Children's Speech and Language Therapist
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Job summary
Are you passionate about providing therapy to children and young people? Do you enjoy working in a team to provide effective intervention for children and young people with Speech, Language, and Communication Needs (SLCN). Do you want to gain a breadth of experience across Children's Speech and Language Therapy?
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a vibrant team as a Generalist Speech and Language Therapist to provide assessment and therapy to the children of Gateshead in clinic, preschool, and home settings. You will gain and build on your experience across a wide range of disciplines in Speech and Language Therapy whilst working in a dynamic, and supportive team.
Main duties of the job
- To work within the Children's Speech and Language Therapy (CSLT) community team to provide assessment and therapy to children and young people (0-19) with SLCNs.
- To provide clinic based therapy for children and young people with speech and language impairments.
- To provide impairment based therapy in nursery and home settings to preschool children with SLCN.
- To provide speech, language, and communication targets to educational settings.
- To provide advice and support to primary partners of children with SLCN.
About us
Gateshead CSLT Service is part of the Community Business Unit for Gateshead NHS Foundation Trust. We are a small, innovative team who strive to provide an excellent service to the children and young people of Gateshead whilst supporting engagement with the service and being responsive to the changing needs of the population. The Community CSLT Team work alongside the Special Needs CSLT Team to provide assessment and therapy across the disciplines of Speech and Language Therapy.
We actively encourage and support continued professional development. Our aim is to provide generalist therapists with a wealth of opportunities to develop their skills across a broad range SLCNs in order to secure skills to enable career progression. This is reinforced by the values based appraisal system across Gateshead NHS Foundation Trust.
Details
Date posted
17 May 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£28,407 to £34,581 a year "per annum"
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
297-5268533
Job locations
Bensham Hospital
Saltwell Road
Gateshead
NE8 4YL
Employer details
Employer name
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bensham Hospital
Saltwell Road
Gateshead
NE8 4YL
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Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Children's Speech & Language Therapy Clinical Lead
Olwen Snowball
01914456667
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