Overview
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead. Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients. We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region. Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement. We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks. The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Responsibilities
* To work within the Children's Speech and Language Therapy (CSLT) team to provide assessment and therapy to Early Years children (0-4yrs) with SLCNs.
* To provide therapy in nursery and home settings to preschool children with SLCN.
* To provide speech, language, and communication targets to educational settings.
* To provide advice and support to primary partners of children with SLCN.
* To provide assessment, diagnosis and appropriate speech and language therapy interventions for children aged 0-4 years with a range of speech, language and communication needs (some of which may be complex in nature) with support and advice from senior clinicians as required.
* To develop and provide evidence based therapy programmes (individual/group) in a range of settings (clinic/home/school/online) with appropriate instruction and training for families and relevant professionals.
* To measure therapy outcomes and develop suitable intervention plans in line with local guidelines.
* To provide appropriate clinical information, prepare reports, advice and clinical resources for patients, parents/carers and other relevant agencies within and outwith the NHS e.g. Local Authority, including advice for Education, Health & Care Plans (EHCPs).
* To plan and prioritise allocated patient caseloads based on patient need and local models of service delivery.
* To continually develop own clinical expertise, knowledge and clinical skills to enhance effective patient care through engagement with clinical and child safeguarding supervision and continuing professional development. This will be promoted through shadowing opportunities within the team and relevant training opportunities as agreed with clinical supervisors and identified within the appraisal process.
* To undertake relevant audit and R&D activity as identified within the community paediatric team.
* To contribute to service planning, improvement and modernisation where appropriate to ensure patient safety dynamic.
Requirements & Eligibility
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and MUST cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Where possible this should be from two separate employers. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
PLEASE NOTE it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their DBS certificate if a check is required for the post. This will be done through deduction from your monthly pay over a maximum of three months. It is also a requirement that all successful applicants register or are registered with the DBS update service where a DBS is required.
All new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Terms & Conditions.
Applications will be considered from newly qualified SLTs. Car Driver with access to a vehicle for work is essential.
Applicants who require Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications where the post is eligible.
For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Candidates who require sponsorship are strongly advised to visit the UK Border Agency website and familiarise themselves with what is required. There is a facility on this site to access the points based calculator and work through an example which should assist candidates in their understanding of the process.
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