In this role as a Band 5 or 6 Children's Speech and Language Therapist, you will take responsibility for the planning and management of your own caseload and interventions, with the support of our clinical and operational leads as required. You will work autonomously to carry out clinical assessments within your scope of practice, including identifying relevant therapy needs and delivering an individualized management plan. You will be working collaboratively with education staff to meet the needs of children attending Reading/Wokingham mainstream schools. This role may also involve the delivery of training to education staff or parents. Ability to write SMART goals and provide advice and recommendations based on the needs of the child and their family/carers. Knowledge of supporting children with special educational needs and additional needs is essential, including children who are verbal and non-verbal. About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts. Career Progression:
Access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges. Work-life Balance:
Flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources, and built paid annual leave. Opportunity & Access:
Over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want. Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role. Person Specification
Travel
Car driver with ability and readiness to travel to multiple sites. Experience
Need to have experience of working in Paediatrics. Experience of working in early years settings/mainstream and/or special schools to carry out assessment of Speech, language and communication needs. Qualifications
Qualified Speech and Language Therapist. HCPC Registered. 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.
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