Speech and Language Therapist

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

The closing date is 09 February 2025

Job summary

Are you looking for a great start to your career in the NHS as a speech and language therapist? Come to Worcestershire and start your career surrounded by highly experienced therapists with weekly mentoring, on the job training and access to CPD

What do you need to know?

All our Band 5 therapists have a comprehensive induction programme with mentor support, clinical supervision and CPD during the first 2 years post qualification

Were a Balanced System service we work in an evidence-based way at a universal, targeted and specialist level.

Were a supportive team, working together in settings and schools

We have excellent admin support with two main admin bases

All our team are equipped to do their job we invest in resources/equipment, so we have what we need on a daily basis

None of our team were redeployed during the pandemic; we were back to face-to-face work in Sept 2020 with new investment from our commissioners to support children disadvantaged by covid

If you wish to be considered for a secondment please gain permission from your Substantive Manager before applying.

Main duties of the job

What are the potential opportunities within this role?

Working across a range of clinical areas to give you a broad clinical experience as a Band 5 therapist. This may include:

- Working within our early years service based in Childrens Centres the first point of contact for many of our children and their families

- Working within our mainstream school service delivering support from a universal to a specialist level

- Working within specialist provision such as language classes, special schools or autism bases

This might be the role for you if you:

Are graduating this year and youre looking for your first Band 5 role within the NHS

Are a current Band 5 looking to develop your skills further or for a new opportunity in a different clinical area

Are looking to work in a progressive team, following the evidence base and working in creative and innovative ways

Are looking for a supportive team with opportunities to develop your clinical knowledge and skills

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
Flexible and agile working opportunities
Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
Wide range of supportive staff networks
Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

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Date posted

27 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9798-1126

Job locations

Franche Clinic

Marlpool Place

Kidderminster

DY11 5BB

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience gained through training

Desirable

Working in childrens settings pre-school, mainstream schools, special schools, language resource bases

Additional Criteria

Essential

Able to travel efficiently to meet the needs of the job travelling from setting to setting

Knowledge

Essential

Assessment of speech, language and communication difficulties, differential diagnosis of SLCN, knowledge of therapy interventions

Desirable

Knowledge of The Balanced System approach and framework and what implementation of this looks like in speech and language therapy services, schools and settings

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Ability to communicate effectively and clearly in English both verbally and in writing

Qualifications

Essential

Qualification in speech and language therapy plus certificate to practice issued by the College of Speech and Language Therapists
Member of health professionals council
I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience gained through training

Desirable

Working in childrens settings pre-school, mainstream schools, special schools, language resource bases

Additional Criteria

Essential

Able to travel efficiently to meet the needs of the job travelling from setting to setting

Knowledge

Essential

Assessment of speech, language and communication difficulties, differential diagnosis of SLCN, knowledge of therapy interventions

Desirable

Knowledge of The Balanced System approach and framework and what implementation of this looks like in speech and language therapy services, schools and settings

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Ability to communicate effectively and clearly in English both verbally and in writing

Qualifications

Essential

Qualification in speech and language therapy plus certificate to practice issued by the College of Speech and Language Therapists
Member of health professionals council
I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

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

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).