Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job summary

Would you like to be part of a large, dynamic, integrated children's therapy service? Are you an enthusiastic, positive and motivated person who would fit into our vibrant, supportive and forward thinking team?

The Children's Therapy service in the North of Hampshire is based over two sites, Aldershot Centre for Health and Adelphi House in Basingstoke. You will have the opportunity to work with children aged 0-19, some of whom have complex communication needs. The service is delivered within clinics, homes, nurseries, mainstream and special schools.

This post would suit Children's Speech and Language Therapists with 2-3 years' experience who is looking to develop further skills, knowledge and an agreed area of clinical specialism. The role would also be appropriate for a Speech and Language Therapist currently working as a band 6. The successful candidate will be supported to develop their clinical knowledge and leadership skills. Flexible working hours can be considered.

It is anticipated that interviews will take place in the week of 13th September.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a specialist Speech & Language Therapy Service to children and young people on the caseload some of whom may have complex needs.
• To work as an autonomous practitioner, in collaboration with health, education staff, children/young people and their parents, to deliver integrated specialised packages of care to children with complex speech, language and communication difficulties.
• To provide support and mentoring to less experience colleagues.
• To train students, other healthcare professionals and staff from other agencies who work with children with speech and language difficulties.

About us

Make a difference with us

If you are looking for somewhere you can make a real difference and are passionate about keeping people safe, well and out of hospital, a career with us may be just what you're looking for. At Solent NHS Trust, we strive to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of our communities.

We are proud to be an organisation which is focused on our people and we welcome people who share our values to come and work with us.

To deliver great care that is safe, simple and easy to access

To be a caring, flexible and supportive place to work

To deliver the best value for money

Our shared values support the development of a strong working culture. They breathe life into our organisation -- guiding and inspiring all of our actions and decisions. They enable us to be better at what we do and create a great place for our staff to work, whilst ensuring we provide the highest quality of care to our patients.

In creating our values, we spent time listening to our employees and members. Based on what people told us, we created our HEART values to reflect the deep belief that we are caring organisation at the centre of our community: Honesty, Everyone counts, Accountable, Respectful, Teamwork.

We are an accredited Real Living Wage employer.

We encourage and support our staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against Covid-19.