Senior Speech and Language Therapist

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust's common purpose:

We will support you and your community to live well.

Our values:

Supportive and caring, listening to others.

Communicating openly, honestly and sharing ideas.

Trusted to deliver, feeling valued and safe.

We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners and staff.

WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.

We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as a Veteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.

Job overview

We are currently seeking applications for maternity cover for a part time Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist. The role includes speech, language and communication assessment and intervention for children and young people who have an EHCP.

Main duties of the job

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is currently looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated Senior Speech and Language Therapist to provide support for children and young people who have complex communication difficulties.

The post is part time and will involve working in schools and clinics with a caseload of children and young people who have a range of speech, language and communication needs and require intervention as part of their EHCP.

Working for our organisation

HOW WE WILL SUPPORT YOU:

• We have a strong support network for both clinical work and wellbeing. Wellbeing is a strong focus within our team and organisation, and we strive to support each other at all times.
• We will provide opportunities to learn from highly experienced team members, including regular meetings and CPD sessions.
• We will provide both clinical and management supervision.
• We will provide opportunities for you to develop skills across a range of settings and clinical areas.
• We have opportunities to access external training if relevant to your role.
• We have free onsite parking.
• We will provide equipment such as a laptop, mobile phone and assessments.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be a confident, self-directed individual with a strong team focus as well as being able to work independently when required. You will be able to demonstrate excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills in order to maintain our exceptional standards of care when liaising with patients and both internal and external agencies.

Person specification

Personal Qualities

• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills, including observation, listening and empathy
• Can convey ideas and information in a confident and easily understood manner, both written and verbal
• Able to work in difficult, distracting environments, with challenging clients and where intense levels of concentration are required
• Demonstrate ability to be a good team member
• Developed skills in negotiation and problem solving
• Able to relate the values of the organisation to everyday practice
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to motivate and inspire others
• Adaptable to a varied and frequently changing work environment

Skills & Attributes

• Can use a variety of assessment techniques
• Can demonstrate an awareness of continuing professional development
• Demonstrates good auditory discrimination and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
• Computer skills
• Knowledge and experience of clinical governance/audit
• Understands and can use the principles of prioritisation
• Access to transport for work purposes

Qualifications & Professional Training

• Speech and Language Therapy degree or a recognised equivalent
• Registered member of RCSLT
• Registered member of HCPC
• Evidence of having completed some short courses

• Has undertaken additional study e.g. dysphagia training, language educators course

Experience & Knowledge

• Can manage own caseload with minimal support
• Has experience of working with complex cases alongside or with supervision from a highly specialist therapist
• Knowledge of current trends in the management of communication and/or swallowing
• Experience of work in a variety of settings
• Awareness of Total Communication

Important Information

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record system.

For further information explaining how we use your information in line with GDPR please see our ‘Guidance for applicants’ document under the section 'Additional documentation'.

We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and are keen to support reasonable adjustments to support our new and existing staff.

We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as a Veteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.

Further Information:

Closing Dates: Candidates are advised to apply early. The Trust reserves the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications are received.

Reference Information: Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/ education history over the last three years and include valid business email addresses for them. The Trust will not accept personal references from friends or family.

Salary Expectations: The Trust pays staff in line with national NHS Terms and Conditions. Relevant experience may be considered when salary offers are made. For all part-time positions, salaries are pro-rata.

Restricted Applications: Staff on the Trust's Redeployment Register will be given priority access to vacancies at their substantive band.

Flexible Working: Flexible working is very important to the Trust in both the provision of this to staff and also in staff supporting the provision of our services.

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment.

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to discharging its statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults and will support staff to fulfil this duty.