Job summary
- Main area
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 812-24-KW-CYP-19
- Employer
- Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hertford County Hospital
- Town
- Hertford
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum, pro rata, HCA to be included
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 14/08/2024
Employer heading
Band 7 Speech & Language Therapist Mainstream Education Lead
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
We are delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity within our Children and Young People's (CYP) Therapies service. Are you looking to extend your leadership skills, as well as continuing to develop your specialist clinical skills? If so, this opportunity could be just right for you. Following investment from the Local Authority we have developed this Speech and Language Therapy Mainstream Education Lead role to offer the best support for children with SLCN in mainstream education settings.
We are currently looking to recruit a (full time/part time) Band 7 SLT to join our integrated Children and Young People's Therapies service. The post will be based in Hertford and the post-holder will predominantly cover the Hertford/ Bishops Stotford/Sawbridgeworth areas.
“I have worked as an Education Lead in CYPT at HCT for almost 2 years and have loved the opportunities this role has given me to make real positive changes to our service users, in partnership with my local schools. I feel lucky to work in such a creative, supportive, and innovative team where there is always opportunity and time to plan and implement new and exciting ways of working, to further our targeted and universal service offer. My role offers the perfect combination of clinical work and service development opportunities, and the team itself have diverse clinical interests and are incredibly friendly and welcoming.”
Main duties of the job
You will be joining a team of Mainstream Education SLT Leads and your specialist role will involve:
- Partnership working with Clinical Quality Leads and other SLT leads to develop and shape the service
- Working collaboratively with mainstream education settings, developing relationships within your Hertfordshire DSPL areas, seeking regular feedback and being responsive/making changes to service provision that will benefit the wider Hertfordshire system.
- Being a point of contact to clusters of schools and providing leadership support to the therapy teams working within these clusters
- Working with therapy teams and settings to provide training, specialist advice and support on SLCN
- Working with Lead Therapy Assistant Practitioners for Training to plan and review relevant training for schools to upskill the wider children's workforce
- Work together with your local team leads to support the SLT team to build capacity through providing clinical supervision and leadership
We offer:
- Regular professional group supervision and peer support
- Regular managerial supervision and a well-established appraisal system
- CPD opportunities such as bitesize tutorials, peer review
- A hybrid model of face:face and remote working
- A 2 week induction period where you will have the opportunity to observe and shadow your team
- Access to a named buddy
Working for our organisation
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust
vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all
backgrounds
We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Job Description attached, which details the responsibilities within this post. Also attached is the Person Specification.
Successful candidates will be enthusiastic and motivated. Advanced communication, clinical reasoning, critical thinking and organisational skills are essential. You must be a team player but be able to work autonomously and have the ability to champion the needs of children and young people.
Applications for full time and part time work will be considered. A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary subject to a maximum payment of £1,915 per annum (pro rata where applicable and dependent on base location)
“I love working in CYPT/HCT - everyone in the team is super dedicated. There is strong management support, but also space for being flexible and creative to meet children’s needs; innovation & good practice is valued and encouraged. I enjoy & appreciate the robust supervision structures, training in supervision & coaching, and the many opportunities for personal development and learning, including for example in-house training days and tutorials. I have worked in many teams across Hertfordshire, all without exception friendly and welcoming. There is an ethos of peer support and encouragement & sharing learning; everyone works hard but there is a sense of belonging and always time for a quick chat… and plenty of laughs. I feel valued here and I value my lovely colleagues and the fabulous children & young people we work with.”
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Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent (Post Graduate Diploma or MSc in Speech & Language Therapy)
- Evidence of post graduate training and/or equivalent experience to maintain and develop highly specialist knowledge in area of specialism
- Registered to practice with Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC)
- Registered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, Membership of relevant CEN
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with Education stakeholder and partners.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of multi disciplinary/agency working related to the specialism
- Highly specialist clinical skills including assessment, diagnosis diagnosis and intervention for CYP with a range of SLCN.
- Experience of delivering training
- Experience and commitment to involve patients and service users in the design and development of service provision
- Evidence of involvement in service improvement relevant to clinical area
- Understanding of the Special Educational Needs Assessment process related to supporting children within special and mainstream schools and contributing to their Education, Health and Care Plans including understanding of the Tribunal process
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills both oral and written, including the ability to liaise and negotiate
- Ability to communicate and receive complex and sensitive information
- Knowledge of barriers to understanding & ability to explain complex issues simply.
- Able to analyse and interpret complex data
- Computer literate including use of Excel spreadsheets, databases and PowerPoint
Other
Essential criteria
- Hold a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
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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
- Lyn Humphrey
- Job title
- Operational Manager, CYP Therapies
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07827883686
- Additional information
Sophie Pullinger
Operational Manager, CYP Therapies
07827883677
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