Band 6 Speech & Therapist

Job Title: Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist - 86309

Trust: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Erlegh House, RG6 6BZ

Ward: Clinical Area Team

Shift Patterns: 37.5 hours Monday to Friday 08:30-16:30/09:00-17:00

The Berkshire Healthcare CYPIT serviceis an integrated childrens therapy service shaped around the needs of thechild and family operating within the Children, Families and All Age Services Division (CFAA). We are structured within integrated teams consisting of Speechand Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, as wellas a strong integrated therapy assistant team based in locality areas within

East Berkshire strategically focused on phases of life. We work closely together to ensure we have the greatest therapeutic impact, working both directly and indirectly with children, young people and families to enable themto achieve their goals.

Deliver a high standard of speech and language therapy care to children with developmental and complex needs. You will evidence a high level of problem solving, reasoning skills and independence of judgement, using evidence-based practice and person-centred principles.

Work as part of the Children and Young Peoples Integrated Therapy team under the direction of a Band 7 Operational Lead. You will function as an autonomous clinician with a role in supporting the delivery of the CYPIT service by contributing to defined project work.

Ensure that effective outcome measures and evidence-based feedback is provided as a way of evaluating therapeutic input.

Contribute to our integrated model of service delivery and continued development of integrated working using an impact based clinical decision-making approach.

Function as an autonomous clinician with a role in supporting the delivery of the CYPIT service by contributing to defined project work.

access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

• Needs 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.

• Qualified Speech and Language Therapist, registered with HCPC.

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.