To provide specialist Speech and Language Therapy Services to children with speech, language, communication and feeding needs and their families within Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (Harrogate and Rural and Hambledon and Richmondshire areas).

Post holders could be based at any of the Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust Specialist Children's Services bases.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is a collaborative team member of the HDFT Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Team within HDFT Specialist Children's Services (SCS). This includes providing clinical support to Band 5 therapists as required and supervision to a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant as necessary.

1. To independently manage and provide a specialist SLT service for children with speech, language communication and feeding needs within HDFT SCS. The children are aged 0 to 19 years. Caseload management is carried out independently.

2. To provide dysphagia support to this caseload (essential).

3. To allocate clients, design therapy programmes and provide clinical support and supervision to a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant.

4. To establish and maintain the quality of the Paediatric SLT service through working towards best practice and developing clinical governance alongside the Team Lead SLT.

About us

At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust we provide 'outstanding' care to both our patients and our staff. We support staff through benefits, health and wellbeing initiatives and opportunities for personal and professional development.

• An inclusive and supportive culture - our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks identify areas for improvement.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise staff with our Making a Difference, Team of the Month Awards & Colleague Recognition Awards
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and fast track physiotherapy service for employees.
• Staff Benefits - We have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person specification or please contact Wendy Brotherton at wendybrotherton@nhs.net

Person Specification

Essential/ desirable

Essential

• Speech and Language Therapy graduate with membership of HCPC
• Relevant experience at undergraduate and post graduate level of working with children with SLCN
• Experience of working with schools and pre-school settings
• Car driver
• Accredited dysphagia qualification (paediatric)

Desirable

• Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Leadership and supervisory experience
• Knowledge and use of Systm1
• Knowledge and experience of EHCP process

Employer details

Employer name

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Harrogate

HG2 7SX

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