Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Job overview

Are you a Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist with solid experience at Band 5/6 level who wishes to further develop their clinical skills and experience in the area of paediatric complex needs? Do you strive to achieve the best possible outcomes for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs? Are you flexible and motivated? Do you work well in a team and ready to step up to the next level? Then we are the team for you! We have one permanent Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist post in our paediatric service working in the field of complex needs.

You will join our friendly and established team of both Therapists and Assistants and work across a range of specialist settings including special schools, clinics and the young person’s home. You will be responsible for developing and delivering training to staff and family as well as supporting our AAC pathway. We are a welcoming and forward-thinking team working closely with our partners in schools, Local Authority, 3rd Sector and Health. The post holder will also benefit from professional support and development opportunities to develop their skills further including CPD opportunities and regular team meetings and supervision. You will also develop your management skills as you will support more junior members of the team as well as students.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be passionate, hard-working and dynamic with an interest in service improvement. You will have excellent team working skills and be willing to work flexibly across sites and locations.

The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner to assess, diagnose and manage children and young people with complex needs. Experience in AAC is highly preferred as you will support and advocate for alternative methods of communication where needed.

You will work with a shared specialist caseload of children and young people across the footprint as well as working at the targeted and universal level to deliver training to parents/carers and staff. You will be expected to support student placements as we strongly value this. Working with Welsh medium pupils forms part of the role and so the ability to speak Welsh is desirable. There will be opportunities to gain skills organising and creating training, developing supervision skills and participating in total team development days and team meetings. You will also work with our Team Leads and wider team to ensure our service provides efficient, effective, patient centred care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed outline of the job requirements. This is available for you bilingually, in English and Welsh.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable