Band 5 Children's Speech & Language Therapist - Buy-in/ Traded Service inBromley inBromley PUBLISHED 24 DEC 2023
Bromley Healthcare CIC r6CvRAEU
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The post holder is responsible to safeguard children, young people and adults at risk.
To provide a speech and language therapy service to patients with
communication and/or swallowing disorders with appropriate support from asupervisor.
To make a differential diagnosis based on evidence from assessment, leading to decisions about intervention/treatment, seeking advice as appropriate.
To communicate complex condition-related information from assessment to clients, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/otherprofessions.
To maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of patients/clients and their careers in particular when imparting potentially distressing information regarding the nature of the patient/clients difficulties and implications of the same.
To initiate and provide a variety of treatment options according to patient's needs, including the use of interpreters as appropriate, with support from senior therapists.
To negotiate and work closely with clients, carers, other professionals and families, agreeing decision-making and prioritisation relevant to the patient/clients management, devising agreed care plans based on bestpractice, seeking advice as necessary.
To use methods of alternative communication e.g. signing, symbols, speechsynthesisers after training to maximise the clients communication.
To demonstrate empathy with clients, carers and families and colleagues, aiming to achieve effective communication, particularly where barriers tounderstanding exist.
Children's Speech & Language Therapist - Band 5 - Buy-in/Traded Service
Salary £34,521 -£41,956 Inc HCAS
Applications from both Newly Qualified Therapists (NQTs) and experienced Band 5 SLTs are encouraged.
Due to an ever-increasing demand for our buy-in services, Bromley Healthcare's Children's SLT Service is continuing to expand our fantastic and supportive team.
We can offer:
- Regular Band 5 seminars (topics include Autism Spectrum Conditions, Developmental Language Disorder, Speech Disorders, Stammering, report writing, target setting), as well as the opportunity to apply for external training courses
- Support for NQTs through the RCSLT competencies, with weekly line management initially
- Access to an SLT mentor
- Whole-team CPD meetings and small clinical supervision groups
- Access to clinical specialists for specialist opinions and support
- Opportunities for career progression
- Admin support from our Care Co-ordination Centre
- Flexible working
Quote from a staff member:
"I started working at Bromley Healthcare straight after university and I couldn't have chosen a better place to begin working as an SLT. The support and supervision from all members of the team has been incredible and it has made transitioning from student to therapist run so smoothly. Everyone on the team made me feel so welcome and helped to build my confidence - I couldn't have found a better team to be a part of!"
Proposed interview date w/c 14th October 2024
There is a consistently high demand for our buy-in service, both from mainstream schools and within additionally resourced provisions and special schools.
Day-to-day, you will provide assessment and therapy services as requested by the schools to a mixed paediatric caseload with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN), as well as report writing and opportunities for training parents/carers and those working with children with SLCN. As well as working in mainstream schools, once established within the team, there may also be opportunities for working within one of many special schools and provisions with support. This would involve working withchildren with a variety of severe, additional and complex needs, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Learning Difficulties, Developmental Language Disorder and Speech Disorders. We always ask for your preferences of where you would like to work any time we are re-timetabling.
You will be part of a dynamic, committed team of staff delivering high-quality services to the population of Bromley. We believe in innovation and encourage staff to work in new and effective ways.
Bromley Healthcare is an established social enterprise. As a shareholder you would have greater involvement and an opportunity to influence key decisions.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this in your application/supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
The post holder is responsible to safeguard children, young people and adults at risk.
To provide a speech and language therapy service to patients with
communication and/or swallowing disorders with appropriate support from asupervisor.
To make a differential diagnosis based on evidence from assessment, leading to decisions about intervention/treatment, seeking advice as appropriate.
To communicate complex condition-related information from assessment to clients, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/otherprofessions.
To maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of patients/clients and their careers in particular when imparting potentially distressing information regarding the nature of the patient/clients difficulties and implications of the same.
To initiate and provide a variety of treatment options according to patient's needs, including the use of interpreters as appropriate, with support from senior therapists.
To negotiate and work closely with clients, carers, other professionals and families, agreeing decision-making and prioritisation relevant to the patient/clients management, devising agreed care plans based on bestpractice, seeking advice as necessary.
To use methods of alternative communication e.g. signing, symbols, speechsynthesisers after training to maximise the clients communication.
To demonstrate empathy with clients, carers and families and colleagues, aiming to achieve effective communication, particularly where barriers tounderstanding exist.
Children's Speech & Language Therapist - Band 5 - Buy-in/Traded Service
Salary £34,521 -£41,956 Inc HCAS
Applications from both Newly Qualified Therapists (NQTs) and experienced Band 5 SLTs are encouraged.
Due to an ever-increasing demand for our buy-in services, Bromley Healthcare's Children's SLT Service is continuing to expand our fantastic and supportive team.
We can offer:
- Regular Band 5 seminars (topics include Autism Spectrum Conditions, Developmental Language Disorder, Speech Disorders, Stammering, report writing, target setting), as well as the opportunity to apply for external training courses
- Support for NQTs through the RCSLT competencies, with weekly line management initially
- Access to an SLT mentor
- Whole-team CPD meetings and small clinical supervision groups
- Access to clinical specialists for specialist opinions and support
- Opportunities for career progression
- Admin support from our Care Co-ordination Centre
- Flexible working
Quote from a staff member:
"I started working at Bromley Healthcare straight after university and I couldn't have chosen a better place to begin working as an SLT. The support and supervision from all members of the team has been incredible and it has made transitioning from student to therapist run so smoothly. Everyone on the team made me feel so welcome and helped to build my confidence - I couldn't have found a better team to be a part of!"
Proposed interview date w/c 14th October 2024
There is a consistently high demand for our buy-in service, both from mainstream schools and within additionally resourced provisions and special schools.
Day-to-day, you will provide assessment and therapy services as requested by the schools to a mixed paediatric caseload with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN), as well as report writing and opportunities for training parents/carers and those working with children with SLCN. As well as working in mainstream schools, once established within the team, there may also be opportunities for working within one of many special schools and provisions with support. This would involve working withchildren with a variety of severe, additional and complex needs, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Learning Difficulties, Developmental Language Disorder and Speech Disorders. We always ask for your preferences of where you would like to work any time we are re-timetabling.
You will be part of a dynamic, committed team of staff delivering high-quality services to the population of Bromley. We believe in innovation and encourage staff to work in new and effective ways.
Bromley Healthcare is an established social enterprise. As a shareholder you would have greater involvement and an opportunity to influence key decisions.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this in your application/supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
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