLT

Skills, abilities & attributes

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate ability to be a good team member
  • Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills
  • Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal
  • Demonstrate good organisational, analytical and reflection skills
  • Evidence of negotiation, conflict resolution and problem solving skills

Knowledge & experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of student placements/ experience reflecting clinical caseload
  • Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group including hearing impairment.
  • Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group
  • Awareness of prioritisation issues within client group
  • Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the client group
  • Awareness of principles of clinical governance

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDWe are a Living Wage EmployerEmployers for CarersPurple SpaceHealthy Workplace - Excellence 2018Veteran AwareNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerAge positiveDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeNational Autistic SocietyDisability confident committedStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.AccessAbleStonewall Gold 2022Step into healthCarer Confident -AccomplishedNHS Rainbow Badge - BronzeArmed Forces Covenant

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
Rachel Smith
Job title
SLT Clinical Service Lead  Mainstream Schools
Email address
[email protected]
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