Specialist SLT: Young and Thriving Team

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Main area Speech and Language Therapy Grade NHS AfC:
Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Post funded by the Local Authority for 1 year from when the post holder is appointed) Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job
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Site Blakenall Village Centre Town Blakenall Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 05/10/2026 23:59

Walsall Manor Hospital is a busy district general hospital offering compete range of acute services. The Trust primarily serves the immediate population of Walsall with some patients requiring more specialised treatment at other, neighbouring Trusts. The Trust continues to invest in its facilities and services, supporting high-quality care for the communities it serves.

This role offers the opportunity to work within our integrated care model, contributing to high-quality services that help people remain independent in their own homes and communities.

We are committed to investing in our workforce and creating an environment where colleagues can learn, contribute and develop. Our new Urgent Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, demonstrates our ongoing investment in facilities and services.

As an employee, you’ll benefit from an attractive salary and comprehensive benefits package (detailed in Employer Description above), plus access to NHS pension arrangements and staff accommodation where available.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant, currently holding the Bronze Award, underlining our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community.

Walsall Healthcare Speech and Language Therapy Service has an exciting opportunity to work within a newly formed, under 5's Young and Thriving Team with direct links to the preschool speech and language therapy service. The focus will be to support vulnerable children and their families to access services through preventative work, early identification, engagement work, coaching and timely, joined up support embedding Families First Principles.

The role will be to work with preschool children, using a whole family approach, to support families with multiple and complex needs resulting from a range of issues to avoid family breakdown and increase parental capacity to improve speech, language and communication outcomes.

You should consider applying for this post if you are a highly motivated and enthusiastic therapist committed to integrated partnership working. You will work independently to manage complex cases, and work across a range of community settings, playing a role in training the wider workforce. Excellent communication skills will be required. You will be required to travel. Travel expenses are subsidised.

The successful applicant will work closely with service managers, therapists, and other multi-agency professionals. Ongoing supervision will be provided.

PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.

Previous Applicants need not apply.

The post holder will be required to establish, lead and co-ordinate the speech and language therapy role within the Young and Thriving Team, reporting to the Head of the preschool Service and Young and Thriving partners in the Local Authority.

To contribute to an integrated team for a cohort of preschool children within families with complex needs who have speech, language and…