Job summary
To provide specialist Speech and Language Therapy Services to children with speech, language, and communication needs and dysphagia and their families within Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (Harrogate and Rural and Hambledon and Richmondshire areas).
Post holders could be based at any of the Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust Specialist Children's Services bases.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is a collaborative team member of the HDFT Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Team within HDFT Specialist Children's Services (SCS). This includes providing clinical support to Band 5 therapists as required and supervision to a Speech and Language Therapy Assistants as necessary.
1. To independently manage and provide a specialist SLT service for children with speech, language and communication needs including Complex Needs and Dysphagia within HDFT SCS. The children are aged 0 to 19 years. Caseload management is carried out independently.
2. To allocate clients, design therapy programmes and provide clinical support and supervision to a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant.
3. To establish and maintain the quality of the Paediatric SLT service through working towards best practice and developing clinical governance alongside the Team Lead SLT.
About us
At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust we provide 'outstanding' care to both our patients and our staff. We support staff through benefits, health and wellbeing initiatives and opportunities for personal and professional development.
- An inclusive and supportive culture - our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks identify areas for improvement.
- Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise staff with our Making a Difference, Team of the Month Awards & Colleague Recognition Awards
- Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and fast track physiotherapy service for employees.
- Staff Benefits - We have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person specification or please contact Wendy Brotherton at wendybrotherton@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person specification or please contact Wendy Brotherton at wendybrotherton@nhs.net
Person Specification
Essential/ desirable
Essential
- Speech and Language Therapy graduate with membership of HCPC
- Relevant experience at post graduate level of working in school and pre-school settings (mainstream and special schools) and local authority Children Centres.
- Post-graduate Dysphagia qualification - inc. paediatrics
- Relevant experience of working with children with a range of SLCN.
Desirable
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Relevant experience of working with children with Dysphagia.
- Recent Paediatric SLT Training in Clinical Supervision.
Person Specification
Essential/ desirable
Essential
- Speech and Language Therapy graduate with membership of HCPC
- Relevant experience at post graduate level of working in school and pre-school settings (mainstream and special schools) and local authority Children Centres.
- Post-graduate Dysphagia qualification - inc. paediatrics
- Relevant experience of working with children with a range of SLCN.
Desirable
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Relevant experience of working with children with Dysphagia.
- Recent Paediatric SLT Training in Clinical Supervision.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Lancaster Park Road
Harrogate
HG2 7SX
Employer's website
https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
