Job summary
- Main area
- CYPIT West Berkshire
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-TAP-CFS719
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- CYPIT West Berkshire , Erlegh House
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £40,617 - £48,778 per annum ( Incl of HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Band 6
Job overview
Would you like to progress your clinical skills and professional career in paediatrics? Do you have a special interest in working with Deaf children? Would you like to increase your skill base as part of a supportive multi-discipline team?
In this role you will have the opportunity to work as part of an experienced team of therapists, having autonomy of your own caseload.
You will have opportunities to shadow therapists in various settings, attend training sessions and develop your knowledge and skills within the wider school age team and develop specialist skills relating to working with both Deaf children and those with Developmental Language Disorder.
As part of a well established multidisciplinary team including Royal Berkshire Audiology, ENT and Berkshire Sensory Consortium service, you will be working with children and young people with speech and language needs, as well as supporting deaf children within resource bases and mainstream schools. You will have the opportunity to contribute to service development and provide supervision to junior staff members.
You will be expected to deliver a high standard of speech and language therapy care to children and young people with a range of needs, therefore we are looking for someone with a real passion for seeing children and young people reach their potential.
The role will involve travel across Wokingham and West Berkshire but also allows for opportunities for some home working.
Main duties of the job
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To function as a specialist autonomous clinician, with a role in supporting delivery of the CYPIT model and provide support to other more junior CYPIT therapists and non-professional staff.
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To provide high quality assessment and interventions for children and young people with developmental / complex needs in area of specialist expertise, using evidence based/person-centered principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
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To provide specialist therapy input into clinical services within a designated area/team, contributing to defined projects as requested by Clinical Leads.
Working for our organisation
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The ''must haves” for this role:
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Qualified Speech and Language Therapist; registered with HCPC
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Experience (including placement experience) in working with deaf and hearing children with a range of communication difficulties.
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Ability and readiness to travel to multiple sites within Wokingham and West Berkshire.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our 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. Please don’t hesitate to contact Kate Murphy on 07976 317626 or [email protected] who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Professional qualification
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree
- Post graduate clinical experience in relevant professional background
- Ability to demonstrate required clinical knowledge of up to date speech and language interventions and service issues
- An understanding of the diverse needs of children and young people
Desirable criteria
- Clinical Educators course
Continuous Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Recognised CPD in relevant Children’s therapy interventions
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience
- Experience of working with families from a wide variety of backgrounds including age and ethnicity
- Experience with developing and delivering training programmes to support service delivery
- Experience of evaluating and managing a range of developmental speech, language and communication conditions
- Able to demonstrate a clinical knowledge and familiarisation with a range of standardised and non-standardised assessment tools relevant to speech and language therapy interventions
- Experienced and able to demonstrate a commitment to integrated working and close partnership working with external partners
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Evidence of a value system which puts the child at the heart of actions
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the diverse needs of children and young people
- Evidence of an understanding and application of impact based Care Planning approaches, and evidence of a belief in its value
- Able to use IT to support and innovate clinical development
- Excellent, succinct written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work in a calm and confident manner in stressful situations
- Ability to work successfully as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Knowledge of current professional and statutory issues
- Ability to work across professional boundaries to effect seamless family care
- Ability to self-motivate
- Ability to act as a role model to others in adopting change
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Car Driver with access to own car and willingness to work across Berkshire, as required
- Excellent communication skills: both written and verbal
- Able to deliver presentations to a high standard
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jamie Poole
- Job title
- Talent Acquisition Partner
- Email address
- [email protected]
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