Job summary

The Barking and Dagenham Speech and Language Therapy team in North East London Foundation Trust (NEFLT) recently had a Business Case approved. This is a really exciting opportunity for us to continue to grow and develop as a team and provide an innovative and effective service to the children/young people and families that we work with. We have filled most of these posts and are now looking for aHighly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to help lead our Complex Needs and Dysphagia Pathway.

You will join a supportive team environment and be provided with robust personal development opportunities.

We are open to offering this position as a developing Band 6-7 for NHS AfC: band 6 is £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata)

Salary for NHS AfC: band 7 is £46,148 - £52,809 per annum (pro rata)

Main duties of the job

Co-Lead on the provision of Complex Needs and Dysphagia services for community paediatrics in Barking and Dagenham

Work closely with clients, carers, families and professionals to raise awareness, knowledge and skills related to the range of strategies that improve feeding outcomes across settings

Be able to further develop your interests and skills in an area/ areas of interest and expertise

Contribute to both speech and language therapy and multi-disciplinary team working to ensure co-ordinated service provision

Lead a small team of therapists and assistants working in your Pathway.

To provide supervision of colleagues and peer support

Deliver comprehensive formal and informal assessment and make differential diagnosis on the basis of assessment findings

Develop evidence based intervention programmes, adapt and facilitate therapy according to client centred needs

Provide highly specialist knowledge, advice, training and teaching to parents/carers, education staff, multidisciplinary team members and other colleagues.

Be involved in the Service Development of the SALT team

About us

Starting with NELFTNELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).High Cost Area Supplement - London

This post attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata).

Certificates of Sponsorship

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details about our vacancies.

Please get in touch if you think you could bring something to the role and are interested in joining our team (even if you don't meet all of the role requirements!)

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy Achieved Level C in Dysphagia Competency Framework

Desirable

Achieved Level D in Dysphagia Competency Framework

Experience

Essential

At least 3 years experience working in paediatrics with clients who have a range of speech, language and communication needs At least 2 year working in paediatrics with clients who have feeding difficulties

Desirable

Previous NHS experience 4+ years of dysphagia experience

Skills

Essential

Excellent written and verbal presentation skills Administering assessments, analysing assessment results and setting appropriate goals Delivering evidence-based intervention programmes Experience of working closely within a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

Experience of working in a transdisciplinary model

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of NELFT Trust Values Some knowledge of Specialist Pathway and associated assessments and interventions

Desirable

Robust knowledge of Specialist Pathway and associated assessments and interventions