Sirona care & health CIC

Children's Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

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Job summary

The Children's Speech and Language Therapy Team is excited to advertise for a number of Band 6 positions across our Early Years and School Aged services in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

We are a friendly and supportive team that deliver a variety of clinical Speech and Language Therapy Services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. We offer regular training opportunities to our staff, a buddy system for new starters, regular line management, whole team and smaller team meetings. A large and supportive team means that there is plenty of opportunity for development and progression internally.

Please do contact us to find out more detail about the positions that we have available. We reserve the right to close job adverts early should we receive a high level of applicants.

Main duties of the job

Due to some exciting new developments we have a mixture of Band 6 sessions available, both permanent and fixed term. We are looking for Speech and Language Therapists with appropriate experience who would like part or full time hours in any of the following:

Early Years "SPACE" project - an exciting new service across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire offering communication support for EY children and families awaiting an autism assessment

EY Universal Services across BNSSG including providing communication training for EY settings and answering our EY Telephone Advice Line

Specialist Language resource base in North Bristol - providing specialist speech and language support to children with Developmental Language Disorder

Special Schools in Bristol - providing specialist communication and dysphagia support to children with complex needs and physical disabilities

Autism diagnostic service as part of the multi disciplinary Autism Hub team

Outreach Speech and Language Therapy for children with autism in mainstream schools across Bristol

Early Years Complex Needs across BNSSG - including dysphagia caseload

Providing enhanced SLT at mainstream primary and secondary schools across BNSSG through an education commissioned contract

We are able to offer successful candidates the opportunity to work across teams and localities dependent on clinical interest and skillset. Please indicate your particular areas of interest (and relevant experience) in your application.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth?

Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. It's time to turn your dream into reality!We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits we offer.Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find as an attachment on this vacancy.

Date posted

17 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

083-6634048-LW

Job locations

Dependent on role once appointed

BS15 9TR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc Hons Speech and Language Therapy
HCPC Registration

Desirable

Post qualification dysphagia competencies

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

Essential

Experience of working as a speech and language therapist in the setting applied for
Sound understanding of the SEND code of Practice Post-qualification
Experience of working with children with needs across a range of core areas relevant to the post e.g. neurology, learning disabilities, outpatients, community, complex needs, Autism, DLD
Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner e.g., caseload management, prioritising cases, effective organisation and time management skills
Experience of working as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT)

Desirable

Experience of providing specialist support to children with complex motor and / or communication needs
Experience of providing specialist support to children with eating and drinking difficulties
Experience of working in universal services / providing training

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc Hons Speech and Language Therapy
HCPC Registration

Desirable

Post qualification dysphagia competencies

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

Essential

Experience of working as a speech and language therapist in the setting applied for
Sound understanding of the SEND code of Practice Post-qualification
Experience of working with children with needs across a range of core areas relevant to the post e.g. neurology, learning disabilities, outpatients, community, complex needs, Autism, DLD
Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner e.g., caseload management, prioritising cases, effective organisation and time management skills
Experience of working as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT)

Desirable

Experience of providing specialist support to children with complex motor and / or communication needs
Experience of providing specialist support to children with eating and drinking difficulties
Experience of working in universal services / providing training

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Dependent on role once appointed

BS15 9TR

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Dependent on role once appointed

BS15 9TR

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)