Experienced Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

NHS pension

Flexible working

Annual appraisal

Job summary

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to reduce waiting times for children and young people by delivering initial assessments during the first 12 months in North Derbyshire. After this period, you will provide a clinical service across education settings, nurseries, clinics and clients' homes.

The successful candidate will be HCPC registered, mobile between locations, and contribute to leadership and supervision within

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Speech and Language Therapist.
• Specialist skills in SLCN, social communication, speech sound disorders and DLD.

Responsibilities

• Reduce waiting times for children and young people by delivering initial assessments for the first 12 months.
• Provide a clinical SLT service to children and young people in education settings, nurseries, clinics and clients' homes after the first year.
• Demonstrate leadership and provide supervision within the SLT team; collaborate with SLTs, SLPs and SLTAs.

Skills

SLCN

Social communication

Speech sound disorders

DLD

Education

HCPC registered SLT

Job description

This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in reducing waiting times for children and young people accessing Speech and Language Therapy services. For the first 12 months, you will focus specifically on supporting the reduction of waiting lists through the delivery of initial assessments. This dedicated piece of work will contribute significantly to improving timely access to services for children and families across North Derbyshire. After the first 12 months, you will then provide a clinical service to children and young people with a range of communication difficulties in a variety of settings, including education settings, nurseries, clinics and clients' homes.

This exciting opportunity has arisen in the children's team and we are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced speech and language therapist with specialist skills in working with SLCN, social communication, speech sound disorders and DLD., The successful candidate will be a HCPC registered Speech and Language Therapist and be mobile between locations. They will be proficient in their abilities to deliver high-quality, evidence-based practice, with a proven ability to provide leadership and support within an SLT service. You will work alongside a friendly team of SLTs, SLPs and SLTAs, with line management support from an SLT team leader, as well as having access to clinical supervision and relevant CPD opportunities. You will have a commitment to providing a high standard of patient-focused care and be a strong team player.

A Vacancy at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust. We are a large and dynamic Speech and Language Therapy service of around 100 staff, working across all service areas in Derbyshire., Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire. We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression