Are you newly qualified Speech and Language Therapist or are you due to graduate this summer looking for the perfect start to your career in Paediatrics.
Are you enthusiastic and passionate about making for a difference to children and their families lives?
Do you enjoy working with a wide range of colleagues and clients?
Do you have new ideas and innovations to contribute to team development?
If you answered yes, we’ve got the perfect role for you!
We are looking for someone to work with children and young people (aged 0-19) in both our early years clinic and within mainstream schools in the Sittingbourne and Isle of Sheppey area. This job has
opportunities to find out about other specialisms including complex needs
Key Responsibilities
Diagnosing and assessing children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN).
Delivering therapy for a range of children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN).
Designing, monitoring and evaluating targets and plans for children.
Delivering parent education through workshops.
Providing specialist advice and support to parents, teachers and other professionals.
If this is you we look forward to welcoming you to our team.

So what else?

• This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
• We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
• We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
• You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The small print

• Informal visits can be arranged on request.
• We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
• MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.

1. Communication and relationship skills
   To work alongside the MDT providing support and professional exchange of ideas and experience.
   To attend appropriate meetings within the MDT.
   To communicate condition related information to clients/parents who may have communication problems themselves.
   To work closely with clients, carers and families, agreeing decision making relevant to the client management.
   To demonstrate skills in motivating clients and carers to engage in the process.
   To demonstrate negotiation skills in the management of conflict across a range of situations.
   To deal with initial complaints sensitively and to process according to organisational policy.
   To form productive relationships with others who may be under stress and or have challenging communication difficulties.
   To employ excellent verbal and written communication skills.
   To utilise technology to enhance access to the service offering video or telephone consultations to families.
2. Knowledge, training and experience
   To identify personal and professional development evidenced by a personal development plan as part of the appraisal process.
   To maintain professional standards by attending appropriate training and development for own clinical field to maintain up to date HCPC and RCSLT registration.
   To demonstrate knowledge of and adherence to RCSLT professional clinical guidelines.
   To keep up to date with new techniques and developments for the promotion and maintenance of good practice in own clinical field.
   To develop a working knowledge of all relevant organisational procedures including (safeguarding children, SEN procedure, vulnerable adults etc.) and other legal requirements.
   To develop a working knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and their application to professional practice.
   Education/Training
   To contribute to the training of Speech & Language Therapy colleagues, other professional groups and carers.
   To provide advice to other relevant parties as appropriate.
   To provide and supervise observational placements for speech & language therapy students and prospective speech & language therapy students.
   To explain the role of speech & language therapy(ists) in work settings.
   Administrative
   To undertake general administrative and client related administrative tasks in line with speech & language therapy service operational policies.
   To maintain client records in accordance with RCSLT professional standards and local organisational operational policies and quality standards.
   To provide accurate statistical information as required
   To produce reports circulated to a wide range of professional colleagues across agencies, clients and carers regarding clients’ needs and summarising proposed care plans.
   To share information with others observing data protection guidelines
   To use technology for resource making, therapy sessions, and recording of data.
3. Analytical and judgement skills
   To assess patient understanding of treatment and therapy proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment/therapy.
4. Planning and organisational skills
   To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload and work demands to meet patient and service priorities, in conjunction with the senior speech & language therapist alerting the senior speech & language of excessive demands and effects on patient care.
5. Physical skills
   To undertake assessment of patients with a wide variety of presentations and conditions: using clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques to formulate individualised treatment plans and programmes
6. Responsibility for patient / client care
   To provide a comprehensive patient focused service to children living in the Swale area.
   To deliver speech and language programmes.
   To continually reassess patient progress, adapting programmes accordingly and developing discharge plans.
7. Responsibility for policy and service development implementation
   To be aware of and adhere to service and team plans and policies including integrated/multi-agency working.
8. Responsibilities for financial and physical resources
   To be responsible for the safe and competent use of all equipment and facilities, ensuring faulty items are removed from use and reported for action
   To be aware of Health and Safety aspects of your work and implement any policies, which may be required to improve the safety of your work area, including your prompt recording and reporting of accidents or concerns.
   To manage clinical and non-clinical risk within own role according to team and organisational protocols including the development of individual patient clinical risk assessments
9. Responsibilities for human resources (HR)
   Participate in the organisation’s Staff Appraisal system as an appraisee including the agreement of a personal development plan.
10. Responsibilities for information resources
    To collect and submit all data and statistics as required in a timely and accurate manner.
    To record patient contacts onto the CHS system used by the organisation for recording all information relating to patients you are currently treating.
11. Responsibilities for research and development (R&D)
    To participate in team and service audits and research projects
12. Freedom to act
    To abide by the rules of professional conduct of the royal college of speech and language therapist

Please refer the Job description for details