Job summary
Salford Children's Speech & Language TherapyService is looking to recruit a creative and flexible Speech and Language Therapist to work as part of our schools and social communication team. You will be part of a friendly, experienced department who work closely with families and partner agencies to support children and young people's speech, language and communication needs. We have a well-established service providing a 'balanced system' across Salford delivering universal, targeted and specialist levels of support.This role will involve delivery of clinical interventions in schools and homes and supporting and delivering our training offer to schools, parents/carers, and colleagues. The post holder will receive supervision, support and mentoring from a range of experienced SLTs across the service.
Main duties of the job
Main duties:
- To deliver universal, targeted and specialist clinical work as part of the Speech and Language Therapy Schools Team and Complex Needs Team.
- To assess and diagnose conditions and to plan and implement specialist Speech and Language Therapy programmes of care and treatment and discharge appropriately, using evidence-based practice.
- To work collaboratively with parents, carers and educators and to support children with a range of communication needs.
- To demonstrate clinical effectiveness through the use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures.
- Due to the nature of the post you will need to be able to travel to different sites as required by the service.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three
core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a betterwork-life balance.
We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information
around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website
https://www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
In line with the Trusts Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
In line with the Trusts Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Speech and Language Therapy (will also consider if expecting degree results imminently)
- Full driving license and use of a car
Professional registration
Essential
- HCPC registration - license to practice
- RCSLT member
Knowledge, training and experience
Essential
- Knowledge and demonstrated sue of up to date assessment tool relevant to the client group
- Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group)
- Awareness of the roles of other professionals
Desirable
- Knowledge of Augmentative and Alternative forms of Communication e.g. signing, symbols, communication aids
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Good planning and organisational skills and caseload management including prioritisation skills
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
- Basic IT skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Speech and Language Therapy (will also consider if expecting degree results imminently)
- Full driving license and use of a car
Professional registration
Essential
- HCPC registration - license to practice
- RCSLT member
Knowledge, training and experience
Essential
- Knowledge and demonstrated sue of up to date assessment tool relevant to the client group
- Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group)
- Awareness of the roles of other professionals
Desirable
- Knowledge of Augmentative and Alternative forms of Communication e.g. signing, symbols, communication aids
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Good planning and organisational skills and caseload management including prioritisation skills
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
- Basic IT skills
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
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).