Specialist SLT or OT - Social Communication Team
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Job overview
Due to new investment, we are looking for clinicians who are interested in developing specialist skills in autism assessment to join our multidisciplinary Social Communication Team. You will be joining us at an exciting time as we are currently working with our colleagues across North Central London to transform our pathways, reducing waiting times and improving the journey for families.
The Social Communication Team currently provides an autism assessment service for children aged 2 to 12 and also works with the Language and Autism Support Team to provide post-diagnostic care for families. We are a friendly and supportive team based at Tynemouth Road Health Centre in Haringey, co-located with other children’s services including the wider therapy teams.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for providing input into both autism assessments and post diagnostic support for young people and their families. They will develop specialist skills within the area of autism as well as having knowledge and experience in a wide range of conditions relevant to the paediatric population.
The post holder will be responsible for managing and prioritising their own workload. They will be supported by senior clinicians in the Haringey Social Communication Team and will work alongside an established team of senior clinicians.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
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
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria- Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy or degree in Speech and Language Therapy.
- HCPC registration
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria- Knowledge of current best practice in SLT/OT and medical conditions associated with area of work.
- Understanding of neurodiversity and changes in terminology and therapeutic practice.
- Knowledge of autism assessment practice including NICE guidelines and DSM 5.
- Effective written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team including excellent communication, liaison, negotiation and influencing skills
- To be able to work autonomously, acting decisively on behalf of self and others, setting own priorities. Ability to manage own time and a clinical caseload, and to describe ways of prioritising work.
Relevant Experience
Essential criteria- Documented evidence of continued professional development.
- Experience working with children with additional needs, especially children with ASC and communication difficulties, their relatives and carer.
- Experience taking case histories and assessing children’s strengths and difficulties.
- Experience using ADOS modules 1-4.
- Experience using other autism assessment tools such as ADI-R or Vanderbilt tele ASD- PEDS
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
- Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
- Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
- Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
- Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
- Participate in required training and supervision.
- Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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