Job summary
- Main area
- Speech and Language Therapist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 818-CYP213-AA
- Employer
- Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Boston and Spalding
- Town
- Boston and Spalding
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Children's Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Band 6
LCHS Way
We Listen, We Care, We Act, We Improve
We listen: we engage with everyone we work with, we are united, we are always positive
We care: everyone is valued, respected and developed, knowledge and skills are nurtured, success is celebrated
We act: clear goals and right resources, freedom coupled with accountabilty, emphasis on simplicity
We improve: we are creative, resourceful and innovative, integrated and collaboration is the way forward, we're always striving to do better
....Fit for now, fit for the future.
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to join a dynamic and forward thinking multidisciplinary children's therapy team.
This post gives an opportunity to work with children and young people who have complex communication needs with a focus on developing functional communication. Knowledge and experience in the field of AAC and complex needs/learning difficulties will be essential. There is an opportunity to develop knowledge and skills within the successful candidate's area of interest. There are significant opportunities for further development, training, CPD and liaison with the wider multi-disciplinary.
This opportunity enables the applicant to manage their caseload in an autonomous way, bringing innovation to the role within a supportive network.
This post is to support children and young people and their families in the Boston and Spalding areas.
This post is suitable for a therapist with experience in the specialism or as a developing specialist post.
Main duties of the job
The post holder should be able to demonstrate paediatric experience and have an in depth knowledge of assessment, diagnosis, treatment and case load management. Experience within a broad range of clinical areas and experience of working with more complex cases within social communication difficulties is essential is desirable.
Working for our organisation
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.
At LCHS, 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 therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS’ workforce.
LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.
We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an ‘earn while you learn’ apprenticeship programme. Visit our Learning and Development page to find out more https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached personal specification for full details of the job description and responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised Speech and Langauge Therapy degree or equivalent
- HCPC Licence to Practice and Registered member of RCSLT
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development including relevant post graduate courses.
Desirable criteria
- Post registration qualifications in related clinical field
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of having worked as a speech and language therapist with children.
- Having an in depth knowledge of assessment, diagnosis, treatment and case load management within a broad range of clinical areas and experience of working with more complex cases or those within a specialist area of interest.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in Paediatrics
- Experience of working in community settings.
- Experience of and ability to work in a broad multidisciplinary team across organisational boundaries.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Relevant specialist knowledge e.g. of trends/best practice, of appropriate assessment tools/treatment techniques
- Leadership skills.
Desirable criteria
- Working knowledge of child protection procedures
- Working knowledge of processing of EHCP process
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Metheringham
- Job title
- Operational Lead for Children's Therapy Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07976475796
- Additional information
Kerri Appleby - Professional Advisor for Speech and Language Therapy on [email protected]
or
Rebecca Metheringham - Operational Lead for Children's Therapy Services on [email protected]
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