This is an exciting opportunity for a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist for Early Years Complex Needs & Dysphagia to join our Children's Therapy Services. This part-time role offers 18.75 hours per week, supporting children and young people aged 0-18 years across Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire.
In this role, you will provide expert clinical support to children with dysphagia and communication difficulties associated with complex needs, working collaboratively with those involved in early years home and clinic settings. You will be responsible for managing a highly specialist preschool caseload, offering your expertise in assessing, supporting, and managing the health needs of children with complex feeding, swallowing, and communication difficulties.
As a key member of the team, you will provide supervision, teaching, advice, and consultation across the BNSSG area, enhancing the quality of care provided to children and families. You will report to the Clinical Lead for Dysphagia and be part of a supportive and friendly Complex Needs Speech and Language Therapy Team.
If you are a passionate Speech and Language Therapist who is committed to providing the best outcomes for children and families in your community, please apply today.
Responsibilities:
1. Practice as a highly specialist clinical practitioner, providing support, supervision, teaching, advice, and consultation across BNSSG.
2. Offer highly specialist clinical expertise within Early Years dysphagia and complex needs communication support.
3. Provide dysphagia and communication assessment and therapy support to children in clinic, early education settings, and home.
4. Work closely with the multi-disciplinary team around the child.
5. Manage a highly specialist caseload.
6. Supervise Band 6 dysphagia therapists.
Please note: This post primarily covers the Early Years caseload in South Gloucestershire, with some requirement to cover other areas of BNSSG. Initial appointments are clinic-based, but follow-up takes place in the most appropriate setting for the child and family's needs. Home and nursery visits are an integral part of our complex needs/dysphagia pathways, so travel around this large geographical area will be a daily requirement of the post.
We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services, and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset, or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners, and communities we serve.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
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