Children's Senior Speech and Language Therapist

Job overview

Would you like to come and join our innovative and forward thinking team?

Do you want to work in an evolving specialist area, improving quality and equity of care for families accessing neonatal services?

We currently have a vacancy for a full time Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist. This post would be 2 days working in neonates at the new Midland Metropolitan Hospital and 3 days working in the community focusing on dysphagia and some communication input as required - usually complex needs and/or AAC

The successful applicant will:

• have a degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• be registered with the HCPC and RCSLT
• have experience working with children & young people
• Post Graduate Dysphagia Qualification or equivalent in-house training - not necessarily neonates as we can provide this training and support to develop further in this area
• demonstrate good written and oral communication skills
• demonstrate effective organisational skills
• have a current driving license and have access to a car

This post is a paediatric community post so will could include clinic, school visits, nursery visits and contributing to the assessments for autism as well as many other diagnoses.

For further information please contact Kay Baker: 07817976710 or via The Lyng Centre: 0121 612 2345

Main duties of the job

Assessment, diagnosis, advice and support for children across Sandwell.

We work with children aged from 0 to 16 or older if in full time education.

This post would involved working with an AHP team within the neonates service at Midland Metropolitan Hospital - this team includes a Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, a Dietician and a Psychologist.

You will work alongside a diverse, multidisciplinary team including Neonatal Consultants, Nurses, Infant Feeding Teams, AHPs, Psychologists, to deliver evidence-based care and support, ensuring the best outcomes for our neonatal patients.

We also provide a service in schools, clinics, nurseries and children's own homes.

We are an award winning team and have been recognised as Outstanding by CQC. We are the authors of WellComm Early Years and WellComm Primary – both of which are published language screens that are used nationally. We are currently developing a new WellComm product.

We pride ourselves on being not only innovative and resourceful but also friendly, supportive and fun.

We are looking to recruit a Senior Speech and Language Therapist to join our Integrated Children’s Community Therapy Service in Sandwell (Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech & Language Therapy).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification documents for details regarding the main roles and  responsibilities of this post.