Speech and Language Therapist -Supporting CYP in Virtual School
| Posting date: | 15 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £47,810.00 to £54,710.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 July 2025 |
| Location: | Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1BW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9812-25-0356 |
Summary
Please see Job Description attached, which details the responsibilities within this post. Embedding speech and language therapists in Virtual Schools can support better outcomes for care leavers. The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) states that looked-after children typically experience poorer outcomes than their non looked-after peers. Speech, language and communication needs are more prevalent in children who grow up in neglected environments and disadvantaged homes, which includes many looked-after children. Please click on the link below for further information from RCSLT: https://www.rcslt.org/wp-content/uploads/media/Project/RCSLT/looked-after-children-fact-sheet.pdf Please also click on the links provided below to find out more about Hertfordshire County Councils Virtual School offer. https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/microsites/virtual-school/hertfordshire-virtual-school.aspx https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/microsites/virtual-school/documents/virtual-school-annual-report-2023-2024.pdf If you an energetic, self-motivated, adaptable and innovative SLT and you share our passion and commitment to achieving positive outcomes for CYP with speech, language and communication needs, we would welcome your application. We welcome informal conversations and informal visits, so please doget in touch. You can contact Anneka Wilson or Julie Morris, Clinical Quality Leads for SLT by using this email address: hct.sltcql@nhs.net HCT provides integrated Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Services for families across the county of Hertfordshire. Our CYPT integrated service provides opportunities for joint working and training, and shared learning amongst each profession. The Childrens Therapies service is long established, and we have a reputation for being forward thinking and committed to ongoing service improvement. We embrace change and are driven by the evidence base ensuring we are delivering functional, communication friendly practice using neuro-affirming approaches. A staff member who has recently joined the CYP Therapies service has said the following: I love working in CYPT/HCT - everyone in the team is super dedicated. There is strong management support, but also space for being flexible and creative to meet childrens needs; innovation & good practice is valued and encouraged. I enjoy & appreciate the robust supervision structures, training in supervision & coaching, and the many opportunities for personal development and learning, including for example in-house training days and tutorials. I have worked in many teams across Hertfordshire, all without exception friendly and welcoming. There is an ethos of peer support and encouragement & sharing learning; everyone works hard but there is a sense of belonging and always time for a quick chat and plenty of laughs. I feel valued here and I value my lovely colleagues and the fabulous children & young people we work with. Applicants wanting to work full time or part time will be considered. A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010). In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary subject to a minimum payment of £1,303 and a maximum payment of £2,198 per annum pro rata (pro rata where applicable and dependent on base location) Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all its staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.