Specialist Speech & Language Therapist | Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 14 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 13 June 2025 |
| Location: | Norwich / Kings Lynn, NR2 3TU |
| Company: | Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7212585/839-6878313-SR-D |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join the Children’s Neurodevelopmental Service in Norfolk. Experienced Band 5 clinicians who are considering stepping up into a Band 6 role are also welcome to apply for the position. You will be assessing and supporting children and young people aged 0-18 who are undergoing a diagnostic assessment for possible Autism and/or ADHD.
As a key member of the multidisciplinary team, you will be offering and delivering assessment of a child or young person’s neurodevelopmental presentation in order to support the giving of a potential neurodevelopmental diagnosis. This will include working alongside nurses, psychologists, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and paediatricians, as part of an MDT approach to making a diagnostic decision.
Full time and part time hours are available and will be across Norfolk, including Kings Lynn and Norwich. Bases are negotiable and flexible working is supported and includes agile/home working where relevant.
This is a fixed term post for 12 months, or secondment with line manager agreement.
You will have an expert knowledge base of neurodevelopmental conditions, and demonstrate a keen interest in supporting children, young people, and families with neurodevelopmental differences. You will have skills in complex decision making and clinical competencies for expanded scope of practice.
The post holder will complete and interpret assessments, and supporting information, to inform diagnostic decisions regarding neurodevelopmental conditions, as part of MDT working. The post holder will offer advice, recommendations and potential onward referrals for children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions.
The post holder will be expected to use a range of assessment skills, including formal psychometric tests, interviews with parents and carers and completing observations in a range of clinical and non-clinical settings.
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We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career in which we will support your career development and progression.
We would love to hear from candidates who have a passion for working with children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders. We encourage informal discussion prior to application. Please contact Cherie Clayton (01603 272463) to arrange.
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
Clinical Contacts:
Natalie Mackintosh and Katherine Baxter, Lead Speech and Language Therapists,nds@nchc.nhs.uk,01553 668712
Essential Qualifications:
• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• Registered member of HCPC
• Portfolio of own CPD, evidence of attendance at recent, relevant postgraduate training courses
This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Jun 2025
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