Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist - Special Schools
Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 07 Awst 2025 |
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Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £40,617 - £48,778 per annum, pro rata (Incl of HCAS) |
Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
Dyddiad cau: | 06 Medi 2025 |
Lleoliad: | Reading, RG6 6BZ |
Cwmni: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7404258/371-TAP-CFS5481 |
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Are you a qualified Paediatric SLT looking to make a real impact in special schools?
We’re offering an exciting opportunity for a new or experienced Band 6 Speech & Language Therapist to join our fantastic Children and Young People’s Integrated Therapy (CYPIT) team on a 1-year fixed-term contract.
You’ll be based mainly at Addington School in Wokingham, with some time in other specialist resources. You’ll also run school holiday clinics for children without EHCPs.
As part of our wider collaborative CYPIT service, your role within the special school team includes:
• Managing your own complex caseload
• Service delivery using an impact-based model of clinical decision making
• Working within a supportive multidisciplinary team of OTs, Physios & Assistants
• Opportunities to shadow therapists, attend training and grow your skills
• Involvement in service development and supervising others, if desired
You’ll bring experience of working with children with additional needs – either in special or mainstream settings.
CYPIT supports children and young people (0–19) across Berkshire. We offer integrated therapy services with accessible care and web-based advice. We’re committed to family-centred, joined-up support.
This is a part-time role (22.5 hours/3 days per week), involving travel to several sites, with scope for some home working.
We recommend applying ASAP - applications are reviewed as received, and the vacancy may close early.
• Provide high quality assessment and interventions for children and young people with developmental / complexcommunicationneeds
• Opportunity to work alongside, and learn fromexperiencedtherapists
• Be involved in the implementation of training packages
• Contribute to defined projects and service development initiatives
• Maintainaccurateand contemporaneous clinical records
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
The “must haves” for this role:
1. QualifiedSpeech and Language Therapist, registered with HCPC
1. Experience(including placement experience)inworkingwith children or adults with additional needs
1. Abilityand readiness to travel to multiple siteswithin Wokingham
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet thecriteria in theperson specificationand write about thispoint-by-pointin your supporting statementfor the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’recommitted to equal opportunitiesand welcomeapplications fromall sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected inour accreditations:Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award.Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Pleasedon’thesitate to call:Caroline Pethick on 07795617511 or emailcaroline.pethick@berkshire.nhs.uk.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so pleasesubmityour application as soon as possible.
This advert closes on Sunday 31 Aug 2025
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