Specialist Children's Speech and Language Therapist
The closing date is 27 June 2025
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to come and join our team on the Isle of Wight.
Your role as a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist will be to provide high quality, child-centred care for children in the community, including preschool and schools.
A key part of your role will be to provide information and support to parents, carers, the wider children's workforce and other professionals.
To ensure a high standard of child centred service delivery is achieved in line with best practice and commissioning intentions.
Main duties of the job
To work as an autonomous practitioner providing specialist assessment, diagnosis and evidenced based intervention to children and young people with communication difficulties, within the context of the paediatric Speech and Language Therapy team.
To work collaboratively with colleagues ensuring multi-disciplinary care planning and intervention.
To contribute in a timely fashion to the process of assessment and review for EHCP (Education Healthcare Plan) of SEN, Continuing NHS Funded Care, providing specialist reports and attending multidisciplinary meetings as required.
To deliver effective training programmes to parents/carers and Health and Social care colleagues within area of specialism.
To contribute to supervision and training of less experienced Speech and Language Therapists, Speech and Language Therapy Assistants and students.
To maintain local and national standards with regards to maintaining record keeping, activity data, and caseload management.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Details
Date posted
13 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year based on full time hours
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
348-CFS-8260
Job locations
St. Mary's Hospital (IOW)
Parkhurst Road
Newport
Isle of Wight
PO30 5TG
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St. Mary's Hospital (IOW)
Parkhurst Road
Newport
Isle of Wight
PO30 5TG
Employer's website
https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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