Speech and Language Therapist in Complex NeedsinStratfordinStratfordPUBLISHED FRI 21 MAR 2025
East London NHS Foundation Trustrd4M0yvA
In this role, you'll develop low-tech communication aids and implement evidence-based interventions tailored to each child's needs, including those with dysphagia. You'll play a vital part in assessing and diagnosing speech, language, and communication needs, while also empowering parents, carers, and educators with the tools and training they need to support the children in their care. With continuous professional development opportunities and support from experienced colleagues, you'll not only enhance your skills in AAC and dysphagia but also contribute to the wider community in raising awareness and advocating for children with complex communication needs. If you're ready to embark on a fulfilling career where your compassion and skills can truly make an impact, we want to hear from you!
Band 5 -Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist: Paediatric Complex Needs Communication and Dysphagia Paediatric Community Services- Newham, East London Foundation Trust
We have a very exciting opportunity in our Complex Needs Speech and Language Therapy team. We are looking for an experienced Band 5 therapist to join our team and manage a complex caseload of children with communication needs while building clinical skills in the area of AAC and dysphagia within this new development post.
Our Communication team offers assessment and intervention to children and young people aged 0-19 years of age who have a diagnosis that means alternative methods of communication may be required. You will develop low-tech communication aids and have the opportunity to work closely with the AAC hub at Great Ormond Street Hospital and with national communication charities to maximise a child/young person's communication potential. You will develop skills through an early year's caseload and within Specialist Resource Provision schools in Newham.
The post-holder will manage their own caseload and receive support from band 6 and band 7 therapists. There will be the opportunity to develop your skills in the areas of AAC and dysphagia.
The post holder will provide a high quality speech and language therapy (SLT) service to children and young people (CYP) referred to the complex needs and dysphagia team in a range of settings including clinics/health centres and schools.
The post holder will assess and diagnose speech, language and communication needs (SLCN), contribute to multi-professional assessment for those with complex communication needs and disabilities and plan and implement programmes of support and intervention.
As well as a role in providing specialist intervention for CYP, the post holder will contribute to raising awareness of SLCN and training of the wider workforce to enable partner agencies to effectively support all CYP with SLCN.
Once the post holder has built up sufficient experience in the role they will be expected to contribute to SLT student placements and support assistants and volunteers.
The post holder will access a comprehensive and on-going CPD programme and receive robust clinical supervision to support them to deliver a high quality service to the CYP of Newham
About us
- To manage a caseload of CYP aged up to 19 years with a range of SLCN including Learning Disabilities and complex medical conditions.
- To provide high quality assessment and differential diagnosis for children referred with SLCN
- To provide evidence based interventions, develop therapeutic programmes and advice for parents ,carers and school based staff.
- To providing training and resources to parents and key partner agencies to support them to embed functional and effective support into the CYPs learning environment.
- To contribute to raising awareness of SLCN and training of the wider workforce and multi-disciplinary Team.
- To contribute to SLT student placements once suitably experienced and to support the work of assistants and volunteers.
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