Senior Speech and Language Therapist (Band 6) - Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation[...]

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Site: Highfield Centre, Victoria Central Health Centre, Town Wallasey

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pa (pro rata)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 15/04/2025 23:59

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust's common purpose:

We will support you and your community to live well.

Our values:

Compassion
Supportive and caring, listening to others.

Open
Communicating openly, honestly and sharing ideas.

Trust
Trusted to deliver, feeling valued and safe.

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality community health and care services which are responsive to the needs of our local population. Services are delivered by our dedicated and innovative multi-disciplinary professionals and supported by equally committed staff behind the scenes. We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners, and staff.

WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate, and committed team delivering excellent community-based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.

Job overview

We are currently seeking applications for maternity cover for full or part-time Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist. The role includes speech, language, and communication assessment and intervention for children and young people who have an EHCP.

Main duties of the job

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is currently looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated Senior Speech and Language Therapist to provide support for children and young people who have complex communication difficulties. The post can either be full or part-time and will involve working in schools and clinics with a caseload of children and young people who have a range of speech, language, and communication needs and require intervention as part of their EHCP.

Working for our organisation

HOW WE WILL SUPPORT YOU:

• We have a strong support network for both clinical work and wellbeing. Wellbeing is a strong focus within our team and organisation, and we strive to support each other at all times.
• We will provide opportunities to learn from highly experienced team members, including regular meetings and CPD sessions.
• We will provide both clinical and management supervision.
• We will provide opportunities for you to develop skills across a range of settings and clinical areas.
• We have opportunities to access external training if relevant to your role.
• We have free onsite parking.
• We will provide equipment such as a laptop, mobile phone, and assessments.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a valued member of the team, you will have the opportunity to work closely with children and those most proximal to them, to reach positive outcomes. You will have the ability to manage a demanding workload in order to provide an efficient and effective service. You will be a confident, self-directed individual with a strong team focus as well as being able to work independently when required. You will be able to demonstrate excellent organisational, interpersonal, and communication skills in order to maintain our exceptional standards of care when liaising with patients and both internal and external agencies.

Person specification

Personal Qualities

• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills, including observation, listening, and empathy.
• Can convey ideas and information in a confident and easily understood manner, both written and verbal.
• Able to work in difficult, distracting environments, with challenging clients and where intense levels of concentration are required.
• Demonstrate ability to be a good team member.
• Developed skills in negotiation and problem solving.
• Able to relate the values of the organisation to everyday practice.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to motivate and inspire others.
• Adaptable to a varied and frequently changing work environment.

Skills & Attributes

• Can use a variety of assessment techniques.
• Can demonstrate an awareness of continuing professional development.
• Demonstrates good auditory discrimination and ability to transcribe speech phonetically.
• Knowledge and experience of clinical governance/audit.
• Understands and can use the principles of prioritisation.
• Access to transport for work purposes.

Qualifications & Professional Training

• Speech and Language Therapy degree or a recognised equivalent.
• Registered member of RCSLT.
• Registered member of HCPC.
• Evidence of having completed some short courses.
• Has undertaken additional study e.g. dysphagia training, language educators course.

Experience & Knowledge

• Can manage own caseload with minimal support.
• Has experience of working with complex cases alongside or with supervision from a highly specialist therapist.
• Knowledge of current trends in the management of communication and/or swallowing.
• Experience of work in a variety of settings.
• Awareness of Total Communication.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record system.

For further information explaining how we use your information in line with GDPR please see our ‘Guidance for applicants’ document under the section 'Additional documentation'.

We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer. WCHC is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of disability, age, sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership, or transgender status. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences, and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and are keen to support reasonable adjustments to support our new and existing staff.

We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as a Veteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.

Further Information:

Closing Dates: Candidates are advised to apply early. The Trust reserves the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications are received.

Reference Information: Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid business email addresses for them. The Trust will not accept personal references from friends or family.

Salary Expectations: The Trust pays staff in line with national NHS Terms and Conditions. Relevant experience may be considered when salary offers are made. For all part-time positions, salaries are pro-rata.

A.I. Tools: Please note, the selection processes at Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.

Restricted Applications: Staff on the Trust's Redeployment Register will be given priority access to vacancies at their substantive band.

Flexible Working: Flexible working is very important to the Trust in both the provision of this to staff and also in staff supporting the provision of our services.

Student Visas: Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment.

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to discharging its statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people, and adults and will support staff to fulfil this duty.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name: Kate Gallagher

Job title: Children's Speech and Language Therapy Team Leader

Email address: kate.gallagher@nhs.net

Telephone number: 0151 514 2334