Job summary
The Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust (BBCET), in conjunction with Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Trust (NUTH) is looking to appoint a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Band 7) to work as part of a small team delivering training and support across its schools. This is an exciting new shared venture between BBCET, NUTH and Northumbria Healthcare Trust which will see 2 Highly Specialist SLTs and a band 4 Speech and Language Therapy associate working across BBCET schools to enhance universal and targeted levels of provision for speech, language and communication needs.
Bishop Bewick is a large multi academy trust of the 39 catholic schools of Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland, comprising 34 Primary Schools and 5 Secondary schools. At the heart of our Trust is the belief that 'A great education has the power to transform lives'. Our 39 schools are aligned because they share the same mission and values. BBCET believes in the delivery and sharing of best practice, and the power of the whole to be greater than the sum of its parts.
We are seeking to appoint an experienced SLT to work with schools within Newcastle and alongside school staff facilitating speech and language development for children across the primary phase, building on existing practice and supporting the implementation of systems for rapid identification of emerging needs, and the delivery of interventions.
Main duties of the job
- Interview Date: 18 July 2023
- 37 hours 30 minutes /Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
The postholder will have substantial experience of training school staff, parents/carers and professionals plus in-depth specialist knowledge and experience of a wide range of speech, language and communication difficulties in children and young people.
They will assist BBCET schools to achieve the optimal level of development for pupils and will provide advice and on-going support for teaching staff, teaching support staff and parents to facilitate speech and language development for children. The focus will be on training and support rather than clinical work with individual children.
The postholder will be part of NUTH's SALT team, receiving clinical supervision with them. The workload will be determined by BBCET Lead for SEND, prioritised jointly based on clinical views and schools' needs.
The post is year-round, with the expectation that term time will be used optimally for working with schools.
Main duties of the job
- To enable effective early intervention around speech, language and communication for children, promoting and resulting in best outcomes
- To develop partnership working with schools at the universal and targeted levels of intervention, building staff capacity, confidence, knowledge and skills
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
Rated 'Outstanding' by theCQC for the second consecutive time in 2019, we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist BBCET Schools to achieve the optimal level of development for its pupils.
- To provide training, advice and on-going support for teaching staff, teaching support staff and parents to facilitate speech & language development for children across the bishop Bewick schools of Newcastle Upon Tyne
- To monitor and evaluate the service provision.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist BBCET Schools to achieve the optimal level of development for its pupils.
- To provide training, advice and on-going support for teaching staff, teaching support staff and parents to facilitate speech & language development for children across the bishop Bewick schools of Newcastle Upon Tyne
- To monitor and evaluate the service provision.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent.
- Registered with Health & Care Professions Council
- Licence to Practice from RCSLT
- Post graduate specialist training to master's level equivalent
- Hanen Parent Programme training
- Specific training in working with children and young people with complex DLD
Desirable
- MSc in developmental speech and language
- Management and leadership training
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience delivering training in schools.
- Substantial paediatric speech and language therapy experience including significant experience working with the specialist caseload.
- Facilitating implementation of therapy by fellow professionals
- Working with groups
- Providing training to parents and professionals
- Working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Supervising students and junior staff
- Involvement in audit and evaluation of projects
- Extensive knowledge of speech and language disorders in children and young people
- Extensive specialist knowledge of a wide range of assessments and therapeutic approaches for children with speech and language disorders
- In depth knowledge of relevant national policy
- In depth knowledge of the roles of other professionals working with children and young people with specific speech, language and communication needs.
- Audit and research principles
Desirable
- Leading audit and evaluation of projects and service provision
- Research
- Local knowledge of SENDOS
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good teaching, training and presentation skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Good organisation and time management skills
- Basic computer skills
- Car driver
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent.
- Registered with Health & Care Professions Council
- Licence to Practice from RCSLT
- Post graduate specialist training to master's level equivalent
- Hanen Parent Programme training
- Specific training in working with children and young people with complex DLD
Desirable
- MSc in developmental speech and language
- Management and leadership training
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience delivering training in schools.
- Substantial paediatric speech and language therapy experience including significant experience working with the specialist caseload.
- Facilitating implementation of therapy by fellow professionals
- Working with groups
- Providing training to parents and professionals
- Working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Supervising students and junior staff
- Involvement in audit and evaluation of projects
- Extensive knowledge of speech and language disorders in children and young people
- Extensive specialist knowledge of a wide range of assessments and therapeutic approaches for children with speech and language disorders
- In depth knowledge of relevant national policy
- In depth knowledge of the roles of other professionals working with children and young people with specific speech, language and communication needs.
- Audit and research principles
Desirable
- Leading audit and evaluation of projects and service provision
- Research
- Local knowledge of SENDOS
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good teaching, training and presentation skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Good organisation and time management skills
- Basic computer skills
- Car driver
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
