Employer: Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Sudborough House
Town: Kettering
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 08/02/2025 23:59
Recruitment Open Day – Children's Speech and Language Therapist
Band 5
Job Overview
Are you a Registered Speech & Language Therapist? Would you like to find out how you can join a trust that cares as much as you do? If so, we would love for you to join us at our upcoming Speech & Language Therapy Open Day, to come and meet the team and find out further information about the roles and services.
On the Day
Please complete your application online and shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview at the event on the day. Alternatively, please come along on the day to find out more information!
During the event, you will have the opportunity to meet some of the team and talk to our staff about working for the Trust. You will have a chance to speak with NHFT colleagues and find more about Speech & Language opportunities and career progression.
Main Duties of the Job
Rewards and Benefits
* Excellent learning and development to support you and develop your Career
* Flexible working opportunities
* Paid for DBS Update Service Subscription
* Access to our generous pension scheme and health service discounts, as well as generous annual leave plus bank holidays
Working Life
As a Children's Speech and Language Therapist, you'll:
* Provide a wide range of clinical assessments
* Provide interventions determined by specialist care pathways
* Offer direct support to children, young people, their families, education, health and social care colleagues
* Utilise technology to enable you to update records as you go
The service aims to provide an excellent standard of care that supports patients across Northamptonshire. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support the service and balance clinical appointments with other responsibilities.
Working for Our Organisation
Must Have Skills
You will need to be adaptable and resourceful. You'll need to be well organised, confident and able to cope in diverse situations to deliver patient care. Leadership and management skills are also important, as are communication skills, problem solving, and good judgement.
You will have an induction period with shadowing and joint sessions, as well as regular peer group supervisions if applicable. Join us and become part of Team NHFT.
About Us
NHFT currently has over 5,000 staff who contribute to providing dedicated healthcare for our community. We are currently rated outstanding by the CQC.
If you want to make an impact in your career in a role that cares as much as you, then we are the Trust for you! At NHFT, we'll give you every opportunity to realise your full potential and develop the stand-out career that’s right for you.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person Specification
Experience
* Relevant work experience with a range of client groups
* Knowledge of a range of assessment and therapy approaches
* Knowledge and application of SLT assessments and interventions relevant to client group
* Knowledge of record keeping and safeguarding principles
Skills and Knowledge
* Relevant skills developed from work experience
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Knowledge of range of formal and informal assessments
* Knowledge of therapeutic approaches for use with a range of different children
* Ability to work independently and organise a varied caseload, meeting competing demands
* Devising/participation in training of others
Qualifications
* Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent qualification
* Registered as Speech and Language Therapist with the Health Care Professions Council
* Member of the RCSLT
* Valid UK driving licence, access to vehicle and able to drive to different locations within working hours
Applications will be transferred to the TRAC system. By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process.
We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one.
All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role.
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