Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job overview

We’re advertising an exciting opportunity for a B7 Speech and Language Therapist.

We are looking for an innovator who is keen to develop and transform pathways to meet the needs of the changing landscape of Speech and Language Therapy.

We are passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people with SLCN and are keen to recruit a dedicated, highly motivated individual.

Evidence-based practice is embedded and CPD is actively encouraged. We work across education settings, clinics and children’s centres with parents, carers, education staff and other professionals.

We are committed to prioritising work-life balance and well-being. The NCA offers a robust Flexible Working policy and S.C.A.R.F, a wrap-around support programme to look after your physical, emotional and mental wellbeing. Please speak to us about how we can accommodate any flexible working requests.

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• Take your place with us providing highly specialist triage, assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment and discharge for children and young people with speech, language & communication needs.
• You will will support with the development of pathways and interventions for children & young people who require access to an alternative educational provision, and/or are vulnerable to school exclusion.
• You will be instrumental in leading an advisory service across the Primary and Secondary sectors re: speech, language and communication.
• You will assist in service development for members of the Wider Children's Workforce.
• You will provide highly specialist support via clinical supervision, shadowing & second opinions for the members of the team.
• You will liaise with the Team Lead about any issues in service delivery and develop plans to manage these.
• You will have excellent interpersonal skills to be able to communicate effectively with children and families, other team members and health/education staff.
• You will lead on service development using your highly specialist knowledge and skills, including the development of policies, processes and pathways to enhance quality of patient care, in liaison with the Team Lead.
• You will implement, monitor and evaluate new ways of working, including providing progress reports on new workstreams.
• You will have strong presentation skills and deliver training to the wider children’s workforce about a range of communication difficulties.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person specification

Qualifications and Skills

• HCPC registration as a Speech and Language Therapist
• Successful completion of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists recognised training course (degree or equivalent)
• Member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
• Knowledge of range of disorders, at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and their management appropriate to the post
• Established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions
• Good working knowledge of all areas of clinical governance including quality, audit & risk management
• Advanced clinical reasoning skills
• Proven organisational skills including time management, effective delegation & prioritisation, and the ability to complete a task
• Self-motivated and able to lead and motivate others within a team

• Post-graduate qualification and experience to masters level /Masters Degree
• Member of relevant specialist interest group
• CPD and experience with vulnerable children and young people
• Research & Development awareness &/or experience
• Audit Experience own & others practice
• Contribution to service and staff development
• Previous experience undertaking a senior clinical role

Experience

• Experience of liaison with other professionals & partnership working
• Experience of working within a team and independently
• Experience of working with vulnerable/trauma experienced children and young people

• Previous experience undertaking a senior clinical role

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact [email protected]

For posts advertised on a fixed term contract basis, we will offer secondments only for NHS appointments. Fixed term contracts will be only be offered for external non-NHS appointments.

In applying for this post, you give the Trust permission to use your data for recruitment purposes.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should we receive sufficient applications or if it is filled via the internal redeployment process.

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