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Band 5 Speech & Language Therapist

NHS

Maidenhead

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

24 days ago

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An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Speech and Language Therapist to join their Children and Young Peoples Integrated Therapy team. This role involves managing a dedicated caseload, conducting clinical assessments, and developing individualized management plans for children and young people. You will work autonomously while receiving support from senior therapists, ensuring high-quality interventions based on evidence-based practices. The position offers an opportunity to contribute to training efforts for schools and parents, making a meaningful impact in the community. If you are passionate about paediatric therapy and eager to make a difference, this role is perfect for you.

Experience in Paediatrics is essential for this role.
Must be a qualified Speech and Language Therapist registered with HCPC.

Manage a dedicated caseload and clinical role with support from senior therapists.
Deliver training to schools and parents as part of therapy support.

Clinical Assessments

Evidence-Based Interventions

Person-Centred Principles

Communication Skills

Qualified Speech and Language Therapist

Therapy Management Tools

Working as part of the Children and Young Peoples Integrated Therapy team under the direction of a Band 6/7 therapist, you will take responsibility for a dedicated caseload and clinical role, within a defined area of the service, with and/or without direct supervision as appropriate. Services are provided in a range of settings across Berkshire.

Main duties of the job

Working autonomously to carry out clinical assessments within your level of clinical knowledge and skill, identifying relevant therapy needs from which you can develop and deliver an individualised management plan, with support from a senior therapist as needed.

Be responsible for accessing required support and mentoring to enable you to undertake your clinical responsibilities and to plan your own caseload from relevant band 6 and 7 staff within their designated Area.

Contribute to and deliver training to schools, parents, CYP and staff, as part of therapy support and delivery.

Provide high quality assessment and interventions for children and young people using evidence-based interventions, and person-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.

Undertake clinical sessions, and manage a caseload as required, offering direct assessment, advice, triage, intervention and training and support as required by the new integrated therapy model.

Person Specification

Travel

Car Driver with access to own car and willingness to work across Berkshire, as required.

Experience

Need to have experience of working in Paediatrics.

Qualifications

Qualified Speech and Language Therapist, registered with HCPC.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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