Employer Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Liverpool Road Health Centre
Town: Luton
Salary per annum, pro rata
Closing: 01/04/2025 23:59
Interview date: 22/04/2025
Speech and Language Therapist - Community Team
Band 5
Driven by our Trust values: Honesty, Empathy, Ambition, Respect; the Trust's vision is to provide high quality care to the diverse communities we serve to make their lives better.
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Our cultural diversity, long term conditions and disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ staff networks are a key part of this commitment, creating positive change and helping build an inclusive culture across the Trust.
Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed - our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
Options for flexible working are considered for all roles within CCS, including job share opportunities, compressed hours, annualised hours, tailored working patterns and more. If you are interested in flexible working, please talk to the recruiting manager for this vacancy.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly and supportive team in Luton.
Following significant investment from our local authority partners we are looking to extend our current workforce of therapists in Luton and are looking for a Band 5 Therapist to join our Mainstream Schools Team.
Part time hours or a different working pattern could be considered - please contact the service to discuss what you are looking for.
We need:
* A motivated and enthusiastic therapist who is willing to work flexibly
* Someone looking to develop their clinical knowledge and skills
Main duties of the job
You will:
* Manage a caseload providing targeted, evidence-based assessment and therapy
* Work closely with colleagues in Health and Education
* Participate in training to parents and other professionals around speech, language and communication needs
As a Service we provide:
* A comprehensive support programme for newly qualified therapists
* Formal and informal training, including shadowing opportunities
* Regular robust clinical supervision and a mentoring system
* Continued Professional Development opportunities including in house training and external courses
* Reflective clinical forums and buddying systems
* Regular whole service and locality team meetings
If this sounds like your type of role, use the job link below, we’d love to hear from you!
Applications are welcomed from newly qualified or about to qualify Speech and Language Therapists as well as those looking to join an expanding and innovative NHS trust. This is a diverse role working with school age children with SLCN in a range of settings as part of the community clinic team. You will work closely with parents and professionals including providing training to enable parents and others to support children’s language and communication needs.
Working for our organisation
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff - who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To undertake a range of assessments, both standardised and non-standardised, taking account of medical, social and educational factors, in order to make a differential diagnosis.
To plan, deliver and evaluate intervention following professional guidelines and agreed service standards.
As part of that process, to be able to plan appropriate long term and short term goals, empowering families and settings to embed advice and support across the day and work towards closing the package of support.
To undertake administrative duties connected with the caseload including maintenance of case notes and provision of written reports, following service standards.
To ensure that all work is carried out in close collaboration with all those involved in children’s care so that the approach to intervention and support is co-ordinated and comprehensive.
To identify when there is a need for a second opinion, referring to senior colleagues or SLT specialists as appropriate.
To make onward referral as appropriate.
To deliver training to enhance the skills of the wider workforce around speech, language and communication.
To develop clinical skills and professional knowledge through experience, training and supervision.
To take part in the supervision of students with support.
To take part in supervision of the work of SLT Assistants and volunteers when required.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* Recognised S< Degree or equivalent
* Health Professions Council Licence to Practice
* Registered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
* Member of relevant CEN
Experience
* Demonstrates a well-established knowledge of a range of clinical disorders, assessments and appropriate therapeutic interventions in specialist field; including management of children with social communication difficulties
* Relevant experience as qualified SLT in the specialist field.
* Evidence of high level of specialist knowledge/skills as a result of experience/CPD
* Evidence of working in a multi disciplinary team.
* Experience of carrying out supervision and appraisals
Skills
* Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically.
* Awareness of the principles of clinical governance/audit
* Negotiation and problem solving skills
On April 1 st 2025, the Boards of Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust and Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust will come together to deliver services as a group, with a singular board operating across both organisations. Both trusts are high performing specialist community health and care providers working in the East of England. Both have a strong track record, with the highest ratings from the Care Quality Commission, best in class NHS staff survey outcomes, and a decade of experience in innovation and clinical development.
The group model provides health and care services to a population of 3.2 million in their homes and neighbourhoods. We provide care that supports people from the very beginning to the very end of their lives.
We will remain 2 separate employers until further notice and the specific role being advertised will be in employed by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
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In submitting an application, you authorise Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed.
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