Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
Job overview
Are you an existing Band 6 therapist looking to develop your specialist skills or an experienced Band 5 therapist reading to take the next step?
This is a wonderful opportunity for a qualified Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, to join our friendly and innovative supportive Children's team in Bradford, a vibrant multi-cultural city.
The successful applicant will work with the paediatric population, working across a variety of locations, including community clinics, nurseries and school settings. You will join a team of dedicated Speech and Language Therapists and Clinical Support Workers who are passionate about meeting the needs of our population.
The Speech and Language Therapy service provides a supportive network of generalist, specialist and highly specialist therapists working in a wide range of clinical areas, and there are excellent opportunities for continuous professional development and clinical supervision.
Closing- 29th May 2025
Shortlisting- 30th May 2025
Interview- 9th June 2025
Main duties of the job
To work effectively as part of an established Children's Speech and Language Therapy team to provide assessment, therapy, advice and support to children and young people aged 0 - 18 who have specific needs in relation to their communication and dysphagia if applicable.
To manage a caseload of complex cases including; individuals who present with speech and language disorders, social communication disorders ,complex cases of paediatric communication difficulties and dysphagia if applicable.
Working for our organisation
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job Overview Continued-
We will be interviewing for various options at this specialist band 6 level:
- Specialist SaLT post for Children's Speech and Language Therapy: This will be working in nurseries and schools in Bradford to support communication.
-Mixed specialist post-with a paediatric dysphagia component : We are particularly interested to hear from therapists who have completed post-graduate training in dysphagia. We also welcome applicants interested in developing in this area, we will support you through your dysphagia competencies.
- Stammering - we have sessions available for specialist Speech and Language Therapists with experience supporting people who stammer.
Please indication on your application which option(s) you prefer.
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust.It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment.
We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Registered Speech and Language Therapist with Health Professionals Council
- RCSLT Registration
- SLT Degree/dip Qualification
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria- Excellent knowledge of a range of therapeutic approaches relevant to the clinical specialism
- In-depth Knowledge and evidence of multi professional/multi agency working
- Ability to mentor SLT New Graduate, SLT Generalist and Clinical Support Workers
- Able to work independently for most general cases with support for complex clinical cases specialism
- In-depth Knowledge and experience of working in a multi-cultural environment
- Ability to speak one or more locality languages
Experience
Essential criteria- In depth experience of working with a range of paediatric communication disorders, aged 0 - 18
- Experience of working in a Multi-disciplinary team
- Experience supporting pre-grad SLT students, clinical support workers and junior colleagues
- Evidence of training others e.g. parents, support staff, professionals
- Experience of working in a variety of health, social, educational and residential settings
- Experience of working effectively with Bilingual Assistants and Interpreters
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.
In view of Home Office Immigration Regulations all applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates.
Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
The Trust’s purpose is to create connected communities and help people to feel as healthy as they can be at every point in their lives and our vision is to connect people to the best quality care, when and where they need it and be a national role model as an employer and provide our staff with the best place to work.
Bradford has been awarded the coveted status of UK City of Culture 2025. The year is set to deliver more than 1000 new performances and events including 365 artist commissions, a series of major arts festivals as well as exciting national and international collaborations.Its themes will be rooted in the unique heritage and character of Bradford and will reveal the magic of the district that is held in its people, its ambition, and above all, its potential.
We would welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health and care needs.
We welcome people from all backgrounds and in particular Bradford District Care Trust is keen to reflect the population we serve, we are currently underrepresented in terms of black and minority ethnic staff. Applications are encouraged from these groups, but it must be stressed that selection will be solely on merit and in accordance with the Trust recruitment policy.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.