Speech and Language Therapist

We are delighted to advertise the following vacancy in our friendly, innovative team. You would be joining a large team of 35 whole time equivalents in a diverse borough. We have a strong partnership with the local authority, and can offer you a range of experience across the delivery of interventions to school age children

We have a high retention rate amongst staff and will work closely with you to tailor make opportunities to develop your career.

We would welcome applications from newly qualified staff as well as staff with some experience and therefore would consider offering this post as a Band 6 or a Band 5/6 run through.

We would love you to come and join us.

This is what our team say about working for the Enfield School age Speech and Language Team:

'Supportive and welcoming team'

'Friendly, stable team. Open to innovation'

'Supportive management and supervision structure. I feel very well supported and always listened to.

'The management team care about your well-being and career development is at the heart of their priorities.

'Nurturing team where you feel like family!

'Excellent clinical supervision, very friendly supportive team. Excellent peer supervision, excellent safeguarding supervision. You will be valued, respected for your skills in every way.

The post holder will have a varied post, supported and guided by Senior staff.

Main duties of the job

Supporting children and young people with Education Health and Care plans who have a range of speech, language and communication needs, attending Enfield mainstream primary and secondary schools and in specialist provisions (Additional Resource Provision or special school).

Supporting children and young people and Education staff within special schools to develop facilitative communication environments and contribute to developing the curriculum to focus on communication everyday throughout the day.

The post holder will participate in CPD activities and will contribute to departmental meetings, clinical audit and projects.

They will deliver training, initially with a more senior colleague, to other professionals and parents/carers on all aspects of speech, language and communication.

He/she will participate in the training of Speech and Language Therapy students and supervise the work of LSAs/TAs.

Newly qualified therapists have the opportunity to be involved in a precepto

rship programme.

NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Eleanor Leeser Job title: Clinical Operational Care Group Manager Email address: eleanor.leeser@nhs.net Telephone number: 02045537707