Speech and Language Therapist

Cambridgeshire Community Services Nhs Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health service provider in Cambridge is looking for clinicians to deliver personalized therapy to children in community clinics and schools. The ideal candidate will have a relevant degree and excellent communication skills. This role offers strong supervisory support and the opportunity to work in a rewarding environment with a commitment to high-quality care and staff development.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct therapy to children in community settings.
• Manage a clinical caseload independently.
• Work with children with various speech and language difficulties.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Relevant degree in speech and language therapy

Job description

Overview

In recent years, we have embraced the opportunity to try new ways of working to meet the needs of the children and families we work with. We have seen real benefits in working virtually and continue to do this, while also seeing children in person where needed. We recognise that all children are different and the successful candidate will be supported to consider the best way to work with the children on their caseload.

Responsibilities

• Receive high quality support and supervision from your mentor, your locality coordinator and your area lead, as well as from clinical specialists, wider team members and other newly qualified therapists who have recently joined the team. We have a clearly structured support package for new starters, but also recognise that we cannot always plan when support will be needed and so we ensure that team members are available to provide support whenever needed
• Provide direct therapy to children who need it, when they need it
• Work with children with a range of needs (including speech sounds, stammering, deafness, AAC) with a person-centred approach to supervision, meaning that clinical specialists are available to support you depending on your own confidence and experience
• With a strong ethos of clinical support and supervision, our dynamic, award-winning team provides evidence-based advice, training and interventions to children and young people
• Work in the community with both pre-school and school-age children and in a named special school

Who we are looking for

We are looking for first class clinicians with strong communication and interpersonal skills to join our friendly and welcoming team. The successful candidates will work in the community with both pre-school and school-age children and in a named special school.

Requirements / Experience

We welcome applications from students who expect to graduate this year and who have the relevant experience and knowledge gained from placements and self-directed learning. The post holder will be responsible for the independent management of a clinical caseload of children in community clinics and mainstream schools in and around Cambridgeshire; working independently with access to more senior colleagues as needed. The client group is children who have a range of difficulties in understanding and/or using speech and language.

About the service

Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives. There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff - who, for the seventh year running, rated us highly in the national staff survey. If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.