Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wishes to develop their skills working within Children’s Therapy in a small and supportive team.  We are looking for a self-motivated, friendly and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to join our established Children’s Therapy Team in North Lincolnshire.

Band 5-6 development considered

If you do not meet all the essential criteria this post may be considered as a Band 5-6 development in which case we would expect that competencies would be developed within 12 months.

Your job will be to provide Speech and Language support and input to children, including children with a diverse range of more complex communication and feeding difficulties. This may include working in Special schools, Mainstream schools, Early years, wards/acute. You will also support the team lead in new service development activities.

Main duties of the job

• Provide high quality Paediatric Speech and language Therapy assessment and support for a wide range of less and more complex conditions, including dysphagia to provide evidence based and timely support reducing the risk of harm and improving outcomes.
• Responsible for managing own caseload and a defined area of the service, working without direct supervision.
• To provide cross site cover and support for dysphagia as required.
• Responsible for leading delegated service improvement and quality initiatives to drive forward improvement for CYP in our area.
• Supervision, support and training for junior staff and other professionals to ensure a highly skilled, supported workforce.
• Delivery of Training for settings, practitioners and carers.
• Provision of Specialist written and verbal advice including statutory duties

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients.  We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/

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Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.