At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead dysphagia therapy for children, providing specialist assessments and management.
- Company: Join a leading community health provider transforming lives in Essex.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, NHS pension, and access to exclusive discounts.
- Other info: Flexible working options and a £2000 Welcome Bonus available!
- Why this job: Make a real difference in children's lives while developing your career.
- Qualifications: Degree in Speech and Language Therapy and experience in dysphagia required.
The predicted salary is between 38141 - 46617 £ per year.
As a Band 6 Paediatric Dysphagia Speech & Language Therapist, you will be part of our valued team in Essex, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- Band 6 salary with NHS Pension
- Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies
- Online and face-to-face help with your mental and physical wellbeing
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development
- An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards
We are looking for a permanent Band 6 Paediatric Dysphagia Speech & Language Therapist to join our Community Children's Therapy Team in West Essex, covering Uttlesford, Harlow and Epping Forest. You will join our award-winning Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service, where we are trailblazing a new integrated partnership model with Barnardos.
Working in a diverse multidisciplinary team with other dedicated staff, you will benefit from the support of friendly and inclusive colleagues, with access to regular supervision and team meetings. As this is a community role, it is essential that you hold a valid UK driving licence and have access to a car for work purposes. This role is offering a £2000 Welcome Bonus!*
Job Responsibilities
- Be responsible for leading our service provision in West Essex at universal, targeted and specialist levels.
- Manage and develop the dysphagia service through leading on relevant projects and initiatives.
- Provide highly specialist assessment and management of infants, children and young people aged 0-19 with dysphagia across community settings.
- Provide clinical supervision and line management to less experienced members of the team.
- Work closely within the wider Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service including various teams and external colleagues.
The Ideal Candidate
- Have a degree qualification or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy.
- Have post qualification training and experience in dysphagia.
- Be registered with the Health and Care Professionals Council and Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy.
- Have access to regular clinical supervision and ongoing continued professional development.
- Recognise and celebrate clinical excellence steered by evidence-based practice.
- Training/experience with infant dysphagia is desirable.
This role is flexible in terms of location, with the opportunity to work in the Uttlesford, Harlow or Epping Forest area. We're happy to discuss options such as hybrid working, bank hours, or a welcome bonus for the right candidate stepping into a full-time Band 6 role.
We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services, and adult social care and wellbeing services.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. Safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance.
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