About this role
Job summary
Are you an experienced Speech and Language Therapist (SALT) looking for your next challenge? Do you fancy working in the beautiful, rural County of Herefordshire?
An exciting opportunity has become available for a highly specialist, B7 passionate SALT to join the team in the beautiful Wye Valley. This is a 12 month, fixed term maternity leave post for up to 4 days a week.
We are looking for an individual who has experience of working within a Multi Disciplinary Team to provide assessments and support the diagnostic pathway for pre-school & school age children who may have Autism.
The post may also include working with young people with a range of complex communication needs, a large majority having a diagnosis of Autism, up to the age of 19. The WVT Speech and Language Team are striving to make innovative and sustainable solutions in supporting the children and families of Herefordshire. We are interested to hear from therapists with ideas and pro-active approaches to tackling large and complex caseloads.
Applications are welcomed from individuals with established skills in these areas and from those with transferable skills who are enthusiastic about further development.
We look forward to welcoming you to our relatively 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
Act as lead clinician and professional resource in relation to pre-school autism diagnostic assessment within the department. Providing support for CYP who require alternative and augmentative forms of communication - communication books and devices in the specialist provision school base. Supporting the team around the CYP - working with parents and carers and the MDT within schools/health - joint appointments with community nurses, physio and OT Working in line with the 5 year Autism Strategy 2021-26 - improving access to post-diagnostic support. Working to Balanced system transformation plan - supporting universal, targeted and specialist offer in specialist provision base - including training offer. To support and mentor less experienced therapists and to line manage and supervise the work of Child Development Centre based B4 SALTAs. To contribute to the development and implementation of policies within the department according to best practice and own area of work which may impact on other departments.
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
For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications Essential
Degree in Speech and Language Therapy Registered with RCSLT & HCPC Post graduate or equivalent specialist training in Autism
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Essential
Excellent oral and written communication Ability to develop and implement training to professionals and parents/carers Knowledge and understanding of use of digital tools to support therapy
Experience Essential
Proven leadership/management experience Experience of managing large and complex caseload independently
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 Child Development Centre
Ross Road
Hereford
HR2 7RL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)