13 Oct
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
London
Job description
Job summary
Are you a Speech and Language Therapist seeking a new role?
At NELFT, we have the perfect opportunity for you. And we flex to suit you, let us know if we can accommodate a flexible working arrangement to suit your personal circumstances.
We are looking for a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our Special Schools team.
Waltham Forest is a great place to live and work - a thriving community with an abundance of amenities and good transport links.
You can find out more about the area and the services that we provide to local residents on our careers website -
Main duties of the job
Speech and Language Therapists are core to the efficient service delivery that we provide to children,
young people and their families.
As a Speech and Language Therapist in our service, you will deliver care to children, young people and their families in special schools.
You will be working within our well-established, supportive and dynamic Special Schools team. In your allocated schools you will provide assessments for children with complex communication needs and deliver interventions in line with the Balanced Model of working which includes training school staff and leading AAC in school.
You will be based at two special schools in Waltham Forest and will support and line manage a small team of therapists in school.
About us
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 on 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-CostArea Supplement This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15%.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust.
We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
Person Specification
AC as per Person Spec
Essential
- Professional registration (HCPC)
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
AC as per person spec
Essential
- Significant experience with skills in assessment and management of children with SLCN
- Planning and delivery of training to other professionals
AC as per person spec
Essential
- Knowledge of assessment tools,
treatment techniques and therapeutic interventions
- Awareness of Government policy and legislation and how this may affect service delivery
▶️ Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Special Schools
🖊️ NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
📍 London