Advanced Speech and Language Therapist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 1.0 WTE B7 Advanced Speech and Language Therapy post to provide a service for children and young people within Special Schools in Hull. Part time applications will also be considered.

The successful applicant will have an opportunity to play a pivotal role in delivering support at universal, targeted and specialist levels to support complex communication needs, AAC and dysphagia.

The Therapist will work in a small team of Speech and Language Therapists and Specialist Speech and Language Therapy assistants within the Special Schools but will be part of a larger service. They will work closely with other health professionals, educators, external agencies and parents/carers to ensure communication and feeding needs are understood, supported and embedded across the school day and beyond.

The wider Speech and Language Therapy Service spans across the city of Hull within the county of the East Riding of Yorkshire. Hull is known for it's maritime history and has many theatres and dining opportunities for the quintessential night out. The county is known for it beaches, coastlines and rolling hills perfect for exploring the outdoors. The area has excellent transport links with ferries to Europe, Humberside airport a short drive away, trains to London, York, Edinburgh and other UK cities.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a high quality, comprehensive service in line with the guidance of the Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust and HCPC
• To be clinically responsible and accountable for the specialist service area of Hull Special Schools and AAC across the service.
• To continue to demonstrate advanced clinical skills in practice and provide support and advice re the service development and the delivery of care in partnership with patients, relatives, staff, commissioners, managers, external agencies across the agreed service area.
• To employ excellent presentation skills to promote multi-disciplinary and inter agency liaison and collaborative practice to broad range of audiences, including other professionals and service users.
• To continuously evaluate the level of clinical effectiveness by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures.
• To maintain knowledge of current research and clinical developments.
• Keep accurate and contemporaneous records in case note documentation in line with departmental and professional guidelines.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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