Job summary
Childrens Intensive Support Team- Speech and Language Therapist band 7
Do you want to work with children with a diagnosis of autism and/or learning disability in mental health crisis then please read on...
Base; Wayside House; but will be required to travel across Coventry and Warwickshire
Part time 22.5 hours per week, 3 days per week. -To support individuals at key times, some work may be required outside of usual office hours.
An exciting opportunity has arisen foran enthusiastic and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to be part of our Childrens Intensive Support Team for Coventry and Warwickshire.
If you are driven, passionate and to want to work with children and their families who are in mental health crisis and are at risk of admission to hospital, then we want to hear from you.
The team is a specialist, multi-disciplinary team currently consisting of Occupational Therapists, Clinical Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists and Nursing.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job:
Clinical assessments
Communication plans
Specialist speech interventions
Reviewing targets
Risk assessments
Autism informed interventions to reduce the risk of an admission due to mental health crisis
Trauma informed practice
Providing individualised training to families and care providers
About us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These include:
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount scheme
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support groups
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities:
As a team we work systemically to understand and support the significant impact and challenges experienced by children who are in mental health crisis, and their families.
In order to do this, we work with the network around the child/adult (e.g. RISE, Adult Mental Health, Social Care, Education) and work closely with commissioners. As a speech and language therapist you will have experience of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working as you will need to attend and chair regular MDTs, CETRs and EMDTs.
As a Speech and Language Therapist you would visit child in their home / at school / in appropriate setting multiple times a week to engage them and carry out our assessments and interventions.
This is an exciting time to join our Team as we mature and expand and continue to look for innovative ways to support the families we work with. If you are passionate and motivated and are driven to prevent children from being admitted to hospital, then we want to hear from you.
We are holding open sessions for you to find out more about the team and what we offer. Please email for further details on how to book onto a session or arrange an informal visit. Please contact:
Kami Basra on telephone: 02476 961397 Email Kamaljit.basra@covwarkpt.nhs.uk or
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities:
As a team we work systemically to understand and support the significant impact and challenges experienced by children who are in mental health crisis, and their families.
In order to do this, we work with the network around the child/adult (e.g. RISE, Adult Mental Health, Social Care, Education) and work closely with commissioners. As a speech and language therapist you will have experience of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working as you will need to attend and chair regular MDTs, CETRs and EMDTs.
As a Speech and Language Therapist you would visit child in their home / at school / in appropriate setting multiple times a week to engage them and carry out our assessments and interventions.
This is an exciting time to join our Team as we mature and expand and continue to look for innovative ways to support the families we work with. If you are passionate and motivated and are driven to prevent children from being admitted to hospital, then we want to hear from you.
We are holding open sessions for you to find out more about the team and what we offer. Please email for further details on how to book onto a session or arrange an informal visit. Please contact:
Kami Basra on telephone: 02476 961397 Email Kamaljit.basra@covwarkpt.nhs.uk or
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy.
- Significant post graduate training in Autism/Learning Disability.
- An understanding of the specific contribution of Speech and Language Therapists in Neurodevelopmental/Learning Disability services.
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy.
- Significant post graduate training in Autism/Learning Disability.
- An understanding of the specific contribution of Speech and Language Therapists in Neurodevelopmental/Learning Disability services.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
