Address Do you want to make a difference to the lives of children with speech, language and communication needs?
Do you have excellent communication skills and the ability to motivate and engage others?
Would you like to work within a friendly multi-disciplinary team?
Are you looking to progress your career as a speech and language therapist?
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
If yes, please read on…
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, with opportunities for CPD along the way.
We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support provided by your clinical lead.
You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients
So what are you waiting for? We can’t wait to hear from you, and look forward to receiving your application.
We are a large, friendly and supportive team who offer children an integrated approach to therapy, through holistic assessments and intervention.
We are seeking an experienced therapist to work with children with speech, language and communication needs across our early years and school aged services.
There will also be opportunities to work within our early years clinic service and also within our schools service. We support children from birth to 19 years of age.
Continuing professional development is actively encouraged within the team. This includes regular clinical supervision and opportunities for both in-house and external training as well as attending relevant CENs. We actively support our team to develop specialist interests in a range of areas.
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”
This role is being advertised as a full-time position, but we would be happy to discuss applicants requests for flexible working or part time positions.
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 shareholde
The small print
MCH is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to a compassionate and inclusive workplace and values diversity of all people. We prohibit unlawful discrimination and harassment of any kind and wish to provide our employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. At the heart of our values, we seek to treat people fairly and with dignity and respect and provide a workplace where people feel they belong.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workforce and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join MCH. We are positive about disability and we guarantee interviews to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria as specified in the job description. We are committed to offering support and making reasonable adjustments to allow full participation in the interview and selection process and through their employee journey
We will always appoint the best person for the job, We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
Communication and relationship skills
To work alongside other Speech & Language Therapy colleagues providing support and professional exchange of ideas and experience.
To attend appropriate meetings within the Speech & Language Therapy Service and Children’s Therapy Team.
To contribute to specialist clinical teams by discussing own and others input around client’s needs ensuring a well-coordinated care plan.
To communicate complex condition related information from assessment to clients, carers, families and members of the multidisciplinary team/other professions.
To communicate condition related information to clients who have communication problems themselves.
To work closely with clients, carers and families, agreeing decision making relevant to the client management.
To demonstrate empathy with clients, carers and families and colleagues, ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to understanding exist. To demonstrate skills in motivating clients and carers to engage in the therapeutic process.
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 including specialist short courses and development relating to the clinical specialism to maintain up to date HPC and RCSLT registration.
To demonstrate knowledge of and adherence to RCSLT Professional Clinical guidelines.
To demonstrate specialist knowledge underpinned by current evidence-based practice.
To demonstrate a working knowledge of relevant procedures including (safeguarding children, SEN procedure) and other legal requirements.
To demonstrate a working knowledge of the principals of clinical governance and their application to professional practice.
To participate in the development of local clinical guidelines informed by evidence of clinical specialism.
To participate in the development and delivery of specialist training of other professional groups and carers.
To provide specialist advice to other parties as appropriate.
To deliver Speech & Language Therapy Service’s in-service training programme.
To provide and supervise full placements for Speech & Language Therapy students and prospective Speech & Language Therapy students.
To support students on their final year placement and to support newer therapists to support students on placements.
To explain the role of Speech & Language Therapists in work settings.
To identify training needs within the team.
To demonstrate the ability to reflect on and evaluate training provided.
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 Trust operational policies and quality standards.
To provide accurate statistical information as required
To produce reports reflecting specialist knowledge and circulated to a wide range of professional colleagues across agencies, clients and carers regarding clients’ needs and summarising proposed care plans.
To share specialist and complex information with others observing data protection guidelines
Analytical and judgement skills
To assess patient understanding of treatment 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.
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 service lead and informing the service lead of excessive demands and effects on patient care.
Physical skills
To undertake assessment of patients with a wide variety of complex presentations and conditions: using clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques to formulate specialist, individualised treatment plans and programmes.
Responsibility for patient / client care
To provide a comprehensive patient focused service to children living in the Medway area.
To deliver Specialist speech and language programmes, and intervention and support others to deliver these interventions.
To continually reassess patient progress, adapting programmes and treatment accordingly and developing discharge plans.
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
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 MCH protocols, including the development of individual patient clinical risk assessments.
Responsibilities for human resources (HR)
Participate in the organisation’s Staff Appraisal system as an, appraise and as an appraiser including the agreement of a Personal Development Plan.
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.
Responsibilities for research and development (R&D)
To participate in team and service audits and research projects.
Freedom to act
To abide by the Rules of Professional Conduct of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Physical effort (refer to effort factor questionnaire)
See attached.
Mental effort (refer to effort factor questionnaire)
Areas of the role which require mental effort including the nature, level, frequency and duration of the mental effort required. The frequency of the requirement should also be identified, ie whether this occasional or a frequent need
Emotional effort (refer to effort factor questionnaire)
Areas of the role which require emotional effort and the nature, level, frequency and duration demands of the emotional effort required
Working conditions (refer to effort factor questionnaire)
The nature, level, frequency and duration of demands arising from inevitably adverse environmental conditions (eg inclement weather, extreme heat/cold, smells, noise and fumes) and hazards, which are unavoidable.
