Job summary
- Main area
- Speech & Language Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 15 hours per week (Part time considered)
- Job ref
- 453-24-6405439
- Employer
- Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Undercliffe Health Care Centre
- Town
- Bradford
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
Job overview
This is a wonderful opportunity for a qualified Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, to join our friendly and innovative supportive paediatric team in Bradford, a vibrant multi-cultural city.
The successful applicant will work with the Support Team for Deaf Children, working across a variety of locations, including children's homes, community clinics, nurseries and school settings. You will work closely with Teachers of the Deaf to provide Speech and Language Therapy input for a defined caseload.
The Speech and Language Therapy service provides a supportive network of generalist, specialist and highly specialist therapists working in a wide range of clinical areas, and there are excellent opportunities for continuous professional development and clinical supervision.
Main duties of the job
To work effectively with the Teachers of the Deaf in the Support Team for Deaf Children to provide assessment, therapy, advice and support to children and young people aged 0 - 18 who have specific needs in relation to their communication due to being deaf.
To manage a caseload of complex cases.
Working for our organisation
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and the person specification for more details about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC Registration, Degree in SLT
- RCSLT Registration
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent knowledge of a range of therapeutic approaches relevant to the clinical specialism
- In-depth Knowledge and evidence of multi professional/multi agency working
- Ability to mentor SLT New Graduate, SLT Generalist and Clinical Support Workers
- Able to work independently for most general cases with support for complex clinical cases specialism
- In-depth Knowledge and experience of working in a multi-cultural environment
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak one or more locality languages
Experience
Essential criteria
- In depth experience of working with a range of paediatric communication disorders, aged 0 - 18
- Experience of working in a Multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working with parents
- Experience of working in a variety of health, social, educational and residential settings
- Experience of working effectively with Bilingual Assistants and Interpreters
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
- Ruth Alderson
- Job title
- Team Manager - Speech & Language Therapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07767 755185
- Additional information
Further Details
Ruth Alderson
Speech and Language Therapist and Clinical Lead
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