Children's Speech and Language Therapist

Job summary

Are you a Registered B5 Speech & Language Therapist? We have an exciting opportunity for a B5 to join our newly established S&LT EHC team for a fixed term period to cover maternity leave. The team are a dynamic, forward thinking service with the opportunity this offers to be at the forefront of service development and implementation.

The post holder will provide assessment and evidence-based intervention to children and young people (C&YP)with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) as identified in their Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

Work in partnership with others e.g. parents, carers, education, and other health and or social care colleagues to ensure a positive outcome for C&YP.

The post holder will provide information and support to parents, carers, the wider children's workforce and other professionals.

Manage own delegated caseload of children independently across a variety of settings.

Work with school staff, the multidisciplinary team and the wider children's workforce to provide a co-ordinated approach to children's speech, language and communication needs.

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
• Certificate of Sponsorship Available (Subject to T&C's)

Working life

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

• Provide a wide range of clinical assessments,
• Provide interventions which are determined by specialist care pathways
• Offer direct support to children, young people, their families, education, health and social care colleagues.
• 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.

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)

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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)

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