Job summary
Salford Children's Speech & Language Therapy Service is looking to recruit a creative and flexible Speech and Language Therapist to work as part of our Schools team. This post is suitable for a newly qualified SLT or a SLT with experience. You will be part of a friendly, experienced service who work closely with families and partner agencies to support children and young people's speech, language and communication needs.We have a well-established service providing a 'balanced system' across Salford delivering universal, targeted and specialist levels of support. This role will involve delivery of clinical interventions in school settings, and supporting and delivering our training offer to settings, parents/carers, and colleagues. The post holder will receive supervision, support and mentoring from a range of experienced SLTs across the service. Due to the nature of the post you will need to be able to travel to different sites as required by the service.
Main duties of the job
o To deliver universal, targeted and specialist clinical work as part of the Speech and Language Therapy Schools Team.o To assess and treat own caseload of patients maintaining own records as an autonomous practitioner.o To deliver training and contribute to the development of the children's workforce.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS Trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Speech and Language Therapy (will also consider if expecting degree results imminently)
Professional Registration
Essential
- Member of RCSLT
- HCPC Registration - Licence to Practise (Will accept if awaiting degree results)
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience at an undergraduate/post graduate level
- Knowledge and demonstrated use of up-to-date assessment tools relevant to the client group.
- Knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group)
- Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group).
- Awareness of the principles clinical governance / audit
- Awareness of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group).
- An understanding of the issues affecting an inner-city community.
- To demonstrate an awareness and understanding of supporting equality and valuing diversity within their role.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Augmentative and Alternative forms of Communication e.g. signing, symbols, communication aids.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills.
- Good planning and organisational skills and caseload management including prioritisation skills.
- Negotiation and problem solving skills
- Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills.
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
- Ability to work flexibly
- Basic IT skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of Augmentative and Alternative forms of Communication e.g. signing, symbols, communication aids.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St James' House,
7th Floor, St James House, Pendleton Way, Salford M6 5FW
Salford
M6 5FW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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