Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Children's Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
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About the Role
Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.
We are seeking dynamic and enthusiastic Children's Speech and Language Therapists to join our friendly and dynamic team in South East Kent (Folkestone and Dover teams).
About the Service
The Children’s Therapies service provides Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy to Children and Young People aged 0-19.
Job Details
We have a Band 6 SLT job available on a permanent basis within our school years team in mainstream schools, specialist provisions and clinics.
This post is suitable for a current Band 6 looking for a new opportunity.
We currently offer a hybrid work pattern for staff with a combination of face to face and virtual working.
Key Responsibilities
As a B6 Speech And Language Therapist You Will
- Help us deliver ‘The Balanced System’®, working with schools and settings to provide Specialist, Targeted and Universal support for SLCN.
- Provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of holistic care linked to packages of prescribed care or identified projects.
- Support in the supervision and development of staff.
- Actively work as a member of the Children’s Therapies team to provide high quality care to service users.
- Undertake a range of competent clinical and non-clinical interventions to support the outcomes of the service.
- Act as lead and senior practitioner to support junior staff carry out assessment/reassessments of service users and/or pathways with complex needs across the relevant field.
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About Us
The successful applicants will join our large Children’s Therapies team. We pride ourselves on the support and induction offered to new staff including: regular meetings with a line manager; access to supervision; in-house and external training. We offer regular clinical governance days where all localities come together to share knowledge, skills and CPD experiences. As a Band 6 you will be supported by Band 7 Clinical Leads from both within locality and across Kent.
Candidates will need to be able to drive as we deliver our services in clinics, schools and settings across our locality.
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
Our Commitment
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
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Flexible Working
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Bethan Rivett
- Job title: Joint Head of Children's Therapies
- Email address: bethan.rivett@nhs.net
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