# Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Universal Therapies Service

**Company**: Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
**Location**: London
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: £45953.00 to £54254.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are looking for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join the Haringey Universal Therapies Service (HUTS) for this part-time, maternity cover post.

The Haringey Universal Therapies Service (HUTS) includes Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy and supports children aged 0-19 years, with a strong emphasis on early intervention and the 0-5 age group.

**Main duties of the job**

- Deliver SLT drop-in sessions across Haringey Family Hubs and Children Centres for families with children under 5.

- Manage and deliver the SLT Advice Line.

- Deliver training projects to the early years workforce, about how to support children and parents/carers.

**Job responsibilities**

- To provide an effective and efficient high-quality speech and language therapy service within the Haringey Universal Therapies Service (HUTS), supporting children, families, and professionals through early intervention, advice, training, and targeted intervention.

- To assess, differentially diagnose, plan therapeutic approaches for children with speech, language, and/or communication difficulties, and coach these approaches to parents/carers and professionals.

- To work effectively with other disciplines and agencies to promote early identification of needs and maximise the effectiveness of the universal and targeted pathways.

- To be professionally accountable for all aspects of own work, including management of children and families accessing the service.

**Person Specification**

- Diploma, Degree, or MSc in Speech and Language Therapy.

- Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists.

- Health and Care Professions Council Registration to Practice.

- Evidence of CPD in specialist area.

- High level of clinical skills in the assessment and differential diagnosis of children under 5 who present with a range of speech, language, and communication difficulties.

- Well-established knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions relevant to clinical area.

- Ability to devise and deliver training and to provide programmes of support to parents/carers taking into account cultural and linguistic backgrounds and disability.

**Benefits**

- Salary: £45,953 to £54,254 a year (pro-rata)

- Agenda for Change pay scheme

- Band 6

**Contract Details**

- Fixed-term contract for 12 months

- Part-time working pattern

## Skills

### Required
- Speech and Language Therapy
- SLT
- Early Intervention
- Communication Skills
- Therapeutic Interventions

### Nice to have
- Fluent speaker in a community language

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