Job summary
- Main area
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 434-CR7013515
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Amersham Hospital
- Town
- Amersham
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Speech and Language Therapist (ARP Development Post)
Band 5
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
Come and join our exciting and dynamic Integrated Children and Young People’s Therapies Team
Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist ARP Development Post
We are recruiting a number of Speech and Language Therapists to join our Integrated Children and Young People’s Therapies Service in Buckinghamshire. These posts are a result of exciting and innovative service developments following the recent recommissioning of the service in Buckinghamshire. The service is broadening it's offer to include speech and language therapy support to children and young people in the Additionally Resourced Provisions/Units/Bases within primary and secondary mainstream school settings in Buckinghamshire.
Main duties of the job
Some of these settings support children with Social Communication differences and some support children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH). You will be offered the opportunity to experience both caseloads or focus on a particular area of need as part of a team. You will also gain experience in mainstream schools across key stages within a locality area of mainstream schools.
The Speech and Language Therapy Service forms part of an Integrated Children and Young People’s Therapies Service working closely with Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy as well as wider children and young people’s services including Health Visitors, Community Nurses for Children with a Learning Disability, Community Paediatricians and School Nurses.
This is a jointly commissioned service across health and education that will give you the opportunity to be supported as you develop your speech and language therapy skills to support the delivery of high quality, evidence based interventions for children and young people in Buckinghamshire.
We have an excellent website which provides information and support to families and people working with children in Buckinghamshire and wider.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
Education, qualifications and training
Essential criteria
- Recognised Speech & Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent
- Health Professions Council Licence to Practice
Desirable criteria
- Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Evidence of continuing professional development and personal development
- Attendance of relevant Special Interest Group
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Able to identify own strengths and needs
- Able to identify when to seek support
- Demonstrates the ability to reflect on practice with peers/clinical supervisor
- Demonstrates adequate flexibility to meet the demands of an unpredictable workload
- Demonstrates knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to client group
- Demonstrates knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions
- Demonstrates awareness of the roles of other professionals
- Demonstrates awareness of standards of record keeping
- Able to maintain intense concentration in all aspects of patient management
- Able to manage emotional consequences of working with patients with a range of communication disorders
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Ability to write detailed reports on patients’ care to ensure interpretation by other professionals and parents
- Ability to negotiate compromises and resolve conflict between staff amicably
- Clear concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multidisciplinary team, patients and carers and to ensure records are kept accurately and in a timely manner
- Knowledge of specific therapy methods and programmes for the treatment of children
Special Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Able to travel between a range of clinical locations
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jennifer Corder
- Job title
- SLT ARP Clinical Co-ordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment. We welcome informal conversations. If requested we will share our interview process in advance to ensure you have the best opportunity to flourish and succeed.
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