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Job summary
Employer heading
Developing Specialist Speech and Language Therapist autism
Band 6
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Job overview
Developing Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - early years and school aged with autism interest.
We are looking for a flexible and creative therapist with experience in working in early years and mainstream to join our team. You should be interested in further developing skills around working with early years and or school aged children with significant needs, often with a diagnosis of autism.
The Haringey SLT team are a large, friendly team comprising newly qualified and experienced therapists who all share a commitment to provide an excellent service for children with language and communication disorders and eating and drinking needs.
There are a mix of opportunities to work as part of our early years team in clinics and nurseries and/ or as part of our mainstream schools team providing assessment and treatment to a wide range of children on an individual and group basis. You will work with and supervise junior staff including therapists, assistants and students.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities are to carry a personal clinical caseload, maintaining a high level of professional competence, as well as advising/training carers and multi-agency staff on issues related to both individual cases and effective communication strategies/good communication environments. The post holder will demonstrate a high level of clinical expertise and participate in continuing professional development to maintain and further develop specialist knowledge and clinical practice.
Working for our organisation
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For more information, please access the following link: https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma, Degree or MSC in Speech and Language Therapy
- Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists and Health Professions Council Registration to Practice
Desirable criteria
- • Evidence of successful completion of short courses and other CPD in clinical area
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of a range of experience working with children with autism
- Experience of carrying out assessment and intervention for children with complex needs including children with Down syndrome, Autism and general developmental delay
- Experience of prioritisation of therapy and own workload
- Experience working collaboratively with colleagues in health and other agencies including education
- Experience of planning and delivering training to parents and/or professionals
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Up-to-date knowledge of relevant national policies, legislation and guidance relevant to clinical area
- Experience of clinical audit and knowledge of clinical governance
- Well established knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions relevant to clinical area
- Ability to take holiday outside of term time
Desirable criteria
- An ability to speak a non-European language – especially Turkish or an African language.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sue Griffin
- Job title
- Speech and Language Therapy Lead for early years
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 3224 4933
- Additional information
Jo Davies/Bekka Rose
[email protected]; [email protected]
Lead Speech and Language Therapists for mainstream schools
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