Speech and Language Therapist

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to work in two Barnet special schools Northway School and The Windmill School. The successful candidate will deliver a Speech and Language Therapy Service to children and young people in these schools with a range of language and communication needs. This role will offer the job satisfaction of knowing you are helping to shape and improve the quality of life of children and young people living in Barnet.

You will work with close supervision and support, alongside a friendly, open, supportive and experienced therapy team to deliver assessment and intervention for children and young people with a range of speech, language and communication needs. You will also provide training and advice to empower their families and education staff.

Clinical To provide a comprehensive Speech and Language Therapy service to clients with speech, language and communication difficulties within two special schools in Barnet - Northway School and The Windmill School. To deliver appropriate formal and informal assessment, make differential diagnosis on the basis of this assessment, and communicate related information to children, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions in a sensitive manner.

To design and develop evidence based treatment and management programmes to be implemented within the multi-disciplinary teams available, and within the childs family. To take an active interest in working parties and groups within the Trust to develop and improve on service delivery, protocols and guidelines. Research and Development To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence based practice, literature and peer review.

To undertake Clinical Governance and Audit projects within the local service.

• Diploma, Degree or MSc in Speech and Language Therapy
• Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists.
• Health and Care Professions Council Registration to Practice
• NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
• Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses, oRelevant experience at Undergraduate/Post-Graduate level
• oDemonstrates excellent analytical and reflection skills
• oGood presentation skills, both written and verbal including ability to write clear and concise reports
• oWorking knowledge of relevant information technology
• oDemonstrates ability to be a good team member
• oKnowledge of relevant assessment tools
• oSkills in planning, assessing and implementing relevant intervention
• oKnowledge of relevant national policies and procedures
• oKnowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions
• oInterest in acquiring broad experience across various relevant care groups
• oAwareness of the principles of clinical governance /audit
• oAbility to work independently as appropriate
• oAwareness of the roles of other relevant professionals
• oAbility to work in partnership with other professionals and other agencies
• oAwareness and sensitivity to the needs of clients from a range of ethnic and linguistic backgrounds
• oAwareness of standards of record keeping, Understanding of local issues relevant to delivery of a Speech & Language Therapy service

• oAbility to deal with and resolve conflict with highly developed Negotiation and Problem-solving Skills
• oWell-developed concentration skills
• oDemonstrate trust values: innovative, compassionate, accountable, respectful, excellent
• oExcellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills, oTo be able to travel efficiently throughout the area
• oCommitment to equal opportunities
• oProfessional manner
• oFlexible approach to work
• oUses initiative
• oCommitment to Continuing Professional Development
• oAbility to take majority of leave in school holidays
• Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.
  
  The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.