Senior Speech and Language Therapist

NHS; Rugeley; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Speech and Language Therapist to join a leading NHS team. You will provide specialist support and conduct assessments for children and young people with Autism Spectrum Conditions. The role includes working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team and offers flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Up to 27 days annual leave

Extensive Health and Wellbeing support

Free car parking at all trust sites

Qualifications

• Experience in assessment and management of SLCN for children with ASC.
• Ability to manage time and caseload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist support across Autism pathways.
• Conduct robust Autism assessments.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Problem Solving

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Registration with HCPC

Job description

Go back Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Speech and Language Therapist

The closing date is 05 June 2025

Our CYP Autism service predominantly provides assessments of possible Autistic Spectrum Conditions but also, more uniquely, offers specialist advice and interventions to CYP with a diagnosis of ASC. The service is for Children and Young People in the South Staffordshire area up to the age of 19 and extends to the age of 25 if they have an EHCP.

An exciting opportunity has arisen and we are looking for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to deliver specialist support across our Autism pathways and conduct robust Autism assessments.

This is an exciting, but also challenging, time to join us. Autism services across the country are facing unprecedented demand. In response, we are improving our service pathways and also pursuing our ambition to integrate our wider neurodevelopmental service offer and provide more seamless care to ensure efficient service delivery and an improved patient experience.

The post requires working at sites across South Staffordshire but hybrid working will also be a possibility.

To learn more about this wonderful team please watch this short video https://vimeo.com/987164813/9a0d1a0ed5?share=copy

Main duties of the job

1. Be competent and proficient in delivering the requirements of the role; working as part of the multi-disciplinary team with children and young people in the Children and Young People's Autism Service.
2. Demonstrate at all times the Partnership Trust's Values and Behaviour Framework.
3. Assessment and outcome of Autistic Spectrum Conditions.
4. Be a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and have a detailed professional and clinical knowledge in the assessment and management of speech, language and communication needs of children and young people with ASC.
5. Be responsible for a defined population of service users.
6. Be skilled in the assessment of specialist speech, language and communication needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of support/treatment packages.
7. Have training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
8. Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems.
9. Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team management.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be part of the children and families care group working in the Children and Young Peoples Autism Service and may work in a variety of settings.

This is a dynamic post that requires the post holder to work closely with multi-disciplinary/agency teams in addressing a range of issues with children and young people who may/have ASC.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent
• Registration with HCPC
• Post graduate clinical courses within area of clinical expertise
• Post graduate courses in children's speech, language and communication needs (SLCN)
• Attendance at relevant clinical excellence networks
• Up to date field work/pre-registration student training
• Further clinical study relevant to clinical practice. Willingness to undertake a Mentorship/clinical education qualification/training as required

Experience

• Ability to manage time and caseload effectively
• Experience in the clinical specialism including assessment and management of SLCN for children with ASC e.g. ADOS
• Supporting children, young people, families and carers in dealing with the impact of communication impairment
• Working in a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of negotiation and conflict management in clinical situations
• Evidence of project work
• Significant experience of supporting children, young people, families and carers in promoting health and well-being
• Experience of leading clinical audit in the specialism
• Experience of assessing children and young people with autism using ADIR and ADOS tools
• Experience of writing outcome reports for ASC diagnosis

Skills

• Evidence of specialist clinical knowledge relevant to the post
• Understanding of Information Governance, Data Protection, HCPC standards and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Children
• Knowledge of relevant NSF's and NICE guidance
• Understanding of wider NHS agenda and its application to the local context

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.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working