Highly Specialist Childrens Speech & Language Therapist - £5000 Bonus

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our organisation in a newly developed role and team as a Band 7 Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist for Children with Special Educational Needs (SEND) and Clinical Lead.

Would you like to lead on this role within the speech and language therapy team? Are you keen to develop the service to incorporate innovation, best practice and learning?

Do you want to be able to work from home and from a clinical base? Would you like to thrive in an organisation that values staff wellbeing and invests in your development? If yes, then this role is for you.

Rewards and Benefits

• A welcome award of £5000 is offered for this post, payable within the first 18 months of employment! (Subject to T&Cs)
• Excellent learning and development to support you and develop your AHP career.
• Flexible working opportunities
• Free parking on Trust Sites
• Competitive Millage Rates
• Paid for DBS Update Service Subscription

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to training and developing its staff not only with clinical skills but also in leadership and managerial skills.

You'll also have access to our generous pension scheme and health service discounts, as well as generous annual leave plus bank holidays.

Main Duties of the Job

Working Life

As a Highly Specialist Children's Speech and Language Therapist, you'll:

• Provide clinical leadership to a designated group of S<'s
• Independently manage a caseload of highly complex cases
• Provide timely S< advice, reports and programmes to be integrated within the child or young person's daily curriculum
• Utilise technology to enable you to update records as you go

The service aims to provide an excellent standard of care that supports patients across Northamptonshire. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support the service and balance clinical appointments with other responsibilities and allocate significant time for intervention in every role.

Must Have Skills

You will need to be adaptable and resourceful. You'll need to be well organised, confident and able to cope in diverse situations to deliver patient care. Leadership and management skills are also important, as with all nursing roles, communication skills, problem solving and good judgement are crucial.

You will have an induction period with shadowing and joint sessions, as well as regular peer group supervisions if applicable.

Join us and become part of Team NHFT.

About Us

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision to be a leading provider of outstanding compassionate care.

Date Posted: 14 April 2025

Pay Scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year pa pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full-time, Part-time

Reference Number: 270-TF603-ACS-D

Job Locations: St Mary's Hospital, London Road, Kettering, NN15 7PW

Job Responsibilities:

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience - Essential

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent qualification.
• Member of the RCSLT
• Registered as Speech and Language Therapist with the Health Care Professions Council.
• Valid UK driving licence, access to vehicle and able to drive to different locations within working hours is essential.
• Experience of C&YP with SEND, EHC process and provision
• Experience in leadership/supervision activities.

Desirable

• Member of relevant CEN.
• A post graduate qualification relating to speech and language therapy is desirable

Skills and Abilities - Essential

• Knowledge and application of SLT assessments and specialist interventions relevant to client group.
• Ability to work independently and organise a varied specialist caseload, meeting competing demands.
• Provide second opinions and supervision for therapists working with Children and Young People (CYP) with SEND
• Experience of delivering training

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: Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address: St Mary's Hospital, London Road, Kettering, NN15 7PW

Employer's Website: https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)