Children's Speech and Language Therapist

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to support children with speech and language needs. This role involves assessing and diagnosing children, designing care plans, and working collaboratively with families and educational staff. Applicants should have a recognized Speech and Language degree, and experience with children is preferred. This is a permanent position with competitive employee benefits.

Benefits

Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays

Pension scheme

Flexible working options

Health and wellbeing support

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people with SLCN.
• Understanding of Speech and Language Therapist's role in community clinics.
• Interest in multidisciplinary team working.

Responsibilities

• Assess and diagnose children with speech and language needs.
• Design and deliver care packages for children with SLCN.
• Work collaboratively with parents and education staff.

Skills

Working with children

Assessment and diagnosis skills

Team collaboration

Education

Recognised Speech and Language Degree Qualification or equivalent

Job description

Overview

To work as part of a locality team to support children, families and settings in a designated geographical area. We are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist who wishes to develop skills in working with a wide range of speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) in clinics, nursery/school settings and home environments.

The Speech and Language Therapy Service supports children with a wide range of speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) and eating and drinking needs, across Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County. The service provides a range of packages of care for children with speech and language difficulties, developmental language disorder, Autism, learning difficulties, physical difficulties, eating and drinking difficulties, voice disorders, hearing impairment and disorders of fluency. The service aims to provide support to children in the most appropriate setting e.g. health, education, home.

We are a large department relative to other departments across the country. This means that there are frequent opportunities to develop skills, and we have therapists who are able to specialise in clinical areas and share their knowledge/support less experienced therapists. We work in teams with a shared caseload. We actively support new staff to build up their confidence in managing cases, allowing the gradual build up of skills and experience over time. This includes shadowing and CPD opportunities, and time to discuss cases whilst you develop your skills.

We would love to hear from you if you can or are keen to develop your skills to:

• Assess, diagnose, design and deliver appropriate packages of care for children with SLCN
• Work collaboratively with, and provide training and coaching for parents, education staff and other professionals, ensuring a well co-ordinated support plan for children who meet the criteria for speech and language therapy
• Assist in the identification and management of children with SLCN as part of the integrated team and advise SLTAs

Qualifications & Experience

• Recognised Speech and Language Degree Qualification or equivalent/working towards
• An interest in and experience (which could be undergraduate) of working with children and young people with a wide range of SLCN and eating and drinking difficulties
• Experience (which could be undergraduate) of working in schools and/or pre-school settings with children with a variety of communication difficulties
• An understanding of the role of the Speech and Language Therapist in meeting the needs of children accessing a community clinic service and/or school/pre-school settings
• An interest or experience in multidisciplinary team working

Team and Trust information

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons. We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity. The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority, with in-house occupational health and staff counselling services supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team. The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with an Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

Additional information

To assess, diagnose, design and deliver appropriate packages of care for children with a wide range of SLCN (e.g. speech and language difficulties, developmental language disorder, stammering, Autism).

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced). This cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Why Choose Us?

You will become part of the Specialist Services and Children and Young People Unit of Management and be welcomed by an extremely supportive and efficient team who display high levels of quality and compassion to the services and care they provide. You will receive a local induction tailored to your needs and have an informal discussion with a Manager of the service to understand how your values align with ours. You will receive regular clinical and managerial supervisions and an appraisal within 4 months of commencing to support your development.

You will have access to internal and external training and a wide range of employee benefits. NottsHC offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays (increasing up to 33 days depending on NHS service and terms)
• Pension scheme
• Flexible working and job share opportunities
• Promotion of a healthy work-life balance
• Salary sacrifice schemes (e.g. public transport loans, cycle schemes)
• Staff discount schemes (e.g. discounted Leisure Centre membership)
• Free on-site parking (dependent on site)
• Extensive health and wellbeing package including Occupational Health, Physiotherapy and Staff Counselling services
• Support for carers

Further information regarding NottsHC employee benefits can be found on our website: www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk

If you want to be the Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist that makes a difference, we look forward to receiving your application. This is a permanent community post to join our friendly and supportive team.