Overview

The Speech and Language Therapy Team in Specialist Children’s Services is looking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Speech & Language Therapist.

This post is a permanent role. The successful applicant will be the Deputy Dysphagia Clinical Lead for Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy and hold both Dysphagia and Complex Needs communication caseloads.

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The post holder will benefit from close working relationships within the Speech and Language Therapy team as well as multi-disciplinary relationships as part of a wider integrated Specialist Children’s Service.

There will be a requirement to have a recognised Dysphagia qualification and access to own transport.

 

Main duties of the job

  1. To independently manage and provide a highly specialist SLT service for children and young people with dysphagia and complex needs within the Hambleton and Richmondshire locality of HDFT. The children are aged 0 to 19 years and attend special schools as well as mainstream schools and nurseries in the area.
  2. To provide consultancy / advisory service to SaLT therapy staff within Specialist Children’s Services regarding dysphagia and complex needs.
  3. To provide highly specialist training to other professionals relating to dysphagia and communication.
  4. To allocate clients, design therapy programmes and provide clinical support and supervision to Speech and Language Therapy Assistant Practitioners and SaLT’s.
  5. To establish and maintain the quality of the paediatric SLT service through working towards best practice and developing clinical governance alongside the Principal SLT.

 

Person Specification

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

  • Speech and Language Therapy Degree [or equivalent].
  • HCPC registration.
  • Dysphagia post-graduate qualification.
  • Driving licence and access to own transport.

Desirable

  • A broad clinical experience within specified client groups – Management of children with complex communication disorders and dysphagia.
  • Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
  • System One.

 

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

 

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information, visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here: Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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