Job Title: Speech and Language Therapist
Grade: Band 6
Department: Specialist Children's Services, Speech and Language Therapy
Location: Harrogate District Hospital, HG2 7SX
Trust: Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Shift Pattern: 22.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Pay rate: £19.10
Are you passionate about making a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals facing communication challenges?
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust are currently seeking an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to provide a high quality, responsive service for children aged 0-19 with Speech, Language and Communication needs.
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area as well as across North Yorkshire and Leeds. Their purpose is to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, children and communities, and our Strategy sets the future direction of our Trust to further improve on the high quality health and wellbeing service we provide.
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By joining NHS Professionals and working on the bank at Harrogate and District, you can instantly help the Trust to continue to improve the life chances and wellness of children across Harrogate.
Main duties of the job
- assess clients and work directly and indirectly to deliver Speech and Language Therapy and/or Dysphagia treatment programmes
- fulfil a specialism within the team and be at the forefront of latest developments and evidence-based practice and advise other team members.
- carry out assessment as appropriate and make differential diagnosis.
To be successful in applying for this role you will need:
- Speech and Language Therapy graduate (accredited course) with membership of HCPC.
- Post-graduate Dysphagia qualification - inc. paediatrics
- Relevant experience at post graduate level of working in school and pre-school settings (mainstream and special schools) and local authority Children Centres.
- Relevant experience of working with children with a range of SLCN.
In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of
- Relevant Qualifications
- Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges.
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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NHS Professionals Limited