Specialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist, Band 6

Job summary

Read the full advert

At Swindon Borough Council, we want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that is who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you will support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.

Come and work with our established team of 21 Speech Therapists and 4 Speech Therapy assistants.

Main duties of the job

Read the full advert

We provide a high quality service to the children and young people of Swindon including the provision of Speech and Language Therapy in schools, specialist settings for children with hearing impairment, Developmental Language Disorder and complex needs. We offer an outstanding stammering service, ASD service, dysphagia service including outreach into our local SCBU.

We have an Early Years Team and Clinics Team providing support to children at home, in their early year’s settings as well as in our clinics based at Saltway centre and in the community.

About us

Make a difference, make it better, make it right - putting Swindon and its people at the heart of everything we do.

We are committed to providing our employees with a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

Our current benefits include:

• Flexible working

• 27-33 days plus bank holidays dependent on NHS service

• A career average revalued earnings (CARE) pension scheme

• Purchase of annual leave

• Leisure and Legal Services discounts

• Eating Out, Shopping and Entertainment discounts

Candidates must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act – for the effective performance of a customer-facing role).

Please note Swindon Borough Council terms and conditions apply to this role.