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Speech & Language Therapist (bank)
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Main area Speech & Language Therapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Bank
Hours
Flexible working - Monday-Friday
Job ref
828-Providebank273
Employer
Provide CIC
Employer type
NHS
Site
Stapleford House
Town
Chelmsford
Salary
£28.98 per hour
Salary period
Hourly
Closing
28/07/2026 23:59
Job Overview
We are looking for Speech & Language Therapists to join our Workforce Solutions team to work "bank" shifts at Provide.
This role is based in Mid Essex and may require travelling to sites. So a car driver with access to a car is required.
Main duties of the job
We are an outstanding and innovative Speech and Language Therapy Team, working within Mid Essex. This is a specialist bank post providing a Speech and Language Therapy service to children across Mid Essex across a range of pathways, including speech, social communication, complex needs (including dysphagia if you have relevant experience) and language. The post holder may be responsible for the daily organization of sessions and caseload in consultation with the service manager.
Working for our organisation
Provide have developed a Workforce Solutions team that aims to support the whole organisation in relation to staffing. Some of you will be familiar with the term ‘bank’, Workforce Solutions works on the same basis but offers greater flexibility.
We are looking to recruit staff into a number of positions to work on an as and when required basis.
We Offer
- Competitive rates of pay
- First choice of available shifts
- Flexible working hours
- Pension Scheme Available
- Discounts through Staff Benefits
- Supportive Induction
- Developmental opportunities
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for full details.
The successful candidate will hold an appropriate Speech and Language Therapy degree and be HCPC/RCSLT registered. They will be supported to work independently, as well as part of a team. They will have experience of working with children with speech, language and communication difficulties.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Paediatric experience
Further Information
How will we contact you?
All correspondence for this post will be by email or text messaging. Please register for text messages on your TRAC account. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly to ensure that email filters are set to allow our mails. As we often have many applicants for jobs at Provide, we regret that we will only be able to contact those external applicants who are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then please assume you have not been shortlisted for interview on this particular occasion. Internal candidates who are unsuccessful can seek feedback from the recruiting manager. If you wish to contact the Recruitment Team, please do this via provide.recruitment1@nhs.net If you wish to contact the Recruiting Manager about the vacancy/role or for feedback after interview, their details are provided within the advert.
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To check progress on your application, please log into your TRAC account. We aim to keep you updated on the status of your application as soon as we can.
Closing Date
Provide reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time or bring forward the closing date should it have an overwhelming response. We therefore encourage an early application to ensure consideration for this post.
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Professional UK clinical registration required for the role?
If we require you to hold UK professional clinical registration to undertake a role we appoint you to, Provide will pay for your registration during the first year of your employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination
Provide CIC continues to encourage all colleagues to ensure they have been double vaccinated and received a booster vaccination. We recognise taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, service users, customers, fellow colleagues, and their families.
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Disability
If you have a disability and need assistance or more time to complete your application or attending interview, please contact a member of the HR Services Team on 0300 3030 2661 or provide.recruitment1@nhs.net.
Work Trials
Please check with your local Job Centre Plus to see if you are eligible for a Work Trial. If you are interested in trying this job first, please contact the HR Services team and we can help you make the arrangements with the Job Centre and the Recruiting Manager.
We are committed to equal opportunities, flexible working practices and the National Living Wage.
Successful Applicant
You will be required to bring all your documentation to your interview to show the recruiting manager and again at your pre-employment appointment with the Recruitment Co-Ordinators. The information that you provide will be treated confidentially. If you fail to provide all of the information, Provide may not be able to fulfil our contractual obligations to you or may be prevented from complying with our legal obligations.
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