The job itself will be based in our Cheshire East locality, and will provide opportunities to work in our Early Years team. You will work alongside colleagues to implement Speech and Language therapy for children and young people of pre‑school and school age and be well supported alongside our excellent team of therapists across the patch, as well as an experienced team leader. You will work with EYs settings to implement advice and guidance around embedding strategies, as well as holding a direct caseload of pre‑school children and completing standardised assessments and evidence‑based intervention in a variety of different settings.
Responsibilities
* Implementation of evidence based practice within the service.
* Working alongside education colleagues, parents, other members of the MDT to contribute towards outcomes being achieved.
* Involvement in the training programme offered by the service to promote a Universal, Targeted and Specialist tiered service.
* Participation in the EHCP process – both in regards to statutory assessments and annual reviews.
* Contribution to peer review groups to promote CPD.
* Supervision and support to Band 5 Speech and Language Therapists, Therapy Assistants, and Students.
Qualifications
Are you a qualified Speech and Language Therapist with experience of working with children and young people? Would you like to join a forward‑thinking, innovative and supportive organisation? We would be looking for applicants who have some postgraduate experience of working with early‑years children, and have a good understanding of working within clinic settings.
About Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K).
The Trust provides high‑quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford. The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff.
An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022 the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester ‘places’ and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7 million.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.
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