Complex Needs Specialist Speech and Language Therapist New hire Bonus

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

New Hire bonus £1500

The permanent posts are eligible for a £1500 New Hire Bonus. An initial payment of £500 will be paid in the first 1 month and a final payment of £1000 will be paid 1 year after your start date. This will be pro-rata for part-time posts. Internal applicants are not eligible.

We are delighted to offer an opportunity to specialise in working with children with complex needs. This post is suitable for a therapist with experience of working with children with complex needs or as a developing specialist post.

If you are a first-class clinician with strong communication and interpersonal skills and enjoy working flexibly within various teams, we would love to hear from you.

We are a friendly and supportive team committed to providing effective services to children and young people (CYP) in Peterborough.

With a strong ethos of clinical support and supervision, our dynamic team provides evidence-based advice, training and interventions to CYP, their families and education staff.

The Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Service is a 0-19 service which assesses, supports, and provides therapy to children with speech, language, communication and feeding difficulties. We aim to provide services at a universal, targeted and specialist levels.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the independent management of a clinical caseload of pre-school and school-aged children in community settings. This may include clinics, pre-school settings, mainstream schools, and special schools in and around the area of Peterborough.

The client group is children who have a range of difficulties in understanding and/or using speech and language, including those who have SLCN associated with additional needs.

The post holder will contribute to multi-disciplinary team assessments and will work closely with colleagues in other teams to provide intervention to children on their caseload.

About us

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Date posted

08 March 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£33,706 to £40,588 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

310-CYPFR-5001763-B

Job locations

Winchester Place

Thorpe Road

Peterborough

PE3 6DB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

The key aims that this service aim to achieve are found below:

  • Children and young people accessing individual or group based interventions achieve their SLCN related individual goals and functional outcomes
  • Parents and carers are supported with appropriate information and skills to enable them to be effective primary communicative partners for their children and young people with needs at universal, targeted and specialist levels and achieve high parent/carer satisfaction rates
  • Using specialist knowledge and expertise to build skills in the wider workforce to ensure that they are confident in their role as facilitators of communication and are competent to deliver universal, targeted interventions and some elements of specialist programmes of intervention including individual and small group work
  • There are efficient and accessible systems to enable early identification of need both at an early developmental stage and also in terms of a rapid response to children and young people where concerns are raised at any age. Activity will include the training of others to identify need and providing pre-referral advice within community settings
  • Intervention is appropriate and timely, which may include direct or indirect with individuals and groups of individuals, delivered in the most functionally appropriate context, which is relative to specific need and in communication friendly environments

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

The key aims that this service aim to achieve are found below:

  • Children and young people accessing individual or group based interventions achieve their SLCN related individual goals and functional outcomes
  • Parents and carers are supported with appropriate information and skills to enable them to be effective primary communicative partners for their children and young people with needs at universal, targeted and specialist levels and achieve high parent/carer satisfaction rates
  • Using specialist knowledge and expertise to build skills in the wider workforce to ensure that they are confident in their role as facilitators of communication and are competent to deliver universal, targeted interventions and some elements of specialist programmes of intervention including individual and small group work
  • There are efficient and accessible systems to enable early identification of need both at an early developmental stage and also in terms of a rapid response to children and young people where concerns are raised at any age. Activity will include the training of others to identify need and providing pre-referral advice within community settings
  • Intervention is appropriate and timely, which may include direct or indirect with individuals and groups of individuals, delivered in the most functionally appropriate context, which is relative to specific need and in communication friendly environments

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy
  • Registered Member of RCSLT
  • Registered Member of HPC
  • Evidence of successful completion of short specialist courses

Desirable

  • Evidence of commitment to CPD
  • Membership of relevant Special Interest Group
  • Dysphagia training

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working in community clinics, a range of different schools and preschools
  • Relevant experience post registration
  • Experience and evidence of working with children who have a range of complex needs
  • Experience of intervention appropriate for children with complex needs

Desirable

  • Previous experience working with children who use both Low and High Tech AAC
  • Previous experience of diagnostic assessment, as part of a team for children with suspected ASD
  • ADOS trained

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Well-established knowledge about developmental speech and language disorders.
  • Knowledge of assessment procedures relevant to the client groups.
  • Knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions appropriate to the client groups.
  • Highly developed auditory perceptual skills and the ability to transcribe speech phonetically.
  • Excellent communication skills including the ability to convey sensitive or distressing information to parents/carers.
  • Knowledge of national professional standards, policies and procedures relevant to client group

Desirable

  • Computer literate
  • Knowledge of AAC (including Makaton signing)
  • Experience with coaching parents and practitioners.

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Good organisational skills including administrative ability
  • Ability to organise and prioritise own work
  • Flexibility of approach
  • Professional manner
  • Awareness of child protection issues
  • Has a realistic knowledge of personal strengths and areas for development

Other

Essential

  • Ability to travel on a regular basis
  • Able to work on the floor or on small chairs with young children and children with complex needs
Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy
  • Registered Member of RCSLT
  • Registered Member of HPC
  • Evidence of successful completion of short specialist courses

Desirable

  • Evidence of commitment to CPD
  • Membership of relevant Special Interest Group
  • Dysphagia training

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working in community clinics, a range of different schools and preschools
  • Relevant experience post registration
  • Experience and evidence of working with children who have a range of complex needs
  • Experience of intervention appropriate for children with complex needs

Desirable

  • Previous experience working with children who use both Low and High Tech AAC
  • Previous experience of diagnostic assessment, as part of a team for children with suspected ASD
  • ADOS trained

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Well-established knowledge about developmental speech and language disorders.
  • Knowledge of assessment procedures relevant to the client groups.
  • Knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions appropriate to the client groups.
  • Highly developed auditory perceptual skills and the ability to transcribe speech phonetically.
  • Excellent communication skills including the ability to convey sensitive or distressing information to parents/carers.
  • Knowledge of national professional standards, policies and procedures relevant to client group

Desirable

  • Computer literate
  • Knowledge of AAC (including Makaton signing)
  • Experience with coaching parents and practitioners.

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Good organisational skills including administrative ability
  • Ability to organise and prioritise own work
  • Flexibility of approach
  • Professional manner
  • Awareness of child protection issues
  • Has a realistic knowledge of personal strengths and areas for development

Other

Essential

  • Ability to travel on a regular basis
  • Able to work on the floor or on small chairs with young children and children with complex needs

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Winchester Place

Thorpe Road

Peterborough

PE3 6DB


Employer's website

https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Winchester Place

Thorpe Road

Peterborough

PE3 6DB


Employer's website

https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead

Anneka Otoo

anneka.otoo@cpft.nhs.uk

07870990844

Date posted

08 March 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£33,706 to £40,588 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

310-CYPFR-5001763-B

Job locations

Winchester Place

Thorpe Road

Peterborough

PE3 6DB


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