Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist - Clinics
The closing date is 25 September 2025
If successful you will be working with children and young people in a number of settings, predominantly clinics, completing assessments and intervention for a wide variety of conditions. You will be an integral part of our innovative and supportive paediatric team, working closely with Speech and Language Therapy colleagues and other professionals.
We very much like to support CPD and development opportunities within CCICP in order to help personal and professional progression within your role. Our Speech and Language Therapy team are an innovative, supportive and welcoming group of professionals.
If this sounds like a role that would interest you, please do not hesitate to give us a call!
Main duties of the job
Are you a qualified Speech and Language Therapist with a drive to work with children? Well we have the perfect job role for you!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified Speech and Language Therapist to be an integral part of our excellent service based within Vale Royal.
We are looking for a speech therapist who has some knowledge and experience of working in community settings (including undergrad knowledge) - particularly in clinic and school settings. Any potential candidates will be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of working with children of all ages and who have a range of speech, language and communication needs.
If this sounds like a role that would interest you, please do not hesitate to give us a call!
About us
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
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.
The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.
Job responsibilities
* To provide assessment, diagnosis and appropriate speech and language therapy intervention for clients referred to the Service in line with RCSLT Communicating Quality 3.
* To manage a defined caseload independently
* To manage his / her own time and have an ability to prioritise tasks with minimal support
* To decide when to discontinue the management of a client and ensure that relevant professionals and client/carers are made aware as soon as possible of the reasons for this decision.
* To identify the need for clinical support and advice and seek this from more senior clinicians as appropriate in order to provide a high quality Service.
* To work closely with all appropriate agencies and colleagues for exchange of information and to ensure the comprehensive management of the client, as advised by a more senior clinician. This may include the provision of professional advice in the form of a report for inclusion in the Statutory Assessment of Special Educational Needs where this is requested and undertake Annual Reviews as appropriate.
* To provide appropriate information, advice and support to clients and their carers.
* To give and request second opinions when appropriate.
* To attend multi-disciplinary meetings as required.
* To be advised on the use of current practice by more senior clinicians.
* To undertake the placements of Speech and Language Therapy students as appropriate.
* To supervise assistants and volunteers as required.
* To provide support for newly qualified Speech and Language Therapy students as appropriate.
* To participate in the development of innovative practice in collaboration with more senior clinicians.
* To participate in activities designed to improve the effectiveness of service provision.
* To develop clinical expertise under direction and in consultation with more senior clinicians.
* To keep up to date with current clinical and technological advances in discussion with more senior clinicians.
* To provide training to others as appropriate
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
* HCPC Registered
* Appropriate Postgraduate Qualifications
Experience
* Evidence of paediatric Assessment and treatment skills
* Evidence of working with school age children
* Evidence of working within a variety of settings including EYs settings / previous experience of clinics and schools
* Evidence of caseload management
* Knowledge of SEND
* Evidence of understanding of MCHT Behaviours and values
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum pro rata
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