Job summary
We are looking for a permanentBand 7 Speech & Language Therapistto join ourCommunity Childrens Therapy Team in West Essex, covering Uttlesford, Harlow and Epping Forest.
You willjoin our award winning Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service, where we are trail blazing a new integrated partnership model with Barnardos;a model that drives efficiencies so we can put more people in our services, spending time with children and families to improve health outcomes in the local community.
Working in a diverse multidisciplinary team with other dedicated staff, you will benefit from the support of friendly and inclusive colleagues, with access to regular supervision and team meetings.
This post is flexible and can be based in any of the three areas listed above, depending on the needs of the applicant.
Main duties of the job
As a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, you will be responsible for leading our service provision in West Essex at universal, targeted and specialist levels. You will support a caseload of children and young people in mainstream schools, with the opportunity for additional sessions working with children with complex needs in special school provisions.
You will provide clinical supervision and line management to less experienced members of the team. You will work closely within the wider Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service including the Community Nursing Team, the Healthy Family Team, Paediatric Community Dietitian Service, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Services and Community Paediatricians as well as external colleagues and partners in Health, Education and Social Care.
You will have access to regular clinical supervision and ongoing continued professional development including through access to external clinical networks. You will be a part of team who recognises and celebrates clinical excellence steered by evidence-based practice.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Band 7 Highly Specialist Band 7 Speech & Language Therapist you will be part of our valued team in our West Essex Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £46,148 - £52,809 (Band 7 AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
The Ideal Candidate
You will have a degree qualification or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy and a minimum of 3 years post qualification training and experience. You will also be registered with the Health and Care Professionals Council and Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy.
As this is a community role, it is essential that you hold a valid UK driving licence and have access to a car for work purposes.
If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact Sarah Eaton via email: sarah.eaton@hcrgcaregroup.com
We welcome applications from those looking for both full and part time work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Band 7 Highly Specialist Band 7 Speech & Language Therapist you will be part of our valued team in our West Essex Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £46,148 - £52,809 (Band 7 AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
The Ideal Candidate
You will have a degree qualification or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy and a minimum of 3 years post qualification training and experience. You will also be registered with the Health and Care Professionals Council and Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy.
As this is a community role, it is essential that you hold a valid UK driving licence and have access to a car for work purposes.
If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact Sarah Eaton via email: sarah.eaton@hcrgcaregroup.com
We welcome applications from those looking for both full and part time work.
Person Specification
General Requirements
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Person Specification
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Desirable
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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.
