Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time, permanent, Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to work in the Community Children and Young People’s Service (CYPS) in the Northumberland team.

We welcome applicants who have experience working with children and young people although this is not essential.  It is essential that applicants are registered as a Speech and Language Therapist and have previous experience working within a mental health, learning disability or neurodevelopmental setting and/or team.  We are interested in appointing a dedicated and committed individual who can demonstrate their ability to engage and work collaboratively with others/partner agencies and understand complex systems in order to support effective pathways.

CYPS provide care, treatment and assessment for young people with complex, moderate to severe needs over the whole of Northumberland.   The multi-disciplinary team comprises a highly skilled and experienced workforce of consultant psychiatrists, nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychotherapists, social workers, art therapists and support workers. The team are dedicated, compassionate and always put young people and their families at the centre of everything they do.

Main duties of the job

You will provide specialist SALT assessment, intervention and recommendations for children and young people accessing these services.  You will work as an integral member of the CYPS MDT and support the ongoing development of the SALT provision in the service.

You should have qualifications and experience relevant in this clinical field and work well as part of a close team and be able to work independently.  You will liaise closely with fellow professionals to address communication difficulties as part of a holistic, service user centred service and be confident in providing high quality, evidence-based assessments and interventions and possess excellent communication and organisational skills as well as have the ability to work independently.

The post will be based at St Georges Park Hospital in Morpeth, Northumberland.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the separate job description, person specification and in particular the service and role descriptor for more information.

You will be required to travel to other sites across the Trust as part of the role.