Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to work in Camden Early Years' Service to join our innovative and supportive team.



The successful candidate will deliver a Speech and Language Therapy Service to children under five across Camden with a range of language and communication needs. There are lots of opportunities for joint working with experienced staff and the satisfaction of delivering evidence-based interventions which are supported by a multi-agency initiative known as Camden Kids Talk. The team pride themselves on delivering a holistic approach to families and work closely with other agencies across Camden.



For further information, or for an informal discussion, please contact Colette Quinlivan@nhs.net



Please see the and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role. If you are unable to access the PDF, the details of the job description can also be found in the 'Detailed and Main responsibilities' section.



Find out what it is like to work in our friendly, supportive teams which span hospital and community settings across vibrant and diverse North Central London first hand, visit What is it like at Whittington Health? (you may have to copy and paste this link into your browser) to hear from some of our current staff about why they chose to join and stay at Whittington Health.



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.

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical



To provide a comprehensive Speech and Language Therapy service to children under fives referred with speech, language and communication difficulties



To deliver appropriate formal and informal assessment, make differential diagnosis on the basis of this assessment, and communicate complex condition related information from assessment to children, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions.



To maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of clients/carers when imparting complex and distressing information regarding the nature of the client's difficulties and the impact of this on individuals and their families.



Following assessment and differential diagnosis, to design and develop evidence based treatment and management programmes to be implemented within the multi-disciplinary teams available, and within the child's 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



Please see Job description and personal specification for full outline of main role and responsibilities