Job summary
Employer heading
Speech and Language Therapist
Band 5
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust, Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:
- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
- Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, Psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
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Job overview
Are you a qualified Speech & Language Therapist wanting to use your skills to support children, young people and their families?
The Children’s Therapy Service is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated qualified speech & language therapist to join our experienced and friendly West Lancs based locality team. Experience of working in paediatrics is desirable but we will are able to provide a supportive environment for newly qualified therapist.
Main duties of the job
We work with children and young people aged 0-19 with well-developed and evidenced based pathways covering the needs of children with communication needs. We can offer clinical and management supervision, specialist support by experienced senior staff, continuing professional development and specialist SLT Forums. The Children’s Integrated Therapy Team has a strong network of Clinical and Professional leadership for Children’s SLT.
Working for our organisation
The team comprises of speech and language therapists physiotherapists and occupational therapists with both therapists and assistants. We work closely with colleagues in health, education and social care to provide a genuinely child-centred service. We work in a variety of locations, including clinics, children’s own homes, nurseries and schools.
The successful candidate must be able to effectively manage their own time, and demonstrate excellent communication skills. An interest in working with children and their families is essential.
This is an exciting time to join our team as clinicians are involved in developing our innovative services. You will be based in the West Lancashire locality team but under exceptional circumstances may be required to provide occasional cover to the Central teams of Chorley and Preston.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details regarding this role, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Professional Degree or equivalent in Speech & Language Therapy
- Current Professional Registration with HCPC
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of clinical governance framework & implications for practice, including audit and research governance
- Knowledge of a range of therapy techniques and programmes
- Knowledge of research, evidence-based practice and current issues relating to client group
- Knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency collaborative working
- Safeguarding of children/adults and implementation of policy and procedures with evidence of training/updates
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kate Parker
- Job title
- Clinical Team Co-Ordinator
- Telephone number
- 01695 684300
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