Job summary
- Main area
- Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week
- Job ref
- 388-7539558-CFHD
- Employer
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Evergreen House
- Town
- Exeter
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be!
We are excited to be advertising for a B7 0.4 WTE Specialist Speech and Language Therapist who will provide a high standard of Speech and Language therapy (SLT) service to young people who are being supported by Devon Youth Justice Services They will act as a source of expertise on SLT, providing supervision, training and guidance to a multidisciplinary team regarding specialist assessment and intervention for young people.
We are developing an innovative, integrated model of children’s community services and looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated locality and county-wide professional teams.
As a large community service, you will be joining a strong, enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real sense of professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to your daily work, your career development and your support network.
Main duties of the job
Work as a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist within the AACES Pathway, providing Specialist SLT assessments and interventions for a caseload of complex young people, and provide support to Speech and Language Therapists working in Youth Justoce Services and across all other integrated pathways as required.
Working for our organisation
Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon and Torbay.
CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health which are provided by Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services, based on the i-Thrive Framework, in response to consultation with our service users and communities.
CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake post graduate training.
Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.
Our vision is to be a successful, vibrant, partnership that benefits the communities we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Work as a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist within the AACES Pathway, providing Specialist SLT assessments and interventions for a caseload of complex young people, and provide support to Speech and Language Therapists working in Youth Justoce Services and across all other integrated pathways as required.
Screen and triage referrals and ensure a strengths-based approach to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions to support the complex packages of care for children with complex additional needs in the community.
Contribute to risk assessment and care planning in collaboration with children, young people and their carers.
Provide case management of an identified caseload of children and young people with highly complex long-term conditions and complex needs by utilising and promoting evidence-based care.
Person specification
Assessed from application and interview
Essential criteria
- BSc or Diploma in Speech and Language
- State registration – current HCPC registration
- Evidence of relevant CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant clinical area of expertise and/or postgraduate qualification
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate leadership certificate
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
- Sharon Martin
- Job title
- Prinicipal Speech and Language Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07890040545
- Additional information
Alternative contact person:
Lynda Needs
Email: [email protected]
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