# Specialist Speech and Language Therapist -Early Years **Company**: East London NHS Foundation Trust **Location**: London **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Salary**: £45953.00 to £54254.00 **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9363-26-1329?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist-early-caa33eb2-afe/ ## Description We are seeking an experienced, innovative, and creative Speech and Language Therapist to join our growing Speech and Language Therapy Service within our Early Years service for children aged 0-5 years. The post holder will provide specialist assessment and intervention within clinics, Family hubs, and children's centres, nurseries, and education settings. You will have the opportunity to deliver group interventions and be involved in providing training and workshops for parents and Family hub staff and implementing evidence-based early language programmes, including ELSEC. **Main duties of the job** - Provide specialist assessment, differential diagnosis, and plan therapeutic approaches for children with speech, language, and/or communication difficulties. - Coach these approaches to parents/carers and professionals working with the child across a number of early years settings. - Independently manage a large and diverse clinic caseload, liaising with other colleagues in clinic where necessary and reporting directly to the Clinical Lead when required. - Provide a service which takes account of the needs of clients from a range of ethnic and linguistic backgrounds. **Job responsibilities** - Work jointly with more senior colleagues and other agencies to set up and deliver services through Family Hubs/Children Centres promoting Early Communication skills. - Provide a specialist level of assessment, therapy, and recommendations to children with a range of speech, language, and communication difficulties in a variety of settings. - Work jointly with more senior colleagues and other professionals to take account of the specific communication needs of these children and plan therapy accordingly. - Independently manage a caseload of children who have a diverse range of communication difficulties. - Co-ordinate and take a lead in the joint planning and delivery of SLCN interventions, including parent workshops, drop-ins, groups, and staff training within the family hubs and early years. **Person Specification** **Education/Qualifications** - Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent. - Health Professions Council - Licence to Practice. - Completion of RCSLT NQP competencies. - Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses. **Experience** - Relevant experience at undergraduate/postgraduate level. - Relevant experience post-registration in Early Years settings. - Relevant experience working in Early Years Settings such as Children Centres, nurseries. - Relevant experience running parent workshops. **Knowledge and Skills** - Negotiation and problem-solving skills. - Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills. - Good presentation skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to write clear and concise reports. - Good organisational skills. - Prioritisation skills. - Working knowledge of relevant information technology. - Demonstrates ability to be a good team member. - Ability to work independently as appropriate. - Awareness of the roles of other professionals relevant to the client group. - Ability to work in partnership with other professionals and other agencies. - Well-established knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group. - Skills in planning, assessing, and implementing intervention for the client group. - Well-established knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group). - Well-established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group). - Understanding of the principles of clinical governance/audit. - Awareness of standards of record keeping. - Awareness and sensitivity to the needs of clients from a range of ethnic and linguistic backgrounds. For more fresh new jobs, check out [yubhub.co](https://yubhub.co/). ## Skills ### Required - Speech and Language Therapy - Assessment and Intervention - Communication Skills - Analytical Skills - Problem-Solving Skills ### Nice to have - Experience in Early Years settings - Experience running parent workshops - Complex needs --- Source: [Apply at jobs.nhs.uk](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9363-26-1329?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)