This bank Speech and Language Therapist post sits with Kingston Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service, part of Your Healthcare CIC, at Hollyfield House, for periods of high demand. It supports children and young people up to 19 with speech, language and communication needs in nurseries, schools, health centres and homes across Kingston. It stands out for partnership working with health, education and social services, and for leading work and supervising colleagues. HCPC registration and RCSLT membership are required.
What the job involves
- Support children and young people with speech, language and communication needs to build their skills, confidence and independence
- Carry out assessments and devise intervention and care plans from the findings
- Make clinical decisions on priorities within an interdisciplinary team
- Provide second opinions and specialist expertise on complex cases
- Implement communication programmes and approaches, including visual systems
- Plan and monitor outcomes, including Therapy Outcome Measures and EHC plans
- Work with parents, carers, schools and other professionals
- Resolve conflict and handle complaints through negotiation
- Contribute to clinical governance, research and audit within the SLT team
- Maintain records to required standards
What’s required
Qualifications
- Recognised speech and language therapy degree
- Evidence of specialist short courses up to postgraduate level
- Membership of relevant clinical excellence networks
Registration & licences
- HCPC licence to practise
- Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Experience
- In-depth experience of working with children who have a wide range of communication difficulties
- Working with parents and carers in emotionally distressing situations involving complex clinical issues
- Working collaboratively with a range of professionals
- Resolving conflict and negotiating, including dealing with complaints
- Supervising or mentoring other speech and language therapists
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of speech and language therapy assessments for children with learning and physical disabilities, including autism
- Knowledge of legal requirements for speech and language therapy in education and the SEND Code of Practice
- Knowledge of visual systems such as TEACCH, Makaton and cued articulation
- Excellent interpersonal, observation and listening skills
Other
- Ability to lead on pieces of work and work in a team
- Committed and motivated, with a can-do attitude
Nice to have
- Leadership qualifications
- Telehealth experience
- Project management
- Understanding of costing and resourcing work under an agreed contract
- ADOS
- Early Bird
- SCERTS
- Strategic or operational experience
What’s offered
- NHS pay under Agenda for Change terms
- NHS pension scheme
- Salary sacrifice schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Staff discounts
- Track record of bank therapists moving into permanent posts
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
