Paediatric Speech & Language Therapist | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 12 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2024 |
| Location: | Lytham St Annes, FY8 2EP |
| Company: | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6215023/382-FICC106-24 |
Summary
The Fylde Coast Children’s Therapy Team is a forward-thinking integrated team providing paediatric therapy services to children and families across Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre. We currently part time opportunity for a band 6 Speech and Language Therapists to join our friendly and supportive Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy team.
You will offer speech and language therapy management for predominantly children within our Social Communicationcaseloadhowever this may change depend on experience and the needs of the service. The successful candidate will be working with children and young people with a range of speech, language and communication difficulties from 0-19. The post requires you to work with both other members of the speech and language therapy team and a range of other professionals.
The Speech and Language Therapy Team is a small but motivated team of enthusiastic clinicians and assistants.
Car owner/driver is essential to enable you to undertake the job.
This role will predominantly be working with children with Social Communication differences however this may change depend on experience and the needs of the service. The successful candidate should be experienced in speech and language therapy for the paediatric population.
This role will include working with children from 0-19 years of age across the Fylde coast. The successful candidate should be experienced in speech and language therapy for the paediatric population.
The Fylde coast is a welcoming place to live, offering a mix of market town and rural locations as well as the more well-known locations of Blackpool and Lytham St. Annes. We are only 45 minutes away from Manchester and less than an hour away from the southern Lake District, with the university town of Lancaster in close proximity also.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.
As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents – it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
To work within and adhere to the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, The Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Standards of Practice, relevant Trust policies, procedures and guidelines.
To be responsible for the management of a caseload of children with a variety of speech, language and communication difficulties across a range of settings.
To participate in the management (assessment, diagnosis, treatment, general management and discharge) of children referred to the service.
To be involved in the provision of support, guidance and information to parents and other professionals regarding speech, language and communication.
To assist in the clinical supervision and education of speech and language therapy assistants.
To participate in the clinical education of speech and language therapy students.
To work in the community as a lone practitioner in line with the BTHFT lone worker policy.
Please ensure you have read the attached, full Job Description & Person Specification before applying for this post, and for further information.
This advert closes on Sunday 12 May 2024
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