Speech and Language Therapist

NHS; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading team as a Speech and Language Therapist, delivering vital services across beautiful North Somerset. This role involves assessments and therapies tailored to children's needs, with ample opportunities for professional development within a supportive environment. Ideal for newly qualified therapists seeking hands-on experience.

Benefits

27+ days' annual leave

Participation in the NHS Pension Scheme

Regular training and CPD opportunities

Buddy system for new starters

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people.
• Knowledge of professional standards of practice.
• Experience completing assessments/therapy interventions for children with SLCN.

Responsibilities

• Offer assessment and interventions for children within specified clinical needs.
• Provide a safe and effective therapy service in community settings.
• Manage own caseload within specified clinical area.

Skills

Effective written communication

Effective verbal communication

Knowledge of appropriate assessments and therapy interventions for children with SLCN

Organisation skills

Time management skills

Education

BSc (Hons) or MSc in Speech and Language Therapy

Registered with HCPC

Job description

The Children's Speech and Language Therapy Team is excited to be seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to join us! You will be working in schools across beautiful North Somerset, working closely with colleagues in Bristol & South Gloucestershire.

We are a friendly and supportive team that deliver a variety of clinical Speech and Language Therapy Services across BNSSG. We offer regular training and CPD opportunities to our staff, a buddy system for new starters, regular line management and a regular meeting structure. Opportunity to provide both assessment and therapy for a wide range of clinical presentations. A large and supportive team means that there is plenty of opportunity for development and progression internally

We welcome applications from Newly Qualified Therapists and those who are due to graduate in 2025. We provide the support required to work through and complete your RCSLT competencies.

Please do contact us to find out more about the positions that we have available

Main duties of the job

• To offer assessment and interventions for child or young person within specified area of clinical needs.
• To identify needs and work towards chosen outcomes as they relate to activities of daily life. This may include the individual's educational, leisure, self-care, social communication, speech and language and motor needs and the management of the individual's physical disability.
• To carry own caseload within specified clinical area
• To provide a safe, client centred, effective and evidence based therapy service in the community setting
• You will work within the Children's Service to deliver clinical activities, supported by a robust competency framework to children within their own home and other settings such as school / early years or clinical environments

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) or MSc in Speech and Language Therapy
• Registered with HCPC

Skills, Experience and Knowledge Required

• Experience of working with children and / or young people
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of appropriate assessments and therapy interventions for children with SLCN
• Knowledge of professional standards of practice
• Effective organisation and time management skills
• Experience of completing assessments/therapy intervention sessions for children with SLCN

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.

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearPer Annum, Pro Rata