Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Speech and Language Therapist
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Full Time Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated Speech and Language Therapist who is keen to join our dynamic and friendly team providing Speech & Language Therapy services to children & young people in Gloucestershire.
The post offers an opportunity to work with early years and school aged children with a range of speech, language and communication needs. We work creatively with parents, settings and other professionals to provide appropriate intervention packages using a care aims framework.
Role Responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for assessing, treating, managing and prioritising a designated caseload of children with speech, language and communication needs in community clinics and mainstream schools. They will also be supporting universal and targeted provision pathways.
They will provide advice to parents and other professionals in order to support the needs of children with speech, language and communication difficulties in line with the Care Aims approach including agreeing outcomes with key adults supporting the children on the caseload.
As a Band 5, The Post Holder Will Work Under The Close Supervision Of a Clinical Supervisor As Well As Be Supported By Their Designated Line Manager
- To independently assess, diagnose, plan and deliver an appropriate therapeutic service to children who have any type of speech and language / communication difficulty, working with the care aims framework.
- To analyse complex cases in order to inform decision making for case management, working within the care aims framework to design appropriate evidence based intervention to meet the needs of children aged 0 -19 referred to the SLT service.
- To provide advice, information, demonstration and training where necessary concerning specific strategies of intervention for the management of the child’s communication difficulties.
- To provide timely reports to parents / carers and other professionals to ensure that the child’s needs are appropriately identified.
- To contribute to Individual Education Plans, write EHC Plans to SEND Casework Officers in line with the SEND graduated pathway.
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Qualifications, Training & Experience
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
About Us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
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- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Joanne Reay
- Job Title: Joint Head of Service Speech and Language Therapy
- Email Address: Joanne.Reay5@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 0300 421 8937
Alternative Contact:
- Name: Hannah Darby
- Job Title: Head of Service for Children's Speech and Language Therapy
- Email Address: hannah.darby@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 0300 421 8937
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