Speech and Language Therapist - Children

NHS; South Shields; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join our dedicated team at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust as a Speech and Language Therapist, working predominantly with children. This role offers a unique opportunity to develop skills while making a significant impact on children with speech, language, and communication needs, alongside experienced professionals in a supportive, proactive environment.

Benefits

Access to high-quality education and training

Flexible working

Employee benefits including fitness center access

Qualifications

• Experience in paediatric Speech and Language Therapy.
• Post-graduate training in SLCN is beneficial.
• Ability to assess and provide therapy for various communication difficulties.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services to children with speech and communication disorders.
• Autonomously assess, diagnose, treat, and discharge patients.
• Participate in clinical governance activities.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Organisational skills

Education

Relevant/recognised degree qualification in Speech and Language Therapy - BSC/MSc

HCPC Registration

RCSLT Membership eligibility

Job description

Go back South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Speech and Language Therapist - Children

The closing date is 13 June 2025

South Tynesideand Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust We have 1 fixed term, 12 month B5Speech and Language Therapist role in our Childrens Speech and LanguageTherapy Team:

The post will suit newly qualified therapists ortherapists keen to expand their experience working with children. The post willbe predominantly based in Sunderland although we work across South Tyneside andSunderland as one integrated team.

Please apply if you are keen to develop your skillsworking with children across community and specialist settings who have a broadrange of SLCN, including children with SEND and complex additional needs. You may also have opportunity to work withchildren with Developmental Language Disorder and Severe Speech SoundDisorders.

We are working with agencies and service usersacross systems to really try and improve the service to children with SLCN andSEND. This includes working with ourFamily Hubs, mainstream and specialist education settings, local authority andother health partners as well as commissioners.

Join us if you want to be part of our drive to makea difference to the long term outcomes for children and young people.

Main duties of the job

You will haveexperience of working with children with a range of speech, language andcommunication difficulties, and be able to assess, plan and provideintervention and therapy within a range of settings. You will have excellentinterpersonal skills and be committed to working in a multi-disciplinary way tofacilitate the best outcomes for children. You will be well supported and bepart of a forward thinking department that provides a range of specialistservices and is always striving to be innovative and put research into practiceto improve patient outcomes. Developing our team members in their career pathis the corner-stone of this. This will be an ideal opportunity for a therapistlooking to develop their skills in this area who also has values that alignwith those of our organisation and is passionate about making a difference tochildren and young people. Our Childrens Speech and LanguageTherapy Team covers South Tyneside and Sunderland localities. There areexcellent links across the team with joint supervision and sharing practicesessions.

Keyrequirements: Enthusiasmfor this client group, Experience of working with children with SLCN, Teamworker, HCPC registration, Enhanced DBS check, ability to meet the transportrequirements of this post

NicolaJohnson, Operational Manager -0191 5699122 orEmma Bowen, Clinical Team Lead -0191 2833284

About us

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,600 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full duties of the role

Towork as a Speech and Language Therapist(SALT) for Childrens Services.

Toprovide a clinical service to children with a wide range of speech,language and communication disorders.

Towork autonomously assessing, differentially diagnosing, prioritising,treating and discharging patients with advice/supervision from seniorclinicians

Toparticipate in clinical governance activity i.e. research, audit, evidencebased practice

Toliaise with and advise other agencies/professionals involved with thepatient.

Tocontribute to service planning, improvement and modernisation to ensurepatient safety

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Relevant/recognised degree qualification in Speech and Language Therapy - BSC/MSc
• HCPC Registration
• RCSLT Membership eligibility
• CPD and previous experience of working at this level
• Evidence of post graduate training/CPD in SLCN
• Completion of pre-registration year-RCSLT NQT competences signed off -full clinical autonomy

Experience

• Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy clinical experience
• Previous experience of working with children
• Post-graduate paediatric Speech and Language Therapy clinical experience
• Experience of treating or observing treatment of a range of Paediatric SLCN disorders
• Experience of working with Children with additional needs
• Experience of multi-agency working
• Provision of training

Knowledge & Skills

• Knowledge of the full range of Childrens Speech, Language and Communication problems.
• Excellent communication skills in all modalities
• Ability to work individually and as part of a team
• Organisational skills and well developed time management skills
• Understanding of the principles of Clinical Audit R +D and evaluating service provision
• Evidence of ability to plan and co-ordinate the work of others

Physical Requirements

• Ability to meet the travel requirements of the role
• Ability to move and handle equipment and clients
• Car driver/owner or access to mobility support

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.

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust