Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Follow us on Facebook and on Twitter: @CRHCareers @WellbeingCRH @royalhospital

This is an exciting opportunity for a Speech & Language Therapist to work within a Learning Disability CAMHS team across North Derbyshire. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team that works to reduce mental health difficulties in young people with moderate and severe learning disabilities. Communication assessments and formulations will help to form overall planning and mental health support for young people referred to the service.
All our teams have excellent track records and you will have the support of colleagues from a variety of disciplines across CAMHS. Clinical supervision is important to our service and you will receive regular support and supervision. We are also able to support the post holder with a variety of CPD opportunities and have close working relationships with other SLTs who work in the Special Schools and across the county., You will be an active member of LD CAMHS providing specialist communication services to children, adolescents and families who have a child with a learning disability in North Derbyshire, as part of the overall mental health assessment. Your role will include:
+ Providing specialist mental health assessments, formulations and interventions for children and young people with complex needs.
+ Contribute to case discussions and a team approach to formulation.
+ Be a client centred and goal focused member of an MDT

Working for our organisation
We are firmly rooted in the founding principles of the NHS, and we have built on this by "Leading the Chesterfield Way", and with our Proud to CARE values. This means leading with care, openness, integrity and embedding an inclusive culture. We know that people have a life and responsibilities outside of work and we offer flexibility and a whole raft of support to care for your physical and mental wellbeing. This role is hugely important to us and we look forward to hearing from you.
Our main hospital is on a greenfield site with abundant countryside, lovely views, beautiful landscaping and outdoor gym- it's easy to access green space at break times which offers an opportunity to de-stress.
Our new building, which is close by, is located in a historic market town and on the doorstep of Sheffield, a vibrant, multi-cultural/cosmopolitan city.
Both sites are easily accessible from the M1 and the A61 and the local train station is nearby.
All our teams have excellent track records and you will have the support of colleagues from a variety of disciplines across CAMHS. We are able to support the post holder with a variety of CPD opportunities., + Contribute to communication assessments, formulations and interventions for young people with learning disabilities as part of LD CAMHS.
+ To be a member of a multi-disciplinary service and contribute to team and service developments.
+ To offer training, consultations and expert clinical advice about communication and language disorders to mental health practitioners.
Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.
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Flexible Working
If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.
COVID19 Vaccination
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.
UK Points-based immigration system
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.
Communications
Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.
If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on and we will be happy to provide assistance.
Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.
This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.