Job summary
**This post attracts a New Hire Bonus of £1,500 (pro- rata for part time staff), please see attached terms and conditions.**
Would you like to be part of a team of talented,skilled and compassionate Speech and Language Therapists and Support Workers?
Are you looking to develop you clinical skills in the area of complex needs and motivated to make a real difference for children with SLCN?
Then come and continue your career journey with CCS!
We are recruiting for an enthusiastic Band 5/6 Speech and Language Therapist who is a first class Clinician with soundcommunication and interpersonal skills to join our friendly and supportive team. Training and Support will be provided to help you develop necessary skills.
As a Trust:
Cambridgeshire Community Services is not merely a healthcare institution but a beacon of universal care, diversity, exceptional patient care, lifelong learning, and an enriching work-life balance.
As a Service we provide:
Full Trust and service induction.
Formal and informal training for the role, including shadowing opportunities.
Regular clinical supervision and a mentoring system.
Excellent Continued Professional Development opportunities including in-house training and external courses.
Reflective clinical forums and buddying systems.
Regular whole service and locality team meetings.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
Main duties of the job
This post is ideally suited to a Therapist wanting to move into their first Band 6 role or wanting to develop skills in the area of complex needs.
The successful candidate will work as a link Therapist in special schools (and maybe also in mainstream schools) as part of our complex needs team in Central Bedfordshire and/or Luton. The post involves working with children with both communication and swallowing difficulties. Training and development opportunities are available for those seeking to develop a specialism in complex needs.
To manage and prioritise a caseload and work with an appropriate degree of autonomy and independence, with regular support/supervision.
To deliver training to enhance the skills of the wider workforce around speech, language, and communication.
To identify, assess and diagnose communication impairments and select appropriate patients and type of therapy for effective treatment.
To assess, develop and implement speech and language therapy treatment and discharge as appropriate and in line with service pathways.
To make a differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence from assessment, and design appropriate treatment based on analysis of profile of need seeking advice as appropriate.
To develop clinical skills and professional knowledge through experience, training, and supervision.
To take part in the supervision of students with support.
About us
Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To attend and report to case conferences/review meetings etc. for patients on the caseload with support as requested for situations.
To develop clear care plans based on best practice.
To provide advice including written reports to others regarding the management and care of patients with communication difficulties.
To present and communicate complex clinical information in such a manner as to motivate and inform patients, carers, families, and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions, agreeing decision- making relevant to patient management.
To work collaboratively and liaise over clinical matters with a wide range of professions across a variety of locations and agencies, with support as appropriate.
To establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with other staff which are characterised by open communication, trust and respect.
To maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of children and their carers, in particular when imparting potentially distressing information regarding the nature and implications of their difficulties.
To attend and contribute as appropriate to Locality Meetings, Clinical Forums and Paediatric service meetings and other professional and / or relevant meetings.
Key relationships:
Internal - Speech & Language Therapy colleagues.
Language Provision Staff
0-19 Team (Health Visitors and School Nurses)
Allied Health Professionals
Paediatric medical staff
Administrative staff
External - Education staff
Social Services
Job description
Job responsibilities
To attend and report to case conferences/review meetings etc. for patients on the caseload with support as requested for situations.
To develop clear care plans based on best practice.
To provide advice including written reports to others regarding the management and care of patients with communication difficulties.
To present and communicate complex clinical information in such a manner as to motivate and inform patients, carers, families, and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions, agreeing decision- making relevant to patient management.
To work collaboratively and liaise over clinical matters with a wide range of professions across a variety of locations and agencies, with support as appropriate.
To establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with other staff which are characterised by open communication, trust and respect.
To maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of children and their carers, in particular when imparting potentially distressing information regarding the nature and implications of their difficulties.
To attend and contribute as appropriate to Locality Meetings, Clinical Forums and Paediatric service meetings and other professional and / or relevant meetings.
Key relationships:
Internal - Speech & Language Therapy colleagues.
Language Provision Staff
0-19 Team (Health Visitors and School Nurses)
Allied Health Professionals
Paediatric medical staff
Administrative staff
External - Education staff
Social Services
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registration
- Degree in Speech & Language Therapy
- Relevant training completed
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children with a wide a wide range of communication support needs
- Able to independently assess and devise intervention support plans for children with a range of SLCN
- Knowledge of a range of paediatric clinical disorders, assessments and appropriate therapeutic interventions
- Relevant experience of assessment and intervention in children
Desirable
- Experience of working in a special school
- Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary team
Skills
Essential
- Standard IT skills
- Demonstrates a positive approach to problem solving
- Knowledge of educational and clinical issues relating to children with SLCN
- Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
- Able to convey complex information clearly to patients, carers and other professionals both in verbal and written forms
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registration
- Degree in Speech & Language Therapy
- Relevant training completed
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children with a wide a wide range of communication support needs
- Able to independently assess and devise intervention support plans for children with a range of SLCN
- Knowledge of a range of paediatric clinical disorders, assessments and appropriate therapeutic interventions
- Relevant experience of assessment and intervention in children
Desirable
- Experience of working in a special school
- Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary team
Skills
Essential
- Standard IT skills
- Demonstrates a positive approach to problem solving
- Knowledge of educational and clinical issues relating to children with SLCN
- Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
- Able to convey complex information clearly to patients, carers and other professionals both in verbal and written forms
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).
