Children’s Speech and Language Therapist

Children’s Speech and Language Therapist

Band 5

Main area Children's Speech and Language Therapist Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

22.5 hours per week (0.6wte but there may be opportunities in other teams to increase work hours) Job ref 220-WHT-8304171

Employer Whittington Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Tynemouth Road Health Centre Town London Salary £35,763 - £43,466 including Outer HCAS pro rata, per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 11/10/2026 23:59

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Children’s Speech and Language Therapist ( Early Years clinics and nurseries)

Do you want to develop your skills in meeting the needs of children and young people with speech language and communication difficulties in clinics and nurseries?

The Haringey Speech and Language Therapy Service works in clinics, special schools and all primary and secondary schools in Haringey alongside Specialist Language Support and Autism Teachers from the Local Authority.

We have Band 5 posts based within the Early Years clinics Services. There is the opportunity to work to develop your clinical skills across, language, social communication and stammering caseloads. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Speech and Language Therapist who is keen to work with children with SLCN in clinic and early years settings.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details

Main duties of the job

Main Duties of the Job

You will be responsible for your own caseloads of children and will provide assessment and intervention for children in addition to providing support and advice to parents and nursery and school staff.

This post will suit a newly qualified SLT, including those graduating this year, returning SLTs or SLTs from other specialities wishing to work in early years and clinics.

Our large and friendly team comprises newly qualified and experienced therapists. There are specialist SLTs for children with complex needs; emotional and behavioural difficulties; speech disorders; deafness; stammering; selective mutism; DLD; learning difficulties and regional Makaton trainers who will be at hand to support you. You will also have your own clinical supervisor who will be able to offer you weekly, fortnightly or monthly supervision depending on your experience. A senior SLT will complete your competencies (as needed), appraisals and Personal Development Plans with you.

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To carry a personal clinical caseload maintaining a high level of professional competence and to demonstrate developing clinical expertise with supervision.
• To assess, differentially diagnose, plan and implement therapy for children with speech, language and/or communication difficulties on own caseload.
• To work effectively with clients, carers, education staff and colleagues around individual case management; providing advice, guidance and support as necessary and involving them in the planning and prioritisation of care wherever possible
• To reflect on clinical practice; adequately identifying strengths & needs of clients, reviewing their response to therapy and providing evidence of sound clinical judgement.
• To monitor and review the progress of children using evaluation/outcome measurement tools.
• To adapt practice to meet individual client/carer’s circumstances, taking into account cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
• To produce accurate, & detailed reports, therapy programmes, advice and information as necessary in a timely manner
• To respond to the requirements of the Children and Families Act 2014 completing written advice which will contribute to Education, Health and Care assessments for children/young people who may have Special Educational Needs.
• To support the effective transition of children between schools and other services as appropriate.
• To refer children to other Health, Education or Social Services professionals as necessary.
• To undertake home visits, as necessary, in compliance with Home Visiting Safety Policy.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

• Diploma, Degree or MSC in Speech and Language Therapy
• HCPC and RCSLT Registration

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to assess and prioritise for therapy.
• Problem solving and Organisational skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to deal with distressed people in stressed situations
• A commitment to the challenge of the job
• An ability to speak another language relevant to the Haringey population – especially Spanish, Turkish, Polish, Somali or a West African language

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience of working with children in clinics and running groups
• Experience of training others e.g. school staff/parents/carers
• Awareness of clinical governance reflected in day to day work
• Theoretical knowledge of AAC at undergraduate level e.g. symbols
• Knowledge of Child Protection guidelines
• Knowledge of the EHCP process

Other

• Ability to take majority of leave in school holidays

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:

• Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with theLondon Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
• Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
• Participate in required training and supervision.
• Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation

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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.

Other important information –

• You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom or fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role satisfy the relevant UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points‑based system criteria, as applications that do not meet these requirements cannot be progressed. For more information about the criteria, please click here
• Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
• In submitting an application form, you authorise WhittingtonHealth NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

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