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Job overview

Do you have a passion for working with children with complex needs and learning difficulties? Are you keen on developing your specialist SLT skills including dysphagia competencies? We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and creative Speech and Language Therapist to be part of our well established service within the beautiful and diverse county of Hertfordshire.

You will work with children and young people with complex needs and learning disability in specialist provision, as well as be part of our community neuro-disability team.  You will be part of the east and north Herts team and can be based either in Hatfield, Stevenage or Hertford. 

You will be joining an innovative and agile Children and Young People’s Therapies (CYPT) service committed to delivering high quality care and transforming lives.

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust provides Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Services for families across the county.  Our integrated service provides opportunities for collaborative working, joint training and shared learning .   We are jointly commissioned by health and education, allowing us to provide a seamless pathway of care from early years through to schools, specialist provisions and further education settings.

Main duties of the job

You will have the opportunity to work as part of an MDT within the specialist provision, working with the wider CYP Team and teaching staff.   You will access support from the established local special schools team, who meet regularly to discuss collaborative working and support development of specialist skills. 

In the community you may work with preschool children, including collaboratively within settings, as part of the wider multidisciplinary team, providing assessment and therapy to meet the needs of child.   An interest in developing dysphagia competencies is desirable. As a specialist speech and language therapist you will use your skills and experience to support the wider SLT. 

We offer:

• Regular group supervision, managerial supervision and a well-established appraisal system
• CPD opportunities such as Bitesize tutorials, peer review and locally hosted CENs for DLD and ASD
• Opportunities to develop leadership skills and to supervise less experienced members of staff
• Being involved in local and service wide projects with your colleagues
• Mobile working
• Opportunities to work alongside other therapists/assistants to deliver evidence based episodes of care to children/young people requiring specialist support
• A 2 week induction period where you will have the opportunity to observe and shadow your team, including access to a buddy

Working for our organisation

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities 

Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust has excellent opportunities to develop your career, we’re proud to be able to offer a range of services to develop your skills such as our Making Things Better toolkit, our Culture Leadership Programme as well as a range of other training opportunities to develop your leadership and clinical skills.

You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

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