Senior Community Speech and Language Therapist - Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom - Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Description
Are you an experienced Speech & Language Therapist with a passion for supporting children and their families? Are you looking for an opportunity to progress your career and put your knowledge and use your knowledge and expertise to support junior colleagues in the team?
Here in the CYPIT team we are looking for an Advanced Speech and Language Therapist to join our team based at St Marks in Maidenhead on a 1 year FTC.
In this role you will be a source of expertise for staff working across our school aged provision supporting children/young people with Speech and Language Therapy needs.
You will lead on the development of other therapists within the school age provision offering support, mentoring, training and specialist advice, as well as defining core competencies for staff to work towards.
You will have access to our Trust-wide Learning and Development programme and be supported in your career and personal growth, with opportunities to help you build your CPD portfolio, enabling you to extend your skills and ensure that you excel.
To have a highly developed broad range of specialist knowledge, experience and expertise working with school aged children and young people.
To be a source of expertise in delivering, managing and supporting a school aged Speech and Language Therapy service to children and young people.
To support and develop colleagues working in the CYPIT school aged Speech and Language Therapy team and be a point of reference for colleagues and managers where advice may berequested/needed.
To undertake specialist clinical assessment and treatment of children and young people who may have complex presentations and/or support other clinicians to do this.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust isa specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
Committed to providing good quality, safe services
Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
~27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
~ Generous NHS pension scheme
~ Excellent learning and career development opportunities
~ 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme
~ Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
~ Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
~ Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
~ Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
~ Free parking across Trust sites
Qualified Speech & Language Therapist with HCPC registration
~Evidence of an in depth level of knowledge and expertise in school aged Speech and Language Therapy
~ Full UK driving license with access to vehicle
For further application tips see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare
wholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
Speech and Language therapy degree (BSc/MSc)
Continuous Professional Development
Attendance at relevant short courses and/or post graduate training within a relevant field
Evidence of management training
Evidence of an in depth level of knowledge and expertise of school age Speech and Language Therapy
Evidence of delivering universal, targeted and specialist speech and language therapy input to school aged children and young people
Contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff, students or assistants
Evidence of leadership, e.g. staff management, leading a project, change in practice
High level of clinical knowledge and skill in delivering school aged Speech and Language Therapy services
Awareness of the commissioning and provider landscape within children's services
Basic computer literacy
Car driver, valid UK driving license and ability to travel across multiple sites
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust