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Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist

Employer
NHS Professionals - Fl
Location
Oldham
Salary
Competitive salary
Closing date
5 Aug 2021

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**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS TO APPLY TO JOIN NHS PROFESSIONALS' ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS BANK**

Job Title and Grade: Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist

Location/Trust: Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - Callaghan House

Department Covered: Children's Acute and ongoing Needs Service - Speech and Language Therapy

Pay Rates: Days: £19.29 Saturdays/Nights: £25.08 Sunday/Bank Hols: £30.86

Placement Ref/ID: 35657 35658 35659

The Role:

We know what a miracle you are....join the bank for flexibility in how you work.

Would you like to be part of a team that has a real supportive and inclusive ethos and sense of community, in a Trust rated 'Outstanding' in a recent CQC report, working in a location with all the benefits of coast and country living with the convenience of big city life?

If you answered 'yes' to the above, we'd love to hear from you!

We have long term placement opportunities available for Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist available at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Callaghan House. To provide specialist triage, assessment, differential diagnosis and treatment/discharge recommendations to a range of children with speech, language and communication difficulties in a variety of settings including community clinics, schools, special schools etc. In order to meet local need there will be a requirement to work flexibly which may involve evenings and weekends.
  • To liaise with and offer advice in the management and implementation of Speech and Language Therapy programmes and to monitor and evaluate progress and revise programmes accordingly.
  • To provide skill based training for Local Authority, Trust and voluntary workers or carers, as required.
  • To keep up to date with new techniques and developments in order to maintenance evidence based practice.
  • To attend relevant course, meetings and special interest groups as appropriate.
  • To provide clinical supervision for more junior staff, peer support and undertake clinical discussion with Speech and Language Therapists, assistants, and volunteers, as appropriate.
  • To facilitate the development of carers in the development of problem solving/negotiation skills within training, support or peer review.
  • To work alongside, and delegate clinical activity to junior Speech and Language Therapists, Speech and Language Therapy Assistants (SLTAs), Bilingual SLTAs, Interpreters, Teaching Assistants and other support staff to deliver programmes devised and supervised by the
  • Speech and Language Therapist. To ensure parent(s) and carers are involved in and fully understand care plans and related homework activities.
  • To liaise with and/or train relevant professionals, may be uni-professional and/or interdisciplinary/agency.
  • To provide training sessions and placements for Speech and Language Therapy students and observation placements for students of related medical and AHP professionals.
  • To provide and demonstrate specialist evidence based programmes of care and follow care pathways and published evidence-based packages of care.
  • To provide leadership and support to junior members of the team including one to one supervision, IPDR, clinical supervision and first line management response where required.

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust has an enviable reputation, great supportive team with a family feel. Based in the heart of the Hospitals main site, the post holder here will be pivotal in providing the best level of quality care to varying departments and their patients needs. The hospital has excellent transportation links.

Skills/Responsibilities

To apply for this post, you will have:
  • Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
  • Well established knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group.
  • Experience of diagnosing language impairment.
  • Well established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group.
  • Well established knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the client group.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
  • Knowledge and experience of working with children who use high and low tech AAC
  • Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
  • Demonstrates ability to be a good team member

In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: -
  • Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!
  • First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England
  • Dedicated consultants
  • Flexible working options
  • Free DBS and free training
  • Build holiday allowance
  • Support when you need it - 24/7 365 days - Call us anytime on 03330 144 370
  • Stakeholder pension scheme

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals (NHSP), owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), works in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work flexibly within the NHS.

Working through the NHSP bank means Trusts don't have to rely on expensive agencies. Right now, we have over 130,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades and specialities, saving the NHS over £70 million each year. This money is then reinvested back into the NHS.

Register today for various flexible working options and long term placement opportunities.

For more information on the roles or details on how to join NHS Professionals, simply get in touch with Katie Phillips, Recruitment Consultant on 0333 014 4370 or Katie.Phillips @nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

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Please note that you will be contacted via e-mail throughout the recruitment process, so please check your e-mails regularly.

We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order (as amended) and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see applying from overseas .

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