Main area Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Grade Band 6
Contract: 12 months (Fixed term maternity leave cover for 12 months)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 812-25-KWCYP6-AB
Employer: Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Peace Children's Centre
Town: Watford
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata (HCA if applicable)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 21/03/2025 23:59
Job overview
Do you have a passion for working with children with complex needs? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you. We are looking to recruit a dynamic, enthusiastic and creative Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) in a 1 WTE fixed term Band 6 SLT role (for 12 months). You would be joining a well-established team based at Peace Children’s Centre in Watford, where you would have access to specialist support to help grow your skills.
You will work up to 4 days a week within Breakspeare school in Watford, supporting children and young people (CYP) with severe learning disabilities. You will also have an opportunity to support pre-school children within a range of community settings, enabling you to develop your specialist clinical skills, including dysphagia competencies.
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust provides Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Services for families across the county. Our CYPT integrated service provides opportunities for collaborative working, joint training and shared learning amongst each profession.
Main duties of the job
You will have the opportunity to work as part of an MDT within Breakspeare School, collaborating with the wider CYP Team and teaching staff. You will access support from the established local special school team, who meet regularly to discuss collaborative working and support development of specialist skills.
You will be joining an innovative and agile Children and Young People’s Therapies (CYPT) service committed to delivering high quality care and transforming lives.
We offer:
* Regular group supervision, managerial supervision and a well-established appraisal system
* CPD opportunities such as Bitesize tutorials, peer review and locally hosted CENs for DLD and ASD
* Opportunities to develop leadership skills and to supervise less experienced members of staff
* Opportunities to work alongside other therapists/assistants to deliver evidence-based episodes of care to children/young people requiring specialist support
* A 2 week induction period where you will have the opportunity to observe and shadow your team, including access to a buddy
Working for our organisation
If you are looking for somewhere to make a real difference and are passionate about helping CYP access the right support at the right time, a career with us may be just what you're looking for. At HCT, we strive to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of our communities.
We are proud to be an organisation which focuses on our people, and we welcome people who share our values to come and work with us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Successful candidates will need to be enthusiastic and motivated. Good communication, clinical reasoning and organisational skills are essential. You must be a team player but able to work autonomously and champion the needs of your patients.
Applicants wanting to work full time or part time 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).
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* Recognised SLT degree qualification or equivalent (Post Graduate Diploma or MSc in Speech and Language Therapy leading to registration with HCPC)
* HCPC Licence to Practice
* Fully Registered member of RCSLT
* Post graduate training in area of work, internal or external
* Member of relevant CEN
Experience and Knowledge
* Well established knowledge of assessments and interventions for client group
* Familiar with policies and procedures relating to Child Protection
* Knowledge of NHS, Education and Social Care policy and directives where these impact on area of specialism or service delivery
* Experience of managing own caseload
Skills and Abilities
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with parents, carers and other professionals
* Experience of providing training and support to SLT students, SLTAs, professionals and carers
* Ability to assess, analyse, interpret and compare complex information and make decisions on appropriate course of action
* Work with a wide range of diagnosis groups, including learning disability, physical and neurological impairment
* Highly developed auditory and perceptual skills for specialist assessment, differential diagnosis and treatment of clients
* Ability to act swiftly to react to the needs and actions of all age ranges e.g. challenging behaviours.
* Able to switch between different techniques and models of service delivery within a short time frame.
* Able to contribute specialist knowledge as part of legal proceedings involved in child protection and educational tribunals when required.
Other
* Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
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