Highly Specialist Children's Speech & Language Therapist

Job summary

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

Locala is a Disability Confident employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.

Highly Specialist Children's Speech and Language Therapist

Band 7- £43,742 - £50,056 pro rata

Hours of work 0.6 WTE / 22.5 hours (flexible working opportunities available)

Location- North Kirklees (covering Dewsbury, Batley and Spenborough)

Job type - permanent

Main duties of the job

We are delighted to share this excellent opportunity for a permanent Band 7 Speech & Language Therapist post in our friendly and innovative Speech and Language Therapy team.

The role will include:

• Providing a high-quality service (including assessment, and advice/support) for children and young people with significant speech, language and communication needs.
• Playing a key role in the Youth Justice Service completing assessments and writing specific / distinct pre-sentencing court reports.
• Providing expert advice, support and training to colleagues, carers and other professionals relating to clinical area.
• Supporting the team leaders in reviewing and developing the Speech and Language Therapy services for children and young people within the Youth Justice Service (in Kirklees).

The post holder needs to have the relevant degree in Speech and Language Therapy and have experience working with children with complex communication difficulties and preferably working within a multi-disciplinary role.Experienceworking within the Youth Justice Service is not compulsory.

We are a friendly, dynamic and hugely supportive Speech and Language Therapy team. The department offers formal mentoring, peer support, preceptorship and a Personal Development Review system which ensures that training and learning needs can be identified and met appropriately.

About us

Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:

• Flexible working-We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pension We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
• Development opportunities We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.

Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.

Be part of an organisation doing things differently. One that delivers CQC-rated Good NHS healthcare services, as well as having a positive social impact in local communities.