Band 6 / Band 5 Developing Specialist Speech and Language Therapist • Grays NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
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in Grays
with NELFT North East London Foundation Trust.
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1. Can you describe your experience working with children who have communication disorders, particularly in the areas of autism and dysfluency? Can you describe your experience working with children who have communication disorders, particularly in the areas of autism and dysfluency?
2. What specific strategies do you employ for assessing and diagnosing developmental language disorders in children? What specific strategies do you employ for assessing and diagnosing developmental language disorders in children?
3. Describe your experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team. How do you ensure effective communication and collaboration with other professionals? Describe your experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team. How do you ensure effective communication and collaboration with other professionals?
4. What techniques do you find most effective for engaging with children during therapy sessions, especially those who may be reluctant to participate? What techniques do you find most effective for engaging with children during therapy sessions, especially those who may be reluctant to participate?
5. What areas of speech and language therapy are you particularly passionate about, and how do you see yourself specialising in these areas within our team? What areas of speech and language therapy are you particularly passionate about, and how do you see yourself specialising in these areas within our team?
6. Explain how you would go about devising and delivering a care plan for a child with significant speech and language delays. What factors do you consider? Explain how you would go about devising and delivering a care plan for a child with significant speech and language delays. What factors do you consider?
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Role:Band 6 / Band 5 Developing Specialist Speech and Language TherapistinGrays
Interviewed on Sunday 19 January 2025
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nBand 6 / Band 5 Developing Specialist Speech and Language Therapist with NELFT North East London Foundation Trust in Grays\n\n Due to restructuring our children's speech and language therapy team has 2 full time, part time or job-share band 6 posts available for enthusiastic, innovative therapists who would love to become part of our well-established team. Working in our schools and clinics you will have the opportunity to develop specialist skills depending on your interests - autism, dysfluency, complex needs and deafness. This role would be suitable for an experienced band 5 therapist wanting to develop skills and progress to a band 6 pending meeting competencies. Apply if you feel you can develop specialisms in any of these areas. We pride ourselves on providing a supportive environment through regular clinical supervision and team meetings. Our highly experienced, friendly team are committed to delivering high quality care. Career development will be encouraged with appropriate training and skill growth opportunities offered where possible. This post is eligible for the Trust 'Welcome to NELFT' payment, a lump sum of 10% of agreed basic salary excluding HCAS and is open to allnewapplicants who are successfully appointed. Payment of the incentive is 50% of the lump sum at the end of the probationary period (typically six months) and then 50% at the end of year two. This welcome package is applicable toexternal candidates only. Come see us in action- contactalison.gray@nelft.nhs.uk to visit our clinics whilst getting an opportunity to chat to the lovely members of our team. This post will be based in clinics in Thurrock and working across Brentwood and Basildon as part of a team providing a service for children presenting with communication disorders As a successful candidate you will have a recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree and HCPC registration You will assess, diagnose and provide therapy interventions to children with developmental language disorders and specific speech disorders in clinics and schools and pre schools You will develop the skills of colleagues to support communication development through providing training. You will organise, plan and prioritise your own work load, and that of assistant staff and demonstrate the ability to generate appropriate strategies for caseload management. You will have excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills, to enable you to work to support the individual needs of the schools, staff and pupils. About us 1. Devise and deliver appropriate specialist intervention / care plans / enhanced models of SLT for children s with delays and disorders of communication, speech and language and provide suitable and timely support. 2. To independently manage and make differential diagnoses for a caseload of children with delays and disorders of communication, speech and language. This includes children with/without an Educational Needs or Education, Health and Care Plan3. To provide specialist knowledge, advice, training and teaching to parents, carers, students and SLT team in all aspects of management of speech, language and communication delays and disorders in children4. Work as part of the integrated therapies multi-disciplinary team ensuring the delivery of joined up care plans.5. Contribute to multidisciplinary support for clients with a range of speech, language and communication difficulties.6. Provide oral and written feedback, advice and training to parents/family members, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team regarding communication needs and strategies to facilitate development.7. Develop and deliver training and support packages "}