This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wishes to develop specialist Band 6 skills within a small and supportive team. We are looking for a self- motivated, friendly and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to join our established Children’s Therapy Team in North East Lincolnshire.
We are a small but dynamic multi professional team comprised of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Dietetics and Speech and Language Therapy. The team is based on the hospital site at Grimsby.
Your job will be to provide specialised Speech and Language assessment and management of children within Early Years arena including those with SEN and children with social communication difficulties. This will also include supporting Children and Young People with AAC and Dysphagia. As part of this role you will be expected to provide line management to a small team of registered and non registered staff. You will work closely with the established team, Family Hub Team (Children Centre’s) and that of the Child Development Centre. You will also support the team lead in new service development activities, regular audits and development of Outcome measures. Applicants should have experience of working with paediatrics in a generalist capacity and experience working with Social Communication Disorders, Dysphagia or in Early Years SEN would be desirable however; full supervision and training will be provided.
It would be expected that the post holder will complete their dysphagia training and competencies within the first 12 months, if they do not already have this competency.
We are committed to offering a professionally led service, support from a friendly team, and opportunities for ongoing professional development, effective supervision as well as access to the support of administrative staff and an electronic patient record. Internal and external courses will be supported through an annual personal appraisal scheme
For further details / informal visits contact:
Sarah Howard, Operational Manager or Jane Wilson, Team Lead, on 03033 303758
Location: |
United Kingdom ![]() |
Salary: | £ 30,401 - £37, 267 per annum GBP per year |
Work type: |
Full time
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Sector: |
Healthcare and Medical
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Profession: |
Allied Health
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PLEASE! No enquiries from Recruitment Agencies or Headhunters. Only direct applications will be considered. |
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