We are delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity for a fixed term Speech and Language Therapist, Mainstream Education Lead in our team. If you are an experienced Speech and Language Therapist looking to extend your leadership skills, as well as continuing to develop your specialist clinical skills this opportunity could be just right for you. Following investment from the Local Authority we have developed this Speech and Language Therapy Mainstream Education Lead role to offer the best support for children with SLCN in mainstream education settings.
This role is for 12 months and is up to 37.5 hours per week.
We are looking for a Band 7 SLT to join our integrated Children and Young People's Therapies service. The post will be based in Cheshunt and the post-holder will predominantly cover the Waltham Cross, Hoddesdon, and Cheshunt areas.
“I have worked as an Education Lead in CYPT at HCT for almost 2 years and have loved the opportunities this role has given me to make real positive changes to our service users, in partnership with my local schools. I feel lucky to work in such a creative, supportive, and innovative team where there is always opportunity and time to plan and implement new and exciting ways of working, to further our targeted and universal service offer. My role offers the perfect combination of clinical work and service development opportunities, and the team itself have diverse clinical interests and are incredibly friendly and welcoming.”
You will be joining a team of Mainstream Education SLT Leads and your specialist role will involve:
• Partnership working with Clinical Quality Leads and other SLT leads to develop and shape the service
• Working collaboratively with mainstream education settings, developing relationships within your Hertfordshire DSPL areas, seeking regular feedback and being responsive/making changes to service provision that will benefit the wider Hertfordshire system.
• Being a point of contact to clusters of schools and providing leadership support to the therapy teams working within these clusters
• Working with therapy teams and settings to provide training, specialist advice and support on SLCN
• Working with Lead Therapy Assistant Practitioners for Training to plan and review relevant training for schools to upskill the wider children's workforce
• Work together with your local team leads to support the SLT team to build capacity through providing clinical supervision and leadership
We offer:
• Regular professional group supervision and peer support
• Regular managerial supervision and a well-established appraisal system
• CPD opportunities such as bitesize tutorials, peer review
• A hybrid model of face:face and remote working
• A 2 week induction period where you will have the opportunity to observe and shadow your team
• Access to a named buddy
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
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We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
Please see Job Description attached, which details the responsibilities within this post. Also attached is the Person Specification.
Successful candidates will be enthusiastic and motivated. Advanced communication, clinical reasoning, critical thinking and organisational skills are essential. You must be a team player but be able to work autonomously and have the ability to champion the needs of children and young people.
Applications for full time and part time work will be considered. A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary subject to a maximum payment of £1,915 per annum (pro rata where applicable and dependent on base location)
“I love working in CYPT/HCT - everyone in the team is super dedicated. There is strong management support, but also space for being flexible and creative to meet children’s needs; innovation & good practice is valued and encouraged. I enjoy & appreciate the robust supervision structures, training in supervision & coaching, and the many opportunities for personal development and learning, including for example in-house training days and tutorials. I have worked in many teams across Hertfordshire, all without exception friendly and welcoming. There is an ethos of peer support and encouragement & sharing learning; everyone works hard but there is a sense of belonging and always time for a quick chat… and plenty of laughs. I feel valued here and I value my lovely colleagues and the fabulous children & young people we work with.”
Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19
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This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Mar 2025
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