Band 6 Speech & Language Therapist

JobTitle: Speech and Language Therapist - 87060

Grade:Band 6

Trust:Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Ward:Child, Family & Neurodiversity Service

ShiftPatterns: 37.5 hours p/w between Monday to Friday (08:00-16:00,08:30-16:30 or 09:-17:00)

Whymight this job interest you?

Are you passionate and experienced inproviding speech and language therapy? Would you like to be part of a teamleading the way in community and mental health services? If so, we would loveto hear from you today!

The Berkshire Healthcare CYPIT serviceis an integrated childrens therapy service shaped around the needs of thechild and family operating within the Children, Families and All Age ServicesDivision (CFAA). They are structured within integrated teams consisting ofSpeech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists,as well as a strong integrated therapy assistant team based in locality areaswithin East Berkshire strategically focused on phases of life. They workclosely together to ensure they have the greatest therapeutic impact, workingboth directly and indirectly with children, young people and families to enablethem to achieve their goals.

• Work as part of the Children and Young Peoples Integrated Therapy team under the direction of a Band 7 Operational Lead. You will function as an autonomous clinician with a role in supporting the delivery of the CYPIT service.
• Deliver a high standard of speech and language therapy care to children with developmental and complex needs. This could be in a range of settings, including clinics, educational settings, homes. You will evidence a high level of problem solving, reasoning skills and independence of judgement, using evidence-based practice and person-centred principles.
• Undertake clinical sessions, and manage a caseload as required, offering direct assessment, advice, signposting, intervention and training and support as required by the integrated therapy model.
• Investigate, interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate clinical diagnosis, evaluation and prognosis as part of the comprehensive assessment of patients, particularly those with a highly complex presentation, and to recommend the best course of intervention.
• Function as an autonomous clinician, supporting other more junior staff and accessing high level, specialist advice in highly complex cases, including child protection and safeguarding.

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Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

• Community post so a car driver with access to own car and willingness to work across Berkshire would be highly preferable.

• Qualified Speech and Language Therapist, registered with HCPC.

• Experience working within Paediatrics is highly desirable.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.