Specialist Children's Speech and Language Therapist - £3000 Incentive

Job overview

Are you a Registered Speech & Language Therapist?

Would you like to find out how you can join a trust that cares as much as you do?

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to join the team in a newly developed post and team as a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist for Children with Special Educational Needs (SEND)

Rewards and Benefits

• A welcome award of £3000 is offered for this post, payable within the first 18 months of employment! (Subject to T&Cs)
• Excellent learning and development to support you and develop your AHP career
• Flexible working opportunities
• Free parking on Trust Sites
• Competitive Millage Rates
• Paid for DBS Update Service Subscription

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to training and developing its staff not only with clinical skills but also in leadership and managerial skills.

You’ll also have access to our generous pension scheme and health service discounts, as well as generous annual leave plus bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

Working life

As a Specialist Children's Speech and Language Therapist, you'll

• Independently manage a caseload of complex cases •    Use evidence based and child centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate intervention. •    Provide timely S&LT advice, reports and programmes to be integrated within the child or young person’s daily curriculum •    Utilise technology to enable you to update records as you go

The service aims to provide an excellent standard of care that supports patients across Northamptonshire. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support the service and balance clinical appointments with other responsibilities and allocate significant time for intervention in every role.

Must have skills

You will need to be adaptable and resourceful. You'll need to be well organised, confident and able to cope in diverse situations to deliver patient care. Leadership and management skills are also important, as with all clinical roles, communication skills, problem solving and good judgement are crucial.

You will have an induction period with shadowing and joint sessions, as well as regular peer group supervisions if applicable.

Join us and become part of Team NHFT.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description and person specification located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.