Speech & Language Therapist - Special Schools / Community - NEW HIRE BONUS £1500

Driven by our Trust values: Honesty, Empathy, Ambition, Respect; the Trust's vision is to provide high quality care to the diverse communities we serve to make their lives better. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Our cultural diversity, long term conditions and disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ staff networks are a key part of this commitment, creating positive change and helping build an inclusive culture across the Trust. Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed - our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process. Options for flexible working are considered for all roles within CCS, including job share opportunities, compressed hours, annualised hours, tailored working patterns and more. If you are interested in flexible working, please talk to the recruiting manager for this vacancy., This post is ideally suited to a Therapist wanting to move into their first Band 6 role or wanting to develop skills in the area of complex needs. The successful candidate will work as a link Therapist in special schools (and maybe also in mainstream schools) as part of our complex needs team in Central Bedfordshire and/or Luton. The post involves working with children with both communication and swallowing difficulties. Training and development opportunities are available for those seeking to develop a specialism in complex needs. To manage and prioritise a caseload and work with an appropriate degree of autonomy and independence, with regular support/supervision. To deliver training to enhance the skills of the wider workforce around speech, language, and communication. To identify, assess and diagnose communication impairments and select appropriate patients and type of therapy for effective treatment. To assess, develop and implement speech and language therapy treatment and discharge as appropriate and in line with service pathways. To make a differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence from assessment, and design appropriate treatment based on analysis of profile of need seeking advice as appropriate. To develop clinical skills and professional knowledge through experience, training, and supervision. To take part in the supervision of students with support.Working for our organisation Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives. There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey. If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development., To attend and report to case conferences/review meetings etc. for patients on the caseload with support as requested for situations. To develop clear care plans based on best practice. To provide advice including written reports to others regarding the management and care of patients with communication difficulties. To present and communicate complex clinical information in such a manner as to motivate and inform patients, carers, families, and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions, agreeing decision- making relevant to patient management. To work collaboratively and liaise over clinical matters with a wide range of professions across a variety of locations and agencies, with support as appropriate. To establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with other staff which are characterised by open communication, trust and respect. To maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of children and their carers, in particular when imparting potentially distressing information regarding the nature and implications of their difficulties. To attend and contribute as appropriate to Locality Meetings, Clinical Forums and Paediatric service meetings and other professional and / or relevant meetings. Key relationships: Internal - Speech & Language Therapy colleagues. Language Provision Staff 0-19 Team (Health Visitors and School Nurses) Allied Health Professionals Paediatric medical staff Administrative staff External - Education staff Social Services Certificate of Sponsorship For roles that are eligible for sponsorship, applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker Visa to work in the UK are welcome, and will be considered alongside all other applications. You are strongly advised to visit Check if you need a UK Visa website (Opens in a new tab), and familiarise yourself with what is required which should assist you in your understanding of the process From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. 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If you have not been invited to interview within 2 weeks of the closing date, you unfortunately haven't been successful on this occasion, but keep an eye on our vacancies as a job that's just right for you may appear!

• This post attracts a New Hire Bonus of £1,500 (pro- rata for part time staff), please see attached terms and conditions.
Would you like to be part of a team of talented, skilled and compassionate Speech and Language Therapists and Support Workers? Are you looking to develop you clinical skills in the area of complex needs and motivated to make a real difference for children with SLCN? Then come and continue your career journey with CCS! We are recruiting for an enthusiastic Band 5/6 Speech and Language Therapist who is a first class Clinician with sound communication and interpersonal skills to join our friendly and supportive team. Training and Support will be provided to help you develop necessary skills. As a Trust: Cambridgeshire Community Services is not merely a healthcare institution but a beacon of universal care, diversity, exceptional patient care, lifelong learning, and an enriching work-life balance. As a Service we provide: Full Trust and service induction. Formal and informal training for the role, including shadowing opportunities. Regular clinical supervision and a mentoring system. Excellent Continued Professional Development opportunities including in-house training and external courses. Reflective clinical forums and buddying systems. Regular whole service and locality team meetings.