Job summary
Are you an excellent communicator and want to make a tangible difference to the lives of children and young people?
Come and join our compassionate and caring team in Buckinghamshire's Children and Young People's (CYP) Therapy Service. As a Link Therapy Worker you will work as part of a small team under the direction of the Communications and Engagement Lead to provide support to education settings and family centres in Buckinghamshire to enable the CYP Integrated Therapies clinical teams to support children with therapy needs.
As part of new investment through recommissioning of the service, you will enable the service to reach a wide audience, with a focus on tackling health inequalities ensuring that all children can access the support they need.
Main duties of the job
The link therapy workers will coordinate delivery of a range of activities, including but not limited to:
Provide personalised support to education settings and family centres to coordinate therapy assessments, embed therapy interventions and promote wider workforce training to support children with SEND
Work closely with education settings and SEND advisors to support children's needs using the Graduated Approach
Foster empowerment in setting staff by being a consistent, familiar contact
Coordinate access to more specialist support when needed
Signpost available support services and groups locally for children and young people with SEND
About us
Why colleagues think we are "a great place to work!"
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact Pam.Daley@nhs.net (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! -https://bit.ly/3DNEQfD
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, youll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- Werecommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! -https://bit.ly/3DNEQfD
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, youll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- Werecommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential
- 5 GCSEs / NVQ111 / BTech
- Significant and relevant work experience E.g. in a school or early years setting
Experience
Essential
- Relevant practical work experience related to the clinical area
Desirable
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to demonstrate empathy with clients, carers and families and colleaugues
- Able to communicate effectively
- Demonstrates time management skills to balance workload
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
- Able to identify strengths and needs and seek support when needed
- Able to demonstrate relevent IT skills and use a range of applications to support workload
- Demonstrates awareness of the roles of other professionals
- Fully IT literate and able to use a range of applications to support workload
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential
- Able to travel between a range of clinical locations - Car Driver
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential
- 5 GCSEs / NVQ111 / BTech
- Significant and relevant work experience E.g. in a school or early years setting
Experience
Essential
- Relevant practical work experience related to the clinical area
Desirable
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to demonstrate empathy with clients, carers and families and colleaugues
- Able to communicate effectively
- Demonstrates time management skills to balance workload
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
- Able to identify strengths and needs and seek support when needed
- Able to demonstrate relevent IT skills and use a range of applications to support workload
- Demonstrates awareness of the roles of other professionals
- Fully IT literate and able to use a range of applications to support workload
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential
- Able to travel between a range of clinical locations - 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.
