Speech and Language Therapist Preschool/ Schools inHarrow inHarrow PUBLISHED TUE 31 DEC 2024

We are:

A large supportive, sociable and friendly MDT team of 60+therapists

Committed to the well-being of our staff

Easily accessible via public transport from central London and neighbouring counties

We can provide:

Flexible working

Time to ensure access to regular and ongoing CPD

Support with signing off competencies

Opportunities for shadowing in a range of settings

Clearly structured caseloads and prioritisation system

Highly structured induction with opportunities to shadow other therapists

Access to clinical specialists in all areas

In joining you will receive:

Regular and ongoing developing therapist training

A consistent caseload to see through assessment, ongoing therapy and up to discharge

This post is within both the pre-school and the schools speech and language therapy team. You will manage a caseload of children and young people with support from the principal SLT. The post holder will provide speech and language therapy to a designated caseload of children with a range of speech, language and communication, eating/drinking difficulties and Special Educational Needs (SEN) attending pre-school settings/clinics and schools in and around Harrow. A significant proportion of these children will be Bilingual.

To manage a defined caseload of children with communication needs across schools and early years/healthcare settings. This includes

To communicate complex patient-related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with multidisciplinary team members across health, education and social services and the voluntary sector. In particular to work with parents, early years and teaching staff to ensure the delivery of a well-coordinated care/support plan.

To share information with others, observing confidentiality and data protection guidelines and having due regard for local guidance on sharing information with colleagues in education, social care and voluntary sector.

About us

1. To communicate complex patient-related information effectively to ensure collaborativeworking with multidisciplinary team members across health, education and socialservices and the voluntary sector. In particular to work with parents, early years andteaching staff to ensure the delivery of a well-coordinated care/support plan.
2. To share information with others, observing confidentiality and data protection guidelinesand having due regard for local guidance on sharing information with colleagues ineducation, social care and voluntary sector
3. To communicate complex condition-related information (both verbally and in the writtenform) from assessment to CYP, parents/carers, and members of the multi-disciplinaryteam/other professions including health visitors and GPs. This includes child specificinformation as well as training packages to parents, early years/teachers and otherprofessionals around the management of speech, language, communication andeating/drinking difficulties.
4. To have due regard for the cultural and linguistic differences of children/familiesconcerned.
5. To work closely with CYP, carers and families, involving them in decision making,demonstrating and ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly wherebarriers to understanding exist (i.e. hearing loss, communication difficulties, EAL andlearning difficulties).
6. To employ excellent communication skills such as persuasion, motivation andexplanations to encourage/ reassure clients and carers to undertake treatmentprogrammes.
7. To develop negotiation skills in the management of conflict across a range of situations
8. To deal with initial complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible and reportto senior staff.
9. To form productive relationships with others in particular parents/carers who may beunder stress and/or have challenging communication difficulties.
10. To provide clinical reports as per departmental standards.
11. To provide written advice for statutory assessment of special educational needs

Please see job description and person specification for main duties and responsibilities required in this post.