Band 6 Speech & Therapist

NHS Professionals Limited; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization is looking for a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to deliver high-quality therapy to children with developmental needs. The role involves working autonomously within a therapy team and supporting various projects. The ideal candidate is a qualified Speech and Language Therapist with experience in paediatrics and will contribute to integrated service delivery alongside skilled professionals in a flexible and supportive work environment.

Benefits

Flexible shifts

Access to Learning & Development opportunities

Wellbeing resources

Paid annual leave

Qualifications

• Experience working in early years settings, mainstream and/or special schools.
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice and person-centred principles.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standard speech and language therapy to children with developmental and complex needs.
• Support the delivery of the CYPIT service through defined project work.
• Provide evidence-based feedback for therapeutic input.

Skills

Experience in Paediatrics

Speech, language and communication needs assessment

Education

Qualified Speech and Language Therapist, registered with HCPC

Job description

JobTitle: Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist - 86309

Trust: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Erlegh House, RG6 6BZ

Ward: Clinical Area Team

ShiftPatterns: 37.5 hours Monday to Friday 08:30-16:30/09:00-17:00

Whymight this job interest you?

The Berkshire Healthcare CYPIT serviceis an integrated childrens therapy service shaped around the needs of thechild and family operating within the Children, Families and All Age ServicesDivision (CFAA). We are structured within integrated teams consisting of Speechand Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, as wellas a strong integrated therapy assistant team based in locality areas withinEast Berkshire strategically focused on phases of life. We work closelytogether to ensure we have the greatest therapeutic impact, working bothdirectly and indirectly with children, young people and families to enable themto achieve their goals.

Main duties of the job

Deliver a high standard of speech and language therapy care to children with developmental and complex needs. You will evidence a high level of problem solving, reasoning skills and independence of judgement, using evidence-based practice and person-centred principles.

Work as part of the Children and Young Peoples Integrated Therapy team under the direction of a Band 7 Operational Lead. You will function as an autonomous clinician with a role in supporting the delivery of the CYPIT service by contributing to defined project work.

Ensure that effective outcome measures and evidence-based feedback is provided as a way of evaluating therapeutic input.

Contribute to our integrated model of service delivery and continued development of integrated working using an impact based clinical decision-making approach.

Function as an autonomous clinician with a role in supporting the delivery of the CYPIT service by contributing to defined project work.

About us

Career Progression

access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance

flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access

over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification

Experience

• Needs to have experience of working in Paediatrics.
• Experience of working in early years settings/mainstream and/or special schools to carry out assessment of Speech, language and communication needs.

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.