About this role
Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) ready to take the next step in your career? We are seeking a dedicated Band 6 Specialist SLT to join our expanding team.
In line with the national "Experts at Hand" (EAH) initiative, this role focuses on a highly responsive, embedded model of therapy and support. Instead of working in isolation, you will act as the accessible clinical expert directly within educational environments. You will collaborate with teachers, families, occupational therapists, and educational psychologists to provide early, localized intervention for children with Speech, Language, and Communication Needs (SLCN).
You will work alongside a Highly Specialist B7 therapist and B4 assistant practitioners to support the development of the EAH. You will support the development of Communication Champions across the County and work to embed targeted interventions and coaching teaching staff directly inside mainstream classrooms.
If you are an enthusiastic and evidence driven individual then please get in touch. Due to the nature of the post you must be a car driver.
We look forward to welcoming you to our small but highly committed team.
Informal discussions prior to application are welcome- via the SALT admin base at Belmont 01432 363975 or email: Lucy Sweeting (Clinical Manager and Head of Profession for CYP - SALT). [email protected]
Main duties of the job
Provide assessment and therapy for pre-school and school age children with a wide range of speech, language and communication difficulties. Write concise notes, reports and programmes for children in order for family and education staff to support ongoing needs.
Support initiatives within the SALT service to maintain timely waiting lists and waits for therapy intervention.
Engage in and be pro-active in CPD activities in order to continually provide evidence based practice and intervention.
Support the team to continue its transformation journey to deliver an equitable and supportive service across the whole County.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Job description Job responsibilities
To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view the Job description and person specification attached to this vacancy in the supporting documents.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications Essential
High Level of general education. Leading to entry to professional training. Degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy. Membership to RCSLT
Desirable
Accredited courses such as Elklan, POPAT, Signalong, Attention Autism, Intensive Interaction
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Essential
Excellent oral and written communication Ability to communicate complex and delicate information in a timely and sensitive way where there are frequent barriers to understanding and/or acceptance. Knowledge and ability to deliver teletherapy Ability to relate theory to practise.
Desirable
An awareness and understanding of the vision within the Experts at Hand SEND Reform White Paper
Experience Essential
Experience of managing own large and complex caseload independently, being accountable for own professional actions. Experience in working in a multidisciplinary environment.
Desirable
Experience of using manual signing systems e.g. Sign along
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address Various including North City, South city, Bromyard
Hereford
HR2 9RP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)