Job summary
- Main area
- Child Community Health - Knowsley
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 350-CC7535912
- Employer
- Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Manor Farm Primary Care Centre, Huyton, Knowsley
- Town
- Huyton, Knowsley
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Band 6
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Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.
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Job overview
We are recruiting for 1 x band 6 Perminant Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to work within Children's Speech and Language Therapy in Knowsley Community Paediatric Service.
You will be responsible for ensuring service users’ needs are met through delivery of high quality care, working collaboratively in variety of settings including patients homes, schools, nurseries, children’s centres & clinics.
You will be supported to provide assessment & appropriate interventions in the management of paediatric conditions, offering a range of 1:1 & group based interventions, training and programmes of care.
Caseloads are likely to include children and young people with a range of speech, language and communication needs .
Access regular 1:1 and group supervision and. You will be supported to develop your skills in offering supervision and have involvement in supervision of students.
This post is subject to an enhanced with children’s and adult’s barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.
Main duties of the job
Undertake assessment in a variety of clinical settings. Demonstrate a sound knowledge of the evidence base and a range of treatment options to formulate individualised and holistic treatment programmes within the parameters of the service.
A duty to evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes seeking support from senior colleagues within the team.
Demonstrate flexibility to respond to the needs of the service and be responsible for a designated area of work. Plan and organise efficiently and effectively your patient/client caseload and non patient responsibilities.
The post holder will contribute to the continuing professional development within the team accessing learning opportunities and sharing knowledge with colleagues.
You will be required to participate in the annual Personal Achievement Contribution Evaluation (PACE).
Willingness to travel in the course of performing duties. Please indicate on your application how you meet this requirement.
Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
CLINICAL
To utilise a variety of formal, informal, observational and play based assessment tools and interpret these appropriately with confidence to seek support where required.
To implement care/intervention based on research and demonstrate evidence based practice.
To maintain a early years and school aged caseload.
To provide professional clinical advice and demonstrate intervention approaches and activities to patients, carers and colleagues within education.
CLINICAL GOVERNANCE / RESEARCH AUDIT
Demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance and risk management and apply to own work situation
Assist in developing a continuous improvement and evidence based culture within the Service
COMMUNICATION
To communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximise potential and to ensure understanding of their condition and goals. The post holder will demonstrate sensitivity and empathy when communicating with patients and carers and seek support from colleagues in order to best manage challenging situations.
To communicate effectively with all those involved in patient care. This will include forms of verbal/written report writing, referrals to other agencies.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Accredited Speech and Language Therapy qualification (BSc)
- Registration with HCPC
Desirable criteria
- Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist (RCSLT)
- Post graduate training/qualification in Dysphagia
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- A philosophy and approach that empowers people
- Knowledge of alternative and augmentative communication and dysphagia
- A person-centred approach to service delivery
- Understanding of current NHS changes
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinaryTeam Experience with provision of supervision and delegation to junior members of staff
- Experience of use of outcome measures for clinical evaluation
- Driving Licence
- Basic IT Skills (Microsoft Software: Excel, World, Power Point, MS Teams)
Desirable criteria
- Direct experience of working with children with speech, language and communication difficulties
- Experience of inter agency working
- Experience of designing and delivering training for staff groups
- Experience of using iPads and other forms of technology to support communication
- Experience of facilitating groups
Skills
Essential criteria
- A demonstrated understanding of Equality and Human Rights
- Ability to convey information and skills to direct care staff
- Good time management and organizational skills
- Flexible approach skills towards service change, demands and pressure
Desirable criteria
- Experience of providing clinical supervision (to students or SaLT staff
Values
Essential criteria
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
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
- Maxine Nel
- Job title
- Speech and Language Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01513518800
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