School Aged Speech and Language Therapist and Training Therapist

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Aylesbury; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic therapy team dedicated to improving children's lives! This role offers the chance to lead innovative training programs and directly support school-aged children with speech and language therapy needs. You'll collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, ensuring impactful training delivery while managing a clinical caseload. With flexible working options and a commitment to professional development, this position is perfect for those passionate about making a difference in the community. Be part of an inclusive workplace that values diversity and promotes a healthy work-life balance, where your contributions truly matter.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Pension scheme

NHS discount schemes

Flexible working opportunities

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered member of the Royal College of Speech And Language Therapists required.
• Experience in producing and delivering training packages is essential.

Responsibilities

• Design and coordinate training programs for families and educational staff.
• Oversee a clinical caseload of school-aged children with communication needs.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Clinical governance/audit knowledge

Coaching and training knowledge

Flexibility to meet workload demands

Education

Recognised Speech & Language Therapy degree qualification

Registered member of the Royal College of Speech And Language Therapists

Health Professions Council Licence to Practice

Job description

School Aged Speech and Language Therapist and Training Therapist

Band 6

Main area: Children's Speech and Language Therapy

Grade: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Hybrid working patterns will be considered for this post)

Job ref: 434-CR6861770

Site: Aylesbury Town

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata for part time)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing date: 16/02/2025 23:59

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world-renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures, and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family-friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [e-mail] or phone [phone].

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

Join Our Dynamic Therapy Team in Buckinghamshire!

Are you passionate about making a difference in children's lives? We have an exciting opportunity for a Speech and Language Therapist to join our innovative Children and Young People's Integrated Therapies Service!

Your role:

You would lead on developing, delivering, and coordinating a core training program in collaboration with our local partners. You'll be at the forefront of shaping whole-setting approaches, pioneering early identification and intervention strategies, and creating a place-based model for addressing diverse therapy needs, while also holding a clinical caseload of school-aged children.

Core Training Offer:

Our core training offer is a vital part of our local offer, designed to:

• Educate, coach, and upskill adults who work with children and young people
• Focus on improving speech, language, and communication needs
• Empower the community to better support our CYP's development and well-being

Flexibility:

Remote/hybrid and flexible working options are available to suit your needs.

Apply today and make a real difference in the lives of children and young people!

If you're interested in applying but are unsure, we welcome informal conversations. We are an open and supportive team, valuing individuals with lived experience and those from diverse backgrounds. To help you feel confident, we share our interview process in advance to ensure you have the best opportunity to flourish and succeed.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties of the Job:

• Program Development: Design innovative, tailored training materials for families, educational staff, and team members, addressing the needs of children and young people (CYP).
• Training Coordination: Organize logistics, schedules, and resources to guarantee seamless program execution.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Foster strong relationships with partners and participants to enhance program success and impact.
• Training Delivery: Facilitate engaging and impactful training sessions for diverse stakeholders, ensuring effective knowledge transfer.
• Continuous Improvement: Gather and apply feedback to refine and improve training quality and effectiveness.
• Clinical Service Delivery: Oversee a designated caseload of school-aged children with speech, language, or communication needs. Conduct assessments, provide diagnoses, and implement targeted therapies and interventions as the designated therapist.

Your Team:

Work alongside a multidisciplinary team of Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, and Physiotherapists. Collaborate with external experts including educational psychologists and specialist teachers to ensure our training program delivers maximum impact.

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension, and access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.

As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.

Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person specification

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

• Registered member of the Royal College of Speech And Language Therapists
• Recognised Speech & Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent
• Health Professions Council Licence to Practice
• Evidence of continuing professional development and personal development

EXPERIENCE

• Evidence of specialist knowledge/skills resulting from clinical experience and CPD
• Experience of producing and delivering training packages to a variety of audiences
• Clinical experience in a variety of settings
• Demonstrates knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic intervention
• Demonstrates knowledge of coaching and training
• Demonstrates awareness of the roles of other professionals
• Demonstrates awareness of standards of record keeping

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of clinical governance/audit
• Demonstrates knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to client group
• Able to identify own strengths and needs
• Able to identify when to seek support
• Demonstrates the ability to reflect on practice with peers/clinical supervisor
• Demonstrates adequate flexibility to meet the demands of an unpredictable workload
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills
• Demonstrates excellent organisation skills

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

• Able to travel between a range of clinical locations

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues, and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name: Kirsten Harris

Job title: Operational Lead Speech and Language Therapy

Email address: [e-mail]