Speech and Language Therapist CDC

Job summary

Main duties of the job

The role of the Speech and Language Therapist is to work alongside Child Development Centre (CDC) team members providing speech and language therapy support for children referred to the CDC.

This may involve running communication workshops, offering 1:1 support or working alongside the Consultant Paediatricians to assess and support speech and language needs when families attend clinics at the CDC.

We are a multi-disciplinary team and you will work alongside other Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Educational Psychology, Nurse Practitioners, Nursery Nurses and Health Care Support workers.

We provide training to support the holistic assessment of the children referred to the CDC, so you will become proficient in offering support around sensory, behaviour, sleep and communication needs.

The CDC is currently involved in a backlog project and the team are working hard to reduce the long waits. We support partnership working and your views, ideas and care plan ideas will be welcome in our team meetings and away days.

Job responsibilities

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall

But don't just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making

All of our colleagues are key to our journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence

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