Job summary
Employer heading
Speech and Language Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career in Children’s speech and language therapy? Come and work for
We have Band 5 job opportunities in our Neighbourhood and Integrated Care Teams, where we are transforming how we
We will provide training and we offer excellent supervision and development opportunities to support you through your
Tell us where your career passion lies and we will enable you to gain the experience. If you want a range of experience to
Main duties of the job
Work within an integrated children's therapy team including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, assistants and
Provide assessment, review, specialist advice, training and therapy interventions
Work in close partnership with schools, other education
Working for our organisation
One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values Compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent.
We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.
Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both.
Looking for professional development? We can support that too! Our career pathways will help you achieve your aspirations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know so they can help you with this.
All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Interviews are due to take place on the 28th of May 2024.
Find out more about the community difference here.
Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity
Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Healthcare Professional with relevant Professional body (1st Level Nurse/ NMC or Physiotherapist; Occupational Therapist; etc / HCPC)
Desirable criteria
- Mentoring qualification equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of recent community/acute healthcare gained through education or work experience placement or previous employment
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS Knowledge of up to date clinical practice
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written) Ability to organise own work Ability to cope with change Ability to use own initiative
Personal attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice. Ability to work under pressure Flexible and adaptable
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
- Suki Ahsam
- Job title
- Children's Professional Lead SLT
- Email address
- [email protected]
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