Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist
Shropshire Community Health NHS TrustAlready thinking ahead to interview?
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Job overview
Shropshire Community Health Trust‘s Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Team provides community-based services for children in Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin, aged 0 -18.
We are looking for a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to join our team for the next year to support a project funded by the Change Programme for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in Shropshire Primary school hubs for children with additional needs. There will also be an opportunity to join one of the other clinical specialist SLT teams.
If you are interested in this new development which will provide evidence of the impact and effectiveness of working in new ways to support children with complex needs within mainstream settings, please make contact with the team to discuss your and our ideas further.
We offer good training opportunities with a strong emphasis on continuing professional development through appraisal and supervision. The successful applicant will be part of an enthusiastic and friendly team of children’s therapists and assistants. The team is highly supportive with a commitment to improving to quality and productivity and there are ongoing opportunities to contribute to service development.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
- To provide, as an autonomous practitioner, assessment, diagnosis and evidence-based treatment for service users within a specialist area and to liaise with and refer on to other health, education and social care providers as appropriate.
- To work as a member of the community service within early years and/or specialist education settings, including, contributing to their development.
- To provide multidisciplinary functions within the post holders sphere of competence to service users across these and mainstream education settings.
- To develop the post holders' own professional practice by keeping up to date with clinical developments and responding to available evidence.
- To provide specialist advice, education and training in the specialist area.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.