Job Description

We are looking for a children's therapy assistant to join our NHS Haringey Universal Therapy Service (HUTS). This service started in January 2024 and is a part of Haringey's Universal 0-19 pathway. Its main focus is early intervention at 0-5 years and comprises of speech and language therapy and occupational therapy.



The post holders will work directly with children and families and Early Years settings in Haringey to develop good practice around the support of children aged 0-5 with their physical, communication, play and early independence skills. This will include providing information, modelling and training to Early Years practitioners and families around developing these skills in Early Years settings and external agencies (e.g. children centres, family hubs, libraries and voluntary sector). The postholder will collaborate with practitioners across the Early Years Workforce in these settings, to deliver evidenced based approaches.



We are looking for candidates with experience in working with children, who are enthusiastic, highly motivated and well organised and who can show a commitment to supporting children with additional needs.

HUTS is part of the wider Haringey Children's Therapy team:

a large, friendly and supportive team based at Tynemouth Road Health Centre in Haringey.



This job would be particularly suitable for someone with a background of working with children in Early Years Settings (e.g. Early Years or Children's Centre Practitioners or Learning Support Assistants).



This post may close earlier than the advertised deadline if we receive a high volume of applications.



The post holder will work, organising and delivering a universal service to families with children under 5 and will be involved in the early identification and support of children with speech, language and communication needs [JD1] and difficulties participating in daily activities (e.g. self-care and leisure activities). They will develop information, advice and training packages and deliver these to a wide range of audiences including parents/carers and those working within Health, Education, the voluntary sector and community groups. They will work closely with the NHS team and with Early Language and Communication officers employed by the Local Authority.



Medical services have been delivered on the Whittington Hospital site for over 500 years. On 1st April 2011, Whittington Health was launched as a new Integrated Care Organisation (ICO) comprising The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, NHS Islington and NHS Haringey. The Whittington and the community health services in Islington and Haringey are award winning organisations, delivering acute and community based health services to a population of 443,000 people.



The organisation is the biggest employer in the area, with over 4,500 staff; delivering healthcare not only on the acute hospital site which has 420 beds, but also from a variety of other community based health centres and through visits to patients homes across the boroughs to address the health needs of the local population. Whittington Health also works with other health, social care and voluntary sector partners to support patients and service users from their initial appointment whether it be with a community health team or at the hospital, all the way through to treatment and tailored after care.



We are one of the three main teaching campuses for the Royal Free and University College Medical School.



Our ICARE (Innovation, Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence) Values not only help us shape what we do, but also how we do it and why. They are fundamental to the way we do business and care for our patients.

For more information, please access the following link:

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/



The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.



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