Punjabi and Urdu Speaking Bilingual Co-worker

at  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Join our expanding Ealing Children’s Speech and Language Therapy team!
Are you interested in applying your language skills and knowledge of Punjabi and Urdu speaking communities to support the work of our team? Do you want to work in a team that is committed to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Staff Wellbeing? Do you want to be part of a forward thinking, innovative team?
We have an exciting opportunity for a female Bilingual Co-worker to join the team. This 1 year fixed term position, with potential to extend, would provide the opportunity to work with Speech and Language Therapists in varied settings including clinic and school. The post holder will work with children and young people across the age ranges 0-19 and their families. The successful applicant will utilise their interpreting and translation skills with their knowledge of their culture and language to develop and improve speech and language therapy services for Punjabi and Urdu speaking families in Ealing.
We welcome applicants with strong reading, writing and speaking skills in English and Punjabi and Urdu who have experience of working with children, young people and/or families. We can offer flexible working and support to further develop your skills.
Please note: due to the requirements for this role we are specifically recruiting female applicants. The post is therefore exempt from the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1, Paragraph 1. This is a Genuine Occupational Requirement.
You will work in close partnership with parents/carers and speech and language therapists to: -
Support with Punjabi and Urdu language assessment
Deliver language therapy in Punjabi and Urdu
Provide workshops for parents/carers in Punjabi and Urdu
Make phone calls to parents/carers in Punjabi and Urdu
Translate information and advice into Punjabi and Urdu
Support the team to develop their cultural awareness further
Create content for social media in Punjabi and Urdu
Build relationships with local Punjabi and Urdu community groups
As part of Ealing Services for Children with Additional Needs (ESCAN) the post will also involve regular collaborative working with other professionals such as teachers, health visitors and local charities.
You will be part of a forward thinking department that provides a range of services. We always strive to be innovative and put research into practice to improve families’ experiences of the services we offer. This will be an ideal opportunity for an Punjabi and Urdu speaker looking to develop their skills in children’s speech and language therapy who is passionate about making a difference to children and young people.
Keeping children and young people’s education, health and well-being at the centre of decision making to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Ealing Speech & Language Therapy Department feel strongly that Continual Professional Development (CPD) is central to the delivery of the service and the development of staff. The department offers a wide range of opportunities for CPD and is committed to providing excellent levels of support and supervision such as; shadowing opportunities, peer support groups, supervision sessions, and training days.
We are a friendly team that is committed to providing care and services, which are inclusive and respectful. We have a committed justice, equality, diversity and inclusion group. We are one of the most ethnically diverse boroughs in the UK, and we are striving to ensure our team reflects the communities we serve. We seek to ensure we are allies with our LGBTQ+ colleagues and families as well as our neurodivergent colleagues and families.
Click on these links for a flavour of the work we do!
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SLTEaling
YouTube: (184) Ealing Children’s Services - YouTube
To provide a high level of interpreting (3-way communication) skills between the Speech and Language Therapist and the child and young person (CYP) /family whose home language is not English. This includes assessment/therapy sessions with a variety of Health and Education professionals
To work according to the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist’s and Ealing Speech and Language Therapy Department’s best practice guidelines when supporting CYP/families whose home language is not Englis
To engage in supervision and support from a qualified speech and language therapis
To assist in assessing CYP’s strengths and needs in their home language under the supervision of a Speech and Language Therapist and to give verbal and written feedback to the therapist
To translate written advice and information materials in the CYP’s home language using appropriate technology
To advise the Speech and Language Therapy team regarding cultural and linguistic issues which may impact on families/communities accessing and receiving an equitable service from Ealing Speech and Language Therapy
To work with the Speech and Language Therapy team to promote and raise awareness of the service amongst community groups
To support and participate in the induction and training of new co-workers
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings

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