Job summary
We are recruiting for a 12 month Fixed Term Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients and staff receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards great people, great place.
Are you a Speech & Language Therapist looking for an opportunity to further develop your skills as part of a dynamic SLT team, on the beautiful Isle of Wight, situated a few miles off the English South Coast?
Are you committed to the Speech & Language Therapy profession and keen to provide a high-quality effective service to children and families?
If your answer to these questions is yes, you could be one of the people we are looking for to join us on the Isle of Wight.
This role requires a flexible and innovative Speech & Language Therapist to work within a dedicated Children's SLT team and is committed to supporting children and families with communication and feeding difficulties.
Main duties of the job
A Specialist Speech and Language Therapist for paediatrics works in a range of settings in the community e.g. homes, school settings, early years settings, family Centres. Providing a high quality standard of care for children in an environment conducive to learning for all staff.
You would assess, diagnose, plan, deliver and implement appropriate support to meet the identified clinical needs of the child within all their contexts. You would work collaboratively with and provide training, mentoring, and coaching to parents, carers, education colleagues as well as other professionals, ensuring a well-co-ordinated and effective speech and language provision for the children and their families.
It is an opportunity to work alongside highly specialist therapists across other disciplines and you would have the opportunity to participate in service development to support implementation and delivery of an effective needs led service with the Principal Paediatric SLT as well as the rest of the Speech and Language Therapy team.
The Speech and Language Therapy Service provides an excellent clinical supervision programme, active professional development, service development working parties and actively supports student placements from a number of universities.
If you believe you meet the criteria of the person specification and would like to join the Isle of Wight NHS Trust at this time, we would be interested in receiving your application.
About us
Across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight healthcare services are evolving and transforming to meet the continuing care needs of our population. Now is a very exciting time to join Isle of Wight NHS Trust as we enter this period of change.
This year Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have strengthened our partnership and formed a group giving us an opportunity to work together to be innovative in improving patient care and outcomes as well as improving the experience and opportunities for our people across the two organisations.
We have also been working with other local NHS Trusts across our region to create a new organisation, bringing together all community, mental health and learning disability services from across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Subject to approvals, the aim is for the new Trust - Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - to be formed by April 2024.
People employed in our community, mental health and learning disability services by the Isle of Wight NHS Trust on 31 March 2024, will transfer to the new organisation under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) on 1 April 2024.
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust will continue to deliver both acute and ambulance services for the island population.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will need to/have:
- Relevant qualifications and current registration with HCPC
- Current clean, full driving license
- A combination of relevant skills, experience, and knowledge in a range of presentations and settings.
- Contribute to the development of the Speech and Language Therapy Service
- Demonstrate high-level written and oral (including telephone and teletherapy/video calling) communication skills
- Be self-motivated and able to work in a team environment
- Knowledge and understanding of the application of quality care and evidence based practice
- Demonstrate a high level of organisational and time management skills
- Ability to work within the Values and Visions framework of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust
- A genuine wish to live on a Beautiful Island (with good ferry connections to the mainland).
The Isle of Wight NHS is committed to personal development via supervision, a friendly network of colleagues, post-graduate and in-service training as well as support for CPD.
You would be based within a friendly and supportive Childrens Therapies Team at St Marys Hospital, in an NHS Trust with a commitment to personal development and in-service training. This post requires travelling to pre-schools/schools, childrens centres and other community settings, so a car driver is essential.
Job Statement
To work as an autonomous practitioner providing specialist assessment, diagnosis and management to paediatrics with communication disorders, 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 and students.
To maintain local and national standards with regards to maintaining record keeping, activity data, and caseload management.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will need to/have:
- Relevant qualifications and current registration with HCPC
- Current clean, full driving license
- A combination of relevant skills, experience, and knowledge in a range of presentations and settings.
- Contribute to the development of the Speech and Language Therapy Service
- Demonstrate high-level written and oral (including telephone and teletherapy/video calling) communication skills
- Be self-motivated and able to work in a team environment
- Knowledge and understanding of the application of quality care and evidence based practice
- Demonstrate a high level of organisational and time management skills
- Ability to work within the Values and Visions framework of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust
- A genuine wish to live on a Beautiful Island (with good ferry connections to the mainland).
The Isle of Wight NHS is committed to personal development via supervision, a friendly network of colleagues, post-graduate and in-service training as well as support for CPD.
You would be based within a friendly and supportive Childrens Therapies Team at St Marys Hospital, in an NHS Trust with a commitment to personal development and in-service training. This post requires travelling to pre-schools/schools, childrens centres and other community settings, so a car driver is essential.
Job Statement
To work as an autonomous practitioner providing specialist assessment, diagnosis and management to paediatrics with communication disorders, 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 and students.
To maintain local and national standards with regards to maintaining record keeping, activity data, and caseload management.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To hold relevant degree or equivalent, to be registered with the HPC (Health Professions Council), Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and maintain up to date registration
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses as identified by service lead
- Range of experience at Band 6 level to include clinical aspects of children with complex communication needs, long term conditions, reflective practice, in-service training
- Experience and skills with specialist skills, e.g. PECS, Hanen, Makaton training etc.
- Experience of working as part of a Speech and Language Therapy Team and multidisciplinary team
- Well developed knowledge of national and local clinical guidelines relation to Children with complex communication needs
Desirable
- Successful completion of accredited post-basic dysphagia or comparable in-house training programme
- Additional clinical experience gained in a specialist paediatric setting
- Experience of clinical supervision of students
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering training
- Experience of working as part of a Speech and Language Therapy team and multidisciplinary team
- Experience in contributing to Assessment/Review for NHS funding for Continuing Health Care
- Knowledge of national clinical guidelines in relevant area - relating to Long Term Conditions
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and Information Management
Desirable
- Evidence of participation in research/audit
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To hold relevant degree or equivalent, to be registered with the HPC (Health Professions Council), Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and maintain up to date registration
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses as identified by service lead
- Range of experience at Band 6 level to include clinical aspects of children with complex communication needs, long term conditions, reflective practice, in-service training
- Experience and skills with specialist skills, e.g. PECS, Hanen, Makaton training etc.
- Experience of working as part of a Speech and Language Therapy Team and multidisciplinary team
- Well developed knowledge of national and local clinical guidelines relation to Children with complex communication needs
Desirable
- Successful completion of accredited post-basic dysphagia or comparable in-house training programme
- Additional clinical experience gained in a specialist paediatric setting
- Experience of clinical supervision of students
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering training
- Experience of working as part of a Speech and Language Therapy team and multidisciplinary team
- Experience in contributing to Assessment/Review for NHS funding for Continuing Health Care
- Knowledge of national clinical guidelines in relevant area - relating to Long Term Conditions
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and Information Management
Desirable
- Evidence of participation in research/audit
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
