Job summary
Employer heading
Children's Community Speech and Language Therapist - Band 6
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Children's Community Speech and Language Therapist - Band 6
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and energetic Speech and Language Therapist to join the Children's Specialist Speech and Language Therapy team covering Barrow and Furness.
Main duties of the job
Detailed job descriptions
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
- Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
- If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Please contact: Catherine Knox, Operational lead for Paediatric SLT Countywide (07769282383).
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria.Ìý The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
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Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Being a clinically led organisation
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý A positive patient experience every time
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý A great place to work
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Managing our money well
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As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
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Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
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Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL).Ìý Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.ÌýAny applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
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If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
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Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts.Ìý Please see our for eligible vacancies.
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Healthcare Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.
·ÌýÌýÌý Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
·ÌýÌýÌý If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: [email protected]
Unlock – Tel: 01634 247350, email [email protected] or complete the online form on the Unlock website
Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2nd December and the new cost will be
Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as followsÌýif applicable to the post:
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Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 yearsÌý
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
ÌýThese schemes are subject to availability
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Speech and Language Therapy approved by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)
- Registered with HCPC
- On-going membership with the RCSLT
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of advanced postgraduate training in field of specialism.
- Membership of specialist interest groups.
- Elklan, Hanen. PECS
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post graduate experience.
- Experience of delivering training to others (parents, other agencies)
- Experience of implementing own service development initiatives.
- Experience of working in a variety of community settings.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of Leadership Training.
- Audit experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- To demonstrate specialist knowledge across the full range of work procedures and practises, which are underpinned by theoretical knowledge and relevant practical experience.
- High level of knowledge of current national and local strategies, clinical guidelines and legislation relating to the delivery of speech and language therapy services to early years, and school aged population.
- To have a highly developed knowledge of a broad range of specialist assessments as required.
- An understanding of the roles of other professionals involved in the specialist area of practice.
Desirable criteria
- The Balanced System® training
- TOMs
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Highly developed physical skills where a high degree of precision, speed and high levels of hand/eye and sensory co-ordination are essential for performing real time, accurate phonemic and phonetic transcriptions and signing to support speech.
- To use highly developed auditory, perceptual and observational skills, together with highly specialist knowledge, underpinned by current evidence based practise to assess, make differential diagnoses, structure clear care plans and adapt practise to meet individual circumstances.
- To be able to use highly developed communication skills for communicating and understanding highly complex, sensitive and contentious information in a verbal or written form, where there may be significant barriers to acceptance and understanding, which need to be overcome, using highly developed negotiation, influencing, persuasive, and emphatic or reassurance skills. E.g. Negotiating with or motivating parents/carers, clients; sensitive communication of condition related news, providing reassurance; managing disagreements or conflicts about client management, generating and negotiating solutions in complex and emotional situations, dealing with confrontational individuals and/or agencies.
- Skills to lead and promote multi agency and inter agency working and collaborative practise.
- To be able to maintain intense concentration on a frequent basis in all aspects of patient management. In particular, to monitor auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of client communication, adapting and facilitating according to the perceived needs of the client.
- Ability to manage own time, prioritise tasks and work independently to manage cases, using relevant policies and specialist knowledge to inform and make clinical decisions.
- Ability to multi task on a frequent basis e.g. analyse data, compile complex reports with distractions and frequent interruptions.
- To demonstrate skills and awareness of manual handling regulations in relation to the lifting and handling of children when required.
- Skills required to make formal presentations and provide training both to staff in own profession and other professionals.
Personal Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Full driving licence
- Physical effort from Band 6 profile
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Equality and Diversity
- Support equality and value diversity (Level 2)
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Catherine Knox
- Job title
- Operational lead for SLT Countywide
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07769282383
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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South Parkhouse Building
Baron Way
Kingmoor Park
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA6 4SJ
- Telephone
- 01228936281
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