Description
We have an exciting opportunity for a newly qualifying or an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join our growing children's speech and language therapy team.
The role involves working across different parts of the service, including Early Years, mainstream schools, and complex needs. You will work across no more than two parts of the service, with sessions allocated depending on experience and interest.
Within the Schools Team, the caseload is varied, split between delivering a core service and a buy-in service into schools. You will work in close partnership with school staff to provide a 3-tier model of universal, targeted, and specialist support for children, young people, and their families.
Within the Early Years service, you will see children within clinics and nurseries, delivering 1-1 dynamic assessments/intervention and providing parent workshops and groups in Family hubs and Children's centres.
Within the complex needs service, you will work with children and families in a clinic setting and/or in a specialist resource or special school setting.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive.
As a service, we have robust supervision structures and excellent CPD opportunities. If you are an NQP, you will benefit from the ELFT preceptorship programme.
Job Responsibilities: You will be part of a multi-disciplinary therapies team who work to deliver a high-quality service for the children of Newham and their families. Within the Child Development Service, the team works closely with multidisciplinary partners such as Dietitians, Paediatricians, Occupational therapists, Physiotherapist, and Specialist nurses.
Person Specification:
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree/Postgraduate degree Qualification or equivalent
- Health Professions Council - Licence to Practise
- Relevant experience at undergraduate/postgraduate level
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including observation, listening, and empathy skills
- Negotiation and Problem-solving Skills
- Good presentation skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to write clear and concise reports
- Working knowledge of relevant information technology
- Good organisational skills
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
- Knowledge of relevant assessment tools
- Skills in planning, assessing, and implementing relevant intervention
- Awareness and sensitivity to the needs of clients from a range of ethnic and linguistic backgrounds