Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for 1.8 WTE permanent Band 6 Speech and Language Therapists to join the well established and respected Specialist Speech and Language Therapy Service in Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services within Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust. The posts will be across Intensive Community Assessment and treatment Teams (ICATT) and Community Intellectual Disability Teams in Bassetlaw, and Ashfield (Kirkby-in -Ashfield) . Full and part time positions considered for the following posts.
1 x (1.0 WTE) Specialist Speech and language therapists- Band 6 -permanent
Community Intellectual and Developmental Disability Team posts to work in Ashfield and/or Bassetlaw.
1 x (0.8 WTE) Specialist Speech and language therapists- Band 6 -permanent with the opportunity for flexible working hours.
Intensive Community Assessment and treatment Teams (ICATT)-across the North and South teams
Main duties of the job
You will be part of a multi-disciplinary community team and will provide assessment and treatment support for individuals with intellectual disabilities and a range of neurodevelopmental conditions. You will work with families and staff teams in a range of settings to enable the capacity and capabilities with regard to communication and dysphagia.
The teams offer specialist assessment and treatment support tailored to the individual, drawing flexibly on a broad range of models and types of intervention, including involvement in innovative projects and group work. The Speech and Language Therapy service work alongside multidisciplinary colleagues to promote the therapeutic interventions.
About us
We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.
We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.
Do you want to make a difference?
Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?
Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career. Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are NottsHC.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Allied Health Professionals within Nottinghamshire Health care are at the forefront of a range of multi-disciplinary, specialist services for people with complex needs, using their expertise around promoting recovery, enablement and positive risk taking, to add life to years, prevent relapse and reduce risks. The Trust is subdivided into three divisions, each supported by an Associate Director for Allied Health Professionals who collectively represent therapies across the Trust. The organisations established provision of education and training, supervision and appraisal provides positive and flexible career opportunities, including future roles for AHP Consultants, therapy leadership and other specialist posts.
As a speech and language therapist you will provide preventative information and guidance, work to empower parents, carers, other professionals and agencies to support speech, language and communication skills as well as eating and drinking.
You will provide individual assessment, individual and/or group therapy and management, training, advice and liaison through a consultative and coaching approaches, as appropriate.
You will work as part of the wider multi- disciplinary team providing a high quality, effective, accessible, person and family- centred services through tailored packages of care, training and mentoring in the most appropriate setting, including the clients home.
You must hold a relevant degree in Speech and Language Therapy and be registered with RCSLT and HCPC ( or applied for registration).
You will be well supported by senior colleagues across all of these settings, with many opportunities for peer support. The role involves close work with colleagues from a range of disciplines and the post is supported by an assistant SLT. You will enjoy close links with our team and our SLT colleagues within the East Midlands, and benefit from excellent levels of support, supervision, IT and CPD opportunities.
We also have additional opportunities for bank sessions across a variety of settings within the service. We use bank hours to flexibly enhance our service in an range of ways and are keen to hear from excellent SLTs who are interested in bank hours across all bandings.
For more information about the post, please contact:
Helen Gannaway, Highly Specialist SLT Community ID Team (07392 318 747)
Jess Renton, Highly Specialist SLT ICATT team (07773 960 488)
CLOSING DATE: 10th October 2021
Job description
Job responsibilities
Allied Health Professionals within Nottinghamshire Health care are at the forefront of a range of multi-disciplinary, specialist services for people with complex needs, using their expertise around promoting recovery, enablement and positive risk taking, to add life to years, prevent relapse and reduce risks. The Trust is subdivided into three divisions, each supported by an Associate Director for Allied Health Professionals who collectively represent therapies across the Trust. The organisations established provision of education and training, supervision and appraisal provides positive and flexible career opportunities, including future roles for AHP Consultants, therapy leadership and other specialist posts.
As a speech and language therapist you will provide preventative information and guidance, work to empower parents, carers, other professionals and agencies to support speech, language and communication skills as well as eating and drinking.
You will provide individual assessment, individual and/or group therapy and management, training, advice and liaison through a consultative and coaching approaches, as appropriate.
You will work as part of the wider multi- disciplinary team providing a high quality, effective, accessible, person and family- centred services through tailored packages of care, training and mentoring in the most appropriate setting, including the clients home.
You must hold a relevant degree in Speech and Language Therapy and be registered with RCSLT and HCPC ( or applied for registration).
You will be well supported by senior colleagues across all of these settings, with many opportunities for peer support. The role involves close work with colleagues from a range of disciplines and the post is supported by an assistant SLT. You will enjoy close links with our team and our SLT colleagues within the East Midlands, and benefit from excellent levels of support, supervision, IT and CPD opportunities.
We also have additional opportunities for bank sessions across a variety of settings within the service. We use bank hours to flexibly enhance our service in an range of ways and are keen to hear from excellent SLTs who are interested in bank hours across all bandings.
For more information about the post, please contact:
Helen Gannaway, Highly Specialist SLT Community ID Team (07392 318 747)
Jess Renton, Highly Specialist SLT ICATT team (07773 960 488)
CLOSING DATE: 10th October 2021
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Recognised SLT Degree/diploma RCSLT Registered Hcpc Registered / applied for
Essential
Essential
- Experience of effective multi-disciplinary/agency working
- Knowledge of SLT assessments and interventions used with adults with intellectual disabilities
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Recognised SLT Degree/diploma RCSLT Registered Hcpc Registered / applied for
Essential
Essential
- Experience of effective multi-disciplinary/agency working
- Knowledge of SLT assessments and interventions used with adults with intellectual disabilities
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
