Job summary
- Main area
- Speech & language
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 083-7276789-WW
- Employer
- Sirona care & health CIC
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Osprey Court
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 pro rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/07/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Speech and Language Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 5
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Job overview
The Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Team is excited to advertise a new Band 5 position in our School Age service across Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset (BNSSG). This post involves working with pre-school children with complex needs and school age children with a range of speech and language difficulties. This would be an ideal post for anyone interested in developing a specialism in Complex Needs and/or Eating, Drinking and Swallowing (EDS). There will be the opportunity and support to develop EDS competencies.
We are a friendly and supportive team that deliver a variety of clinical Speech and Language Therapy Services across BNSSG. We offer regular training and CPD opportunities to our staff, a buddy system for new starters, regular line management and a regular meeting structure. Opportunity to provide both assessment and therapy for a wide range of clinical presentations. A large and supportive team means that there is plenty of opportunity for development and progression internally
We welcome applications from Newly Qualified Therapists and those who are due to graduate in 2025. We provide the support required to work through and complete your RCSLT competencies.
Please do contact us to find out more about the positions that we have available
Main duties of the job
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Working for our organisation
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.
Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc (Hons) or MSc in Speech and Language Therapy
- Registered with HCPC
Skills, Experience and Knowledge Required
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with children and / or young people
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of appropriate assessments and therapy interventions for children with SLCN
- Knowledge of professional standards of practice
- Effective organisation and time management skills
- Knowledge of appropriate communication interventions for non-verbal preschool children with complex needs
Desirable criteria
- Experience of completing assessments/therapy intervention sessions for children with SLCN
- Experience of working with children with complex needs
- Experience of working with children with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Emma Standen
- Job title
- Complex Needs Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07866 827871
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