Speech & Language Therapist Band 5
Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
Amazing things are happening and you could be a part of it. Join our expanding team
Newham's Speech and Language Therapy service has some exciting news to share . Our team is expanding following successful joint commissioning of our schools service and investment of £1.4 million. We are looking for new SLTs to join our growing and supportive team.
Are you an innovative, creative speech and language therapist?
Do you want support as you transition from student to practitioner and sign off your competencies?
Would you like to bring your skills and ideas to help us deliver change and new services?
We have an exciting opportunity for Newly Qualifying Speech and Language Therapists to join our paediatric speech and language therapy team and be part of our new preceptorship programme. (Preceptorship is a period of structured transition to guide and support all newly qualified practitioners from student to autonomous professional in order to develop their practice further).
Main duties of the job
Within the Schools Team, the caseload is varied, split between delivering a core service and a buy in service into the schools. There are opportunities within pre-school, primary and secondary settings where we 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.Training for school staff and families is a crucial part of the service we deliver.
Working for our organisation
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 – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are 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 work closely with multidisciplinary partners such as Dietitians, Paediatricians, Occupational therapists, Physiotherapist and Specialist nurses,For full details please refer to the attached job description and person specification
Person specification
Education/ Qualification
Essential criteria- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree/Post graduate degree Qualification or equivalent
- Health Professions Council – Licence to Practise
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Experience
Essential criteria- Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria- Excellent interpersonal skills – including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Negotiation and Problem-solving Skills
- Good presentation skills, both written and verbal including 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
- Understanding of local issues relevant to delivery of a Speech & Language Therapy service
Other
Essential criteria- Willing and able to work flexibly across sites
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria- Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills
- Well-developed concentration skills
- Prioritisation skills
- Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
- Knowledge of relevant national policies and procedures
- Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions
- Interest in acquiring broad experience across various relevant care groups
- Awareness of the principles of clinical governance /audit
- Ability to work independently as appropriate
- Awareness of the roles of other relevant professionals
- Ability to work in partnership with other professionals and other agencies
- Awareness of standards of record keeping
Making Things Better
Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don’t stand still! So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services.
We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018, which identified four main strategic outcomes to improve: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and improve value. This complements the NHS Long Term Strategy and sets out our direction of travel.
Our Community
We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We also provide psychological therapy services to the London Borough of Richmond, and provide Forensic services to the whole of North East London.We provide services in urban and rural settings, sometimes in our inpatient units, but mostly in the community close to where people live. Integrated care is key in making the best use of resources and providing effective care.
Aiming High
We were rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC in 2016, were proud to be rated ‘Outstanding’ again in 2018 and continue to be rate 'Outstanding' in 2021.. We were named in the HSJ’s Top 10 best places to work in healthcare and were voted Provider Trust of the Year in 2018.
Staff and Service Users United
We strive to ensure that staff feel valued by the Trust and as they are truly pivotal in delivering better outcomes for our patients and service users. Our aspiration is to help to make ELFT the best place to work. This Trust is clinician-led and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services.We pride ourselves on our service user involvement. A service user will be on your assessment centre and interview panel if you are invited to meet us.
We especially welcome people with lived experience of health difficulties, with insight and understanding of different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles in our population as we believe that this will equip staff to deliver a high standard of care to our service users and patients.
Diversity
ELFT Is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds and life experiences enriches and adds value to the outcomes we have set out to achieve.Having partnered and endorsed by organisations who are representative and experts in various areas of equality and diversity, we can ensure we are meeting the pre-set standards all the way from recruitment stage throughout the career journey of our employees by being accessible, having fair inclusive practices and a host of staff networks to support, nurture and celebrate our valued staff in the workplace.
Other reasons to apply
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.
As part of the relocation scheme we presently have, the Trust could support you with offering up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses. This is subject to change and terms and conditions apply.
What Next?
If you like the sound of ELFT, don’t waste a moment. We sometimes close adverts early if there is a high response, so apply now!
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