About this role
Job summary
The Speech and Language Therapy team are looking to recruit 4 Speech and Language Therapy Associate Practitioners to join an excellent, relatively small and highly professional team.
The post holder(s) will work with children under the guidance and direction of Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) and alongside other Associate Practitioners/Assistants. There may also be the chance to work alongside the wider multi-disciplinary team including Occupational Therapists, Educational Psychologists, teachers and teaching assistants.
The role will involve carrying out evidence-based speech and language therapy programs devised by fully qualified SLTs, either 1:1 or in groups. The post holder will have knowledge of child development and experience in carrying out intervention programmes. They will be confident in demonstrating and explaining advice and strategies to parents/carers.
Applicants will have a professional, friendly manner, be able to work well under pressure with a flexible approach to work. The post holder will be an integral part of a supportive and innovative team where training and personal development is actively encouraged.
This post requires the ability to drive around the County as required and so a car driver is essential.
Main duties of the job
To support the delivery of targeted intervention for children in the Early years and KS1 under the guidance of a speech and language therapist
To assist in assessing/screening the needs of children with speech and language difficulties, liaising with SALT as appropriate.
Provide individual and small group support to pre-school children presenting with complex clinical presentations.
Write clinical notes and support target writing. Engage with reviews and further assessment as required. Support parents/carers to engage fully with services and support onward referrals as required.
Provide Nursery/Home visits as required.
Liaise with other professionals in health and education on a regular basis.
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
Foundation Degree / Diploma in Early Years Care and Education or similar At least 2 years' experience working with pre-school/school aged children and their families
Desirable
Accredited courses such as Elklan, POPAT, Signalong, Attention Autism, Intensive Interaction
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Essential
Post qualification experience working with children and parents/carers. Evidence of working with pre-school children with Autism Evidence of working with pre-school children with a range of needs including some complex needs.
Experience Essential
Awareness of multi-disciplinary team working At least 2 years' experience working with pre school children and their families Experience of training parents/carers or other professionals
Desirable
An awareness of the Experts at Hand SEND Reform White Paper
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.
Employer details Employer name Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address Various/TBC
Hereford
HR2 9RP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)