Job summary
- Main area
- CYPIT East Berkshire
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 371-TAP-CFS717
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Marks Hospital
- Town
- Maidenhead
- Salary
- £40,617 - £48,778 per annum (inc. of HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
Band 6
Job overview
Are you an experienced Speech & Language Therapist who is passionate about working with children and young people? Are you looking to work as part of a supportive team in a flexible working environment whilst earning HCAS?
We have a new and exciting opportunity to work as part of an experienced team of therapists in a mix of community settings, educational settings and homes, having independence and autonomy to manage your own caseload.
In this role, you will be responsible for delivering high quality speech and language therapy services to children and young people with developmental and complex needs.
You will have the opportunity to contribute to the Enquiries Advice and Support service, ensuring that families and professionals receive guidance and expertise tailored to their requirements. You will collaborate with advanced clinicians, enabling you to provide both communication therapy and specialist support in areas such as eating, swallowing, and drinking. If you do not yet have dysphagia experience, you will be supported in developing these competencies, ensuring your professional growth and confidence in this specialist area.
We are looking for someone who demonstrates genuine passion for assisting children and young people to reach their full potential.
Our core working hours are Monday to Friday 9:00 – 17:00 but we can offer flexibility around this.
Main duties of the job
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Provide high quality assessment and interventions for children and young people with developmental / complex needs
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Function as a specialist autonomous clinician, supporting delivery of the CYPIT model and providing support to more junior staff and students
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Contribute to defined projects and service development initiatives as requested
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Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records and provide written therapy plans and reports including contribution to the EHC Assessment process and tribunals as required
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Use needs-led, impact-based clinical decision making, and associated outcome measures
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Provide specialist clinical care including assessment, diagnosis and intervention
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The “must haves” for this role:
- Be a qualified Speech and Language Therapist, with experience in assessing and treating children and young people with developmental and complex needs presentations
- Excellent communication skills
- Hold a full UK driving license, with access to using a vehicle for work purposes
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Gemma West on 07789741450 or email: [email protected] who’ll be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Professional qualification
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree
- Post graduate clinical experience in relevant professional background
- Ability to demonstrate required clinical knowledge of up to date speech and language interventions and service issues
- An understanding of the diverse needs of children and young people
Desirable criteria
- Clinical Educators course
Continuous Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Recognised CPD in relevant Children’s therapy interventions
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience
- Experience of working with families from a wide variety of backgrounds including age and ethnicity
- Experience with developing and delivering training programmes to support service delivery
- Experience of evaluating and managing a range of developmental speech, language and communication conditions
- Able to demonstrate a clinical knowledge and familiarisation with a range of standardised and non-standardised assessment tools relevant to speech and language therapy interventions
- Experienced and able to demonstrate a commitment to integrated working and close partnership working with external partners
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Evidence of a value system which puts the child at the heart of actions
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the diverse needs of children and young people
- Evidence of an understanding and application of impact based Care Planning approaches, and evidence of a belief in its value
- Able to use IT to support and innovate clinical development
- Excellent, succinct written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work in a calm and confident manner in stressful situations
- Ability to work successfully as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Knowledge of current professional and statutory issues
- Ability to work across professional boundaries to effect seamless family care
- Ability to self-motivate
- Ability to act as a role model to others in adopting change
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Car Driver with access to own car and willingness to work across localities, as required
- Excellent communication skills: both written and verbal
- Able to deliver presentations to a high standard
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jamie Poole
- Job title
- Talent Acquisition Partner
- Email address
- [email protected]
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