Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our large, well-established school’s team to deliver a service to individuals and groups of children with a range of speech, language and communication difficulties and Special Educational Needs (SEN).
You will already have experience working as an associate practitioner in primary and secondary schools.
You will be expected to work independently with children under the guidance of a Speech and Language Therapist, to plan, deliver and evaluate treatment programmes, in addition to carrying out administrative duties to support departmental activities. The post will involve travelling between schools working with education staff to carry out programmes, modifying and adapting activities to suit the needs of individual children. You will be expected to work collaboratively with children and young people, parents/carers and families.
Main duties of the job
1. To communicate factual patient related information to clients, families and school staff in order to support curriculum access and ensure well co-ordinated support/care plans.
2. To liaise closely with SLTs in the department in order to provide verbal and written feedback about individual children’s’ progress with therapy activities
3. 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 services and voluntary sector.
4. To work closely and demonstrate empathy with children and families, reporting back about therapy sessions and ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to understanding exist, e.g. EAL, communication and learning difficulties.
5. To have due regard for the cultural and linguistic differences of children and families concerned
6. To use skills such as motivation persuasion and explanation to encourage CYP and their families to participate in treatment programmes.
7. To attend case conferences/planning meetings.
8. To form productive relationships with others who may be under stress and/or have challenging communication difficulties/behaviour, seeking support as required
9. To participate in training activities (both formal and informal) for professionals and parents, as directed by a speech and language therapist.
Working for our organisation
We are:
10. A large supportive, sociable and friendly MDT team of 60+therapists
11. Committed to the well-being of our staff
12. Easily accessible via public transport from central London and neighbouring counties
You will be joining and welcomed into a diverse therapy team who actively promote and advocate for equality and diversity.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see job description for the details of the main duties and responsibilities required in this post.
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The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
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