Speech and Language Therapist

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking and innovative service as a Speech and Language Therapist in Ashford. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with a mixed paediatric caseload, engaging with children and their families in a supportive environment. You will benefit from a dedicated supervisor for your preceptorship and access to a peer mentoring group. As part of a large hospital trust, you will be empowered to lead improvements in patient care, ensuring that every child feels cared for and supported. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent.
• Evidence of ongoing professional and personal development.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapy to a mixed paediatric caseload.
• Contribute to internal and external training delivery.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Auditory Discrimination Skills

Presentation Skills

Education

Recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Ongoing professional development

Job description

We currently have a band 5 vacancies for a speech and language therapist. The post holder will be based in Ashford. The post will give you a mixed paediatric caseload according to your interests and the needs of the service. Our service operates within the Balanced System Model with easy access to the service via Talking Walk-Ins (for pre-school children) and a Link therapist model for schools. This transformation has dramatically reduced waiting times. We also use a patient reported outcome measure (Canadian Occupational Performance Measure) to record and report on our outcomes.

Main duties of the job

We are a forward thinking innovative service and value the development of all staff within our integrated therapy team.

We offer in-service integrated CPD as well as external training for critical and essential courses. We have department specialists who you can go to for advice and support and joint working as well as a supportive team on base.

You will be given a dedicated supervisor to help you with your preceptorship and have access to our Band 5 support group for peer mentoring. You will have regular line management to monitor your progress through your preceptorship and to provide support.

Working for our organisation

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

Qualifications

• Recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent Health Professions Council.
• Evidence of ongoing professional and personal development.

Clinical skills and experience

• Relevant experience at undergraduate level or able to demonstrate transferable skills.
• Demonstrates evidence-based practice (can be from undergraduate placement).
• Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically.
• Contribute to the delivery of internal and external training.
• Relevant paediatric experience at undergraduate level.
• Experience of working with children and young people (may be in a voluntary capacity).

Governance

• Awareness of the principles of clinical governance/audit.
• Awareness of the standards of record keeping.

Personal/professional attributes

• Excellent interpersonal skills – including observation, listening and empathy skills.
• Negotiation and problem-solving skills. Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills.
• Good presentation skills, both written and verbal.
• Good organisational skills.
• Demonstrates ability to be a good team member.

Other requirements

• Can demonstrate ability to attend home and school visits in a timely and effective way.
• Awareness of national policies and procedures relevant to children and young people.
• Understanding the EHCP statutory process within education for children with additional educational needs.

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