Communication jobs in Grande-Bretagne

For further information about this role, please contact Clare Garner through email at clare.garner@nhs.net

A vacancy has arisen within our innovative paediatric service for a highly motivated newly qualified therapist to work 29.75 permanent hours in children's speech & language therapist as part of our dynamic and supportive speech and language therapy team. This role requires a flexible and innovative Speech & Language Therapist to work within a dedicated Children's Speech and language therapy team and is committed to supporting children and families with communication difficulties. The Children's SLT team provides assessment, treatment and advice to children and young people aged 0-19. We work in partnership with families, other health professionals and colleagues in education to maintain a holistic approach for children in the Wakefield district.

Excellent opportunities for development through appraisal, dedicated clinical supervision and peer sessions plus safeguarding supervision. Well-resourced settings. Regular team meetings, opportunities for training and wellbeing support all within a supportive therapy team. This is an internal post providing permanent working hours.

• You will be required to work within clinic settings, mainstream schools. To provide and support with initial assessment clinics and offer assessment and therapy intervention for children with speech, language and communication needs.
• To undertake an assessment of the speech, language and communication needs of the child, and to develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care in line with the RCSLT policy.
• To promote high quality client-centred care ensuring clients are treated with dignity, equity and respect.
• To promote effective communication and support for clients, their families and carers.
• To communicate respectfully & effectively with parents / carers, colleagues & other professionals.
• To manage own workload which will be predominantly with the community clinic & / or school settings.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

• SLT Degree
• HCPC registration or applied for

• Evidence of relevant clinical experience
• Use of a variety of SALT assessments

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Home electronics scheme
• Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
• Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
• Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support

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