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Whittington Health NHS Trust
About
Whittington Health NHS Trust aims to help local people live longer and healthier lives by providing safe, personal, coordinated care for the community we serve.
We provide hospital and community care services to 500,000 people living in Islington and Haringey as well as other London boroughs including Barnet, Enfield, Camden and Hackney. As one organisation providing both hospital and community services, we are known as an ‘integrated care organisation’.
We have an income of £350 million and over 4,400 staff delivering care across north London.
Our priority is to provide the right care, at the right time and in the right place for our patients. We provide a large range of services from the hospital, including accident and emergency (A&E), maternity, diagnostic, therapy and elderly care. We also run services from 30 community locations in Islington and Haringey. Over the past year we have reviewed and developed services to make them stronger and better support the needs of patients.
As an integrated care organisation we bring high quality services closer to home and speed up communication between community and hospital services, improving our patients’ experience. Key to our approach is partnering with patients, carers, GPs, social care, mental health and other healthcare providers.
Our organisation has a highly-regarded educational role. We teach undergraduate medical students (as part of UCL Medical School) and nurses and therapists throughout the year, alongside providing a range of educational packages for postgraduate doctors and other healthcare professional.
Specialist/ Developing Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Closed for applications on: 13-Jul-2024 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 13-Jul-2024 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Blanche Nevile School
- Address
- Burlington Rd
- Town
- Muswell Hill
- Postcode
- N10 1NJ
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
Salary
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
Specialty
- Main area
- Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
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Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Whittington Health NHS Trust.
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By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Job overview
Whittington Health
Haringey Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Service
Band 5 - Band 6 run through: Developing Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Part-time permanent post: Deafness (0.8wte)
Come and join our exciting and innovative speech and language therapy team in Haringey.
We are looking for a B5 or B6 SLT to join the Haringey Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Deafness Team.
If you are interested in working with deaf children, and want to be part of a dynamic and friendly SLT team then do not hesitate to apply!
The role is a Band 5-6 run through. We welcome applications from current Band 6 and Band 5 SLTs, or newly qualified SLTs who are interested in developing a specialism in working with deaf children.
Additional support and training will be offered for newly qualified or less experienced therapists. Once skills, experience and competencies are achieved, the post can progress to 0.8 wte Band 6 permanent post.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated SLT to join our large team of specialists. You will gain new skills, experiences and support the deaf children and young people, their families, and school staff. We have a strong focus on working with families and achieving the best outcomes for the deaf children and young people.
The post is based in Blanche Nevile School for Deaf Children, which provides a sign bilingual approach across their nursery, primary and secondary departments. We work closely with school staff and the MDT.
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The post holder will be based within Haringey Speech and Language Therapy service. This part-time post is for 0.8 wte (30 hours per week) but this may taken as 1 part-time post or split across other roles within the Haringey Speech and Language Therapy team.
30 hours per week based in primary (3-11 years) and secondary (11-18 years) departments of Blanche Nevile Special School for Deaf Children. The school provides a sign bilingual, child-centred education. The school is co-located with 2 mainstream schools and work in close partnership at all levels. The Speech and Language Therapy is delivered both individually and within the class environment and works closely with the MDT
· Key responsibilities are to carry a personal clinical caseload maintaining a high level of professional competence as well as advising/training carers and school staff on clinical issues. These may be related to effective communication strategies/good communication environments. In addition the post holder will demonstrate a good level of clinical expertise and participate in continuing professional development to maintain and further develop specialist knowledge and clinical practice.
The post holder will have onsite supervision from senior specialist Speech and language Therapists skilled in Deafness.
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
SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
PATIENT/CLIENT CARE
1. To carry a personal clinical caseload maintaining a high level of professional competence and demonstrate developing clinical expertise in the areas of Deafness.
2. To assess, differentially diagnose, plan and implement therapy for children with speech, language and/or communication difficulties on own caseload
3. To demonstrate specialist knowledge in these clinical are of Deafness, underpinned by current evidence based practice and outcome measures.
4. To work effectively with clients, carers, and colleagues around individual case management; providing advice, guidance and support as necessary and involving them in the planning and prioritisation of care wherever possible.
5. To reflect on clinical practice; adequately identifying strengths & needs of clients, reviewing their response to therapy and providing evidence of sound clinical judgement.
6. To monitor and review the progress of children on caseload and facilitate the development or modification of packages of care / targets as appropriate using evaluation/outcome measurement tools.
7. To adapt practice to meet individual client/carer’s circumstances, taking into account cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
8. To produce accurate, & detailed reports, therapy programmes, advice and information as necessary in a timely manner.
9. To respond to the requirements of the 2014 Children and Families Act, by completing written advice for children who may have Special Educational Needs.
