Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Mainstream Schools

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CNWL NHS Foundation Trust, Can be based anywhere

Part time
Permanent
Remote working

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CNWL NHS Foundation Trust

Full Job Description

To provide a specialist speech and language therapy service to children in mainstream schools with a Hillingdon EHCP who are attending out of borough mainstream schools and who have an identified speech, language, communication need.
To provide a specialist speech and language therapy service to children with a Hillingdon EHCP who are being electively home educated (and who have a mainstream profile)
To be responsible for providing specialist assessment, diagnosis & therapy packages into schools for these identified children.
To train and support school staff & parents, in order for them to implement therapy advice effectively.
To provide face to face and remote support as needed - and to explore new ways of delivering remote therapy
To write updated annual review reports in a timely manner
To ensure that the needs of the children as specified in their EHCP are delivered
To prioritise the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children at all times
To support the service to achieve Key Performance Indicators and maintain Target Activity Levels
To take part in/lead on audits and projects for the team/service
To contribute to, and provide feedback about, possible developments in the team
To provide buddying and informal support for less experienced staff
To provide formal supervision for less experienced staff, as needed, A buddy who will meet with you every week at first to help you settle in and who you can ask lots of questions
Regular supervision meetings with a senior therapist every 6 weeks, alongside annual appraisal
Termly peer supervision meetings where you can discuss difficult cases, read articles together and share your experiences
A busy but manageable caseload across a range of schools
Opportunities for remote working in school and at home at the end of the day once a week
Frequent opportunities to come back to the office for informal support from the team
Opportunities to develop your clinical skills and knowledge through termly study afternoons, shadowing more experienced therapists, membership of a CEN, training courses and opportunities to invite a senior therapist for a joint consultation
Excellent relationships with schools - 91% of SENCO's report that they are happy or very happy with the service
Good relationships with parents - 92.5% of parents report that they are happy or very happy with the service. A parent representative attends all of the mainstream schools meetings and parent feedback is sought for new developments
An annual service improvement plan in order to ensure that the service is continually evolving and developing
A strong track record on innovation and service development in order to provide a high quality service to children, schools and families

We are looking for a passionate speech and language therapist to work in the Hillingdon mainstream schools team supporting children and young people who have a Hillingdon EHCP but who are attending a mainstream school outside of Hillingdon or are Electively Home Educated.

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