Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Recruitment Open Day –Specialist Childrens Speech & Language Therapist

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Job summary

Recruitment Open Day - Specialist Children's Speech and Language Therapists Date: Saturday 8th February 2024 Event Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm Location: Sudborough House, St Mary's Hospital, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 7PW Are you a Registered Speech & Language Therapist?

Would you like to find out how you can join a trust that cares as much as you do? If so, we would love for you to join us at our upcoming Speech & Language Therapy Open Day, to come and meet the team and find out further information about the roles and services. On the Day Please complete your application online and shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview at the event on the day. Alternatively, please come along on the day to find out more information! During the event you will have the opportunity to meet some of the team and talk to our staff about working for the Trust. You will have a chance to speak with NHFT colleagues and find more about Speech & Language opportunities and career progression.

Main duties of the job

Rewards and Benefits

  • Excellent learning and development to support you and develop your Career
  • Flexible working opportunities
  • Free parking on Trust Sites
  • Competitive Millage Rates
  • Paid for DBS Update Service Subscription
  • You'll also have access to our generous pension scheme and health service discounts, as well as generous annual leave plus bank holidays

Working life

As a Specialist Children's Speech and Language Therapist, you'll

  • Independently manage a caseload of complex cases
  • Use evidence based and child centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate intervention.
  • Provide timely S&LT advice, reports and programmes to be integrated within the child or young person's daily curriculum
  • Utilise technology to enable you to update records as you go

The service aims to provide an excellent standard of care that supports patients across Northamptonshire. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support the service and balance clinical appointments with other responsibilities and allocate significant time for intervention in every role.

About us

Must have skills

You will need to be adaptable and resourceful. You'll need to be well organised, confident and able to cope in diverse situations to deliver patient care. Leadership and management skills are also important, as with all nursing roles, communication skills, problem solving and good judgement are crucial.

You will have an induction period with shadowing and joint sessions, as well as regular peer group supervisions if applicable

Join us and become part of Team NHFT.

About Us

NHFT currently has over 5,000 staff who contribute to providing dedicated healthcare for our community, making contact with patients on more than 1.5 million occasions in 2017/18 alone.

We are currently rated outstanding by the CQC

If you want to make an impact in your career in a role that cares as much as you, then we are the Trust for you! At NHFT we'll give you every opportunity to realise your full potential and develop the stand-out career that's right for you. We are looking for somebody who is a proactive and dedicated team member, is open to new ideas, has the vision, passion and skills to work for the Trust.

Details

Date posted

15 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

270-TF326-ACS-F

Job locations

Sudborough House

Kettering

NN15 7PW


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description and person specification located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description and person specification located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Relevant post graduate experience and CPD
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Detailed knowledge of a range of assessments and therapeutic approaches for a broad range of children

Desirable

  • Experience of working in one or more specialist areas

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant post graduate experience including working with chosen area of specialism
  • Working as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Involving parents/carers in the therapy process
  • Development, deliver and evaluation of training

Desirable

  • In depth experience of working with a range of different children, using a range of therapeutic approaches
  • Experience of audit and service improvement

Qualifications

Essential

  • Recognised SLT Degree or equivalent
  • RCSLT member
  • HCPC member
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • Attendance at CEN/ additional training course to further develop learning
Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Relevant post graduate experience and CPD
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Detailed knowledge of a range of assessments and therapeutic approaches for a broad range of children

Desirable

  • Experience of working in one or more specialist areas

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant post graduate experience including working with chosen area of specialism
  • Working as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Involving parents/carers in the therapy process
  • Development, deliver and evaluation of training

Desirable

  • In depth experience of working with a range of different children, using a range of therapeutic approaches
  • Experience of audit and service improvement

Qualifications

Essential

  • Recognised SLT Degree or equivalent
  • RCSLT member
  • HCPC member
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • Attendance at CEN/ additional training course to further develop learning

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Sudborough House

Kettering

NN15 7PW


Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Sudborough House

Kettering

NN15 7PW


Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Recruitment Team

smh.recruitment@nhft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

15 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

270-TF326-ACS-F

Job locations

Sudborough House

Kettering

NN15 7PW


Supporting documents

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