10. To support the effective transition of students between schools as appropriate.
11. To liaise and refer children to other Health, Education or Social Services professionals as necessary.
12. To undertake home visits, as necessary, in compliance with Home Visiting Safety Policy.
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIP SKILLS:
- To be able to gather information that may be sensitive or complex and analyse it as part of a full assessment of a client’s strengths and difficulties.
- To work closely with clients and carers using empathy, tact, reassurance and active listening to complete assessments, discuss results, and agree treatment options.
- To routinely be able to adapt communication mode during assessment and intervention to ensure there are no barriers to communication. This includes the use of BSL, sign, symbols or other alternative and augmentation strategies with clients/carers, as well as the use of interpreters for clients and carers who are sign language users, or those who do not have English as a first language.
- To develop skills in motivating clients/carers to engage in the therapeutic process.
- To negotiate and manage conflict effectively in a range of settings, with support and supervision from line manager.
- To deal with initial complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible.
- To form effective therapeutic relationships with clients and/or carers who may be under stress and/or having challenging behaviour.
- To provide training to a variety of audiences on aspects of speech and language therapy.
- KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE:
- To demonstrate developing specialist knowledge in Deafness, underpinned by current evidenced based practice, maintained through specialist courses and self-study.
- To identify own training needs as part of the Professional Development Review in discussion with the Lead Therapist for The School and to attend training as agreed.
- To keep up to date with current clinical developments through reading, attendance at courses, meetings, Clinical Excellence Networks (CENs) and RCSLT Hubs.
- To develop and deliver specialist training (informal and formal) to education staff, parents/carers and other professionals.
- To be aware of school routines, policies and procedures.
- To maintain up to date professional registration with HPC and RCSLT at all times.
- To participate in Peer Support Groups.
- ANALYTICAL & JUDGEMENTAL SKILLS:
- To be able to gather and analyse all information, including observation and formal assessment results, in order to identify the most appropriate intervention.
- To make appropriate differential diagnoses and specialist clinical decisions on evidence from assessment of complex cases
- To adapt intervention as necessary according to individual need, progress and ability.
- To seek second opinions from more senior colleges and/or line manager in complex cases.
- To demonstrate the ability to reflect on practice with peers/clinical supervisor
- To develop, record and adapt individual care plans, based on assessment results and response to treatment.
- To evaluate all training provided and amend according to feedback.
PLANNING AND ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS:
To manage and prioritise a defined caseload
To manage and prioritise own workload
To plan and organise groups and training, as required.
To plan and deliver training to parents/carers and education staff as necessary.
PHYSICAL SKILLS:
1.To demonstrate highly developed auditory skills to enable specialist assessment of speech and/or voice skills, including a high level of accuracy with phonetic transcriptions.
2.To demonstrate highly developed visual perceptual skills in observations of client interactions and communication.
3. To use a keyboard to input data, access emails and produce individualised therapy advice as required.
4. To use British Sign Language and Sign Supported English on a regular basis in therapy sessions.
5. To be able to use AAC techniques e.g. symbols as required during therapy sessions.
6. To use audio-video equipment on a regular basis in therapy sessions.
Please see the Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role.
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.
Your application form –
- Provide only business email address for your referees – we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts.
- Make sure you to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.
Our processes –
- Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
- If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunately this means you have not been successfully shortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.
- Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems – occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder.
- Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.
Other important information –
- Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
- Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
- In submitting an application form, you authorise Whittington Health NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.
If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk
Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided
The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Degree or equivalent and Licence to Practice
- • Current registered membership of HCPC
Desirable criteria
- • Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- • Member of relevant clinical excellence network
- • Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses
Knowledge, skills & Experience
Essential criteria
- • Relevant experience at Undergraduate/Post-Graduate level
- • Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills
- • Good presentation skills, both written and verbal including ability to write clear and concise reports
- • Working knowledge of relevant information technology
- • Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
- • Knowledge of relevant assessment tools • Skills in planning, assessing and implementing relevant intervention
- • 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
- • 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
Desirable criteria
- • Understanding of local issues relevant to delivery of a Speech & Language Therapy service
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential criteria
- • Ability to deal with and resolve conflict with highly developed Negotiation and Problem-solving Skills
- • Demonstrates excellent analytical and reflection skills
- • Well-developed concentration skills
- • Demonstrate trust values: innovative, compassionate, accountable, respectful, excellent
- • Excellent interpersonal skills – including observation, listening and empathy skills
Other
Essential criteria
- • To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area
- • Commitment to equal opportunities
- • Professional manner
- • Flexible approach to work
- • Uses initiative
- • Commitment to Continuing Professional Development
Desirable criteria
- • Car driver
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Wendy Martin
- Job title
- Clinical Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07798654356
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
- WHT
- Telephone
- If you have any queries, please contact NLPSS Recruitment Helpdesk tel. 020 3758 2060
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