Speech and Language Therapist

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic and motivated Speech and Language Therapists to work in Barnet  mainstream schools and special schools and to join our wonderful and supportive team (part-time/flexible working will be considered) ensuring that the role offers excellent work/life balance opportunities.

The successful candidates will deliver a Speech and Language Therapy Service to children and young people across the borough of Barnet with a range of language and communication needs.  This role will offer the job satisfaction of knowing you are helping to shape and improve the quality of life of children and young people living in Barnet.

You will work with close supervision and support, alongside a friendly, open, supportive and experienced therapy team to deliver assessment and intervention for children and young people with a range of speech, language and communication needs. You will also provide training and advice to empower their families and education staff.

For further information, or for an informal discussion, please contact Claire Turner, Clinical Lead  on [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you!

Main duties of the job

Please see the Job Description 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 Job Description 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical

To provide a comprehensive Speech and Language Therapy service to clients referred with speech, language and communication difficulties within mainstream schools and special schools in the borough

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.

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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