Children's Speech and Language Therapist
Would you like to come and join our innovative and forward-thinking team on a permanent basis?
The successful applicant will:
* Have a degree in Speech and Language Therapy
* Be registered with the HCPC and RCSLT
* Have experience working with children & young people
* Demonstrate good written and oral communication skills
* Demonstrate effective organisational skills
* Have a current driving license and access to a car
Main Duties of the Job
Assessment, diagnosis, advice, and support for children across Sandwell. We work with children aged from 0 to 16 or older if in full-time education. We provide a service in schools, clinics, nurseries, and children's own homes.
We are an award-winning team recognized as Outstanding by CQC. We are the authors of WellComm Early Years and WellComm Primary, both of which are published language screens used nationally.
We pride ourselves on being innovative, resourceful, friendly, supportive, and fun.
We are looking to recruit a Speech and Language Therapist to join our Integrated Children's Community Therapy Service in Sandwell (Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Speech & Language Therapy). This post is to cover maternity leave, but there is the possibility that this post could be extended.
About Us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organization with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care are at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban center that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first-class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continue your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
* Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive, and engaged staff
* Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
* Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve life
Job Responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification documents for details regarding the main roles and responsibilities of this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* A degree (or diploma) in Speech & Language Therapy from a recognised training establishment.
* HCPC Registration
* Member of RCSLT
Experience
* Evidence of undergraduate/postgraduate experience working with children, in a professional or voluntary capacity with speech, language, and interaction problems.
* Awareness of the role of the speech and language therapist in providing training for others.
* Evidence of postgraduate experience of working with children in a professional or voluntary capacity with speech, language, and interaction problems.
Working Conditions
* Car driver essential. Able to work flexibly across locations.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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