NHS
Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
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Job Description
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- recognised degree in speech and language therapy and current registration with HCPC
- registered member of RCSLT
- practice educator training
- a minimum of 5 years working as a speech and language therapist
- experience of working in schools
- involvement in clinical audit/service improvement
- advanced clinical reasoning skills
- excellent organisational skills
- highly developed negotiation and problem solving skills
- excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy
- recognised degree in speech and language therapy and current registration with HCPC
- registered member of RCSLT
- practice educator training
- a minimum of 5 years working as a speech and language therapist
- experience of working in schools
- involvement in clinical audit/service improvement
- advanced clinical reasoning skills
- excellent organisational skills
- highly developed negotiation and problem solving skills
- excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Folkestone Children and Young People's Therapy team.
We are a Children and Young People's Therapy Service, recognising the benefits of integrated working with our Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy colleagues. We work out of three different localities, The Rainbow Centre in Ashford, The Beacon Centre in Folkestone and the Children's Assessment Unit at Buckland Hospital, Dover. Working with over 90 other therapists ranging from assistants, junior therapists to more senior specialists.
We encourage an evidenced based, outcome focused approach to meeting the needs of our service users and have established the use of a patient reported outcome measure (Canadian Occupational Performance Measure). This means we are now able to focus on functional outcomes rather than inputs. We provide assessment and intervention based on a child's individual need regardless of their age (0-19 years).
Our modernised IT offer has allowed us to develop flexible working between office and home.
Our speech and language therapy service is delivered via The Balanced System approach for speech and language therapy ensuring easy access to the relevant level of support and intervention in accessible locations keeping the child/young person and their family at the centre of all we do.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide support to children and young people as part of The Balanced System, working as a link therapist for a number of schools and supporting less experienced therapists with their role as link therapist.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Date posted
18 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
9 months
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
344-9951WCY-A
Job locations
The Beacon MASH - Folkestone
Park Farm Road
Folkestone
CT19 5DN
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Job responsibilities
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Job responsibilities
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If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
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Experience
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Skills
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Additional informationDisclosure 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Beacon MASH - Folkestone
Park Farm Road
Folkestone
CT19 5DN
Employer's website
https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Beacon MASH - Folkestone
Park Farm Road
Folkestone
CT19 5DN
Employer's website
https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.