Job summary
- Main area
- Children's Speech and Language Therapy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 825-6344701-OPS
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Coral House
- Town
- Shrewsbury
- Salary
- per annum
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Children's Speech and Language Therapist
Band 5
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicant who require a visa to work in the UK, providing the role you’ve been recruited to meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
From 4 April 2024 overseas workers requiring a general Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) but sponsored by an NHS organisation will need to meet the new salary threshold of £38,700. In addition, applications to the Health and Care Visa route for those occupations paid by NHS bands that are on the immigration salary, a list of skilled jobs which have lower salary requirements, will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the new minimum salary threshold of £23,200 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.
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Job overview
We are inviting applications from both current band 5 therapists, and those who are due to complete their Undergraduate Degree this summer or Masters Degree later in the year to join us in the Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Team. We are in the second phase of our service redesign where our key success factors have been determined by the staff, and key performance indicators and the model of service delivery by the staff, partners, and parents of children with SLCN and EDS working together.
The successful applicants will join an enthusiastic and friendly team of Children’s Therapists, Assistants and Administrators with systems in place for NQP and Preceptorship support.
As a successful applicant you will be committed to providing high quality care and sharing your innovative ideas for service delivery.
It is essential to us that you enjoy coming to work and feel satisfied with the difference you are making to children and young people’s development and skills.
A process for career progression from Band 5 to Band 6 will be offered through the RCSLT competency framework.
Professional Development Framework | RCSLT
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
- To provide, with appropriate support, as an autonomous practitioner in Speech and Language Therapy, assessment, diagnosis and evidence-based treatment for service users and to liaise with and refer on to other health, education and social care providers as appropriate.
- To work as a member of the community service, contribute to its development and provide multidisciplinary functions (within the post holders sphere of competence) to service users in any setting required by the service
- To develop the post holders’ own professional practice by keeping abreast of clinical developments and responding to available evidence.
- To provide face to face / remote coaching, training, information and advice to parents and other practitioners.
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
These posts in Children's SLT provide therapists with the opportunity to work directly with children, families and education setting partners in the community, mainstream schools, early years, and in special schools, delivering both assessments and a range of interventions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Holds recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent.
- Holds Health Professions Council license to practice as a Speech and Language Therapist.
- Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience at under or post graduate level of using a range of tests and assessment techniques.
- Experience at under or post graduate level of using a range of intervention approaches across different settings.
- Experience of data gathering methodology and data analysis.
- Experience at an under or post graduate level in working with parents and other professionals
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate knowledge of: relevant speech, language, communication assessments, interventions and techniques how to evaluate their relevance and effectiveness. •
- National policies and procedures relevant to Children’s Speech and Language Therapy, and to Children and Young People’s Education.
- Safeguarding Procedures and their implementation in practice
- An awareness of recent developments in practice and research including National guidance.
- Understanding of clinical governance and risk management and their implications for the service.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills for a wide audience of children and adults.
- Excellent organisation, negotiation and problem solving skills.
- Excellent analytical and reflective skills
- Highly developed auditory and perceptual skills.
- Show competency in the use of relevant IT tools including those appropriate for clinical use, for example In Print 3.
- An awareness of current platforms used to provide remote assessment, training and interventions
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Alison Parkinson
- Job title
- Clinical Services Manager and Children's AHP Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01743 450800
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