Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

The post holder will assess children and young people to identify language concerns and ASD traits. The post holder will work within the MDT to assist with the diagnostic outcomes for children and young people being assessed for ASD.

The post holder will be responsible to keep up to date with mandatory training.

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to work within the Neurodevelopment Assessment Team for Teesside.

The Neurodevelopment Assessment Team for Teesside assess children and young people aged 5 - 18 years old for ASD. The team covers the areas of Middlesbrough, Stockton, Hartlepool and Redcar. The successful post holder will be based at The Glades, Acklam Road Hospital, Middlesbrough, TS5 4EE.

The post holder will work alongside the wider MDT which includes psychiatry, nursing, support workers, admin staff and psychologists., We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.