Speech and Language Therapy Associate Practitioner

Wye Valley NHS Trust

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Job summary

The Speech and Language Therapy team are looking to recruit a Speech and Language Associate Practitioner to join an excellent, small, highly professional team supporting some of the Counties most complex pre-school children.

The role involves supporting children, in small groups, to maximise their potential before they start school. Multi disciplinary team working experience is essential.

The role will also include working alongside Speech and Language Therapy colleagues in both special & mainstream schools supporting children with a diagnosis of Autism.

Main duties of the job

Provide individual and small group support to pre-school children presenting with complex clinical presentations.

Write clinical notes and support target writing. Engage with reviews and further assessment as required. Support parents/carers to engage fully with services and support onward referrals as required.

Provide Nursery/Home visits as required.

Liaise with other professionals in health and education on a regular basis.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Date posted

16 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year pro rata, pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

229-IC-6432864

Job locations

Child Development Centre

Ross Road

Hereford

HR2 7RL

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

Foundation Degree / Diploma in Early Years Care and Education or similar
At least 2 years' experience working with pre-school children and their families

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

Post qualification experience working with children and parents/carers.
Evidence of working with pre-school children with ASD
Evidence of working with pre-school children with a range of needs including some complex needs.

Experience

Essential

Awareness of multi-disciplinary team working
At least 2 years' experience working with pre school children and their families

Desirable

An awareness & understanding of the SEN Code of Practice

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

Foundation Degree / Diploma in Early Years Care and Education or similar
At least 2 years' experience working with pre-school children and their families

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

Post qualification experience working with children and parents/carers.
Evidence of working with pre-school children with ASD
Evidence of working with pre-school children with a range of needs including some complex needs.

Experience

Essential

Awareness of multi-disciplinary team working
At least 2 years' experience working with pre school children and their families

Desirable

An awareness & understanding of the SEN Code of Practice

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.