Senior Speech and Language Therapist - Coventry, United Kingdom - Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

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Coventry, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Part time minimum 22.5hrs per week and Full Time 37.5 hrs available

Would you like to come and join our Children's Speech & Language Therapy Team in Coventry.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced Speech & Language Therapists to join our innovative community-based team working across Coventry.

You will also have some service wide responsibilities and would offer clinical and caseload support to less experienced colleagues.

The service is delivered in a variety of settings; family homes, nursery, mainstream and special schools and the city centre clinic.

We also provide virtual appointments via Attend Anywhere.

We are especially interested in therapists that have experience in working in special schools, or are keen to work in this area.

We also have sessions working with children with a Cleft Palate or a Hearing Impairment available.

Support is available within the team, from therapists that have experience working in these areas.

Please note many Trust interviews are taking place through Microsoft Teams, this can be downloaded either through the App Store or Google Play for use on your phone/tablet.

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

The Children's Speech & Language Therapy Team aims to provide a high-quality service to children, young people and their families.

We provide assessment, interventions, advice and support to children and young people aged 0-19 with a Coventry GP. We also support children in Coventry schools with an Education, Health & Care Plan.

We have developed clinical pathways and a competency programme in a variety of clinical areas including Speech, Language, Voice, Fluency, Dysphagia, Hearing Impairment, Cleft Palate, Alternative & Augmentative Communication and young children "At Risk" of SLCN.

We are committed to professional development and evidence-based practice, offering regular in-service CPD days and peer group clinical supervision. Mentoring and management supervision are also provided as well as support from more experienced therapists. Internal and external training courses are supported.

Being a member of a large Speech and Language Therapy team of SLTs and Assistants and close working with Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy colleagues gives opportunities for lots of different clinical and training experiences.

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

You will have a Speech & Language Therapy qualification and RCSLT & HCPC registration.

You will need to demonstrate flexibility and initiative, enthusiasm and organisation skills to work as part of a Multidisciplinary and Multi Agency Team.

If you're a good team player, ready to join a supportive team and embrace our commitment to learning from our children, families and each other please apply.

In return, we'll offer you development opportunities and the opportunity to make a real difference to our local community.