Senior Speech and Language Therapist
Job Description
Job summary
Following a retendering process, the children's service is due to be transferred to the new provider on the 1st of April 2025. Given this post sits within the transferring service, in line with the legislative requirements, the successful candidate will be part of the TUPE transfer along with other colleagues.
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Speech and Language Therapists, with a special interest in working with preschool children aged 0-5 years and their families. You will primarily work as a member of the team covering South West Surrey in either Guildford or Farnham locality.
UK Visa and Immigration Sponsorship: Please note that we do not offer UKVI sponsorship for these posts, and so all applicants require a current right to work in the UK.
Main duties of the job
This is a challenging, varied and rewarding role. Day to day you will be conducting assessments, writing reports and running therapy sessions (groups / individual) for preschool children; including children with language delay, social communication & interaction differences, down syndrome, speech difficulties, complex needs. You will predominantly work in one locality in South West Surrey
As part of your role you may also be involved in:
- Delivering training to parents, nursery school staff and other professionals.
- Supporting and line managing less experienced SLTs and/or SLTA
- As a service we firmly believe that the best services for the children we serve come out of effectively training and supporting our clinicians.
You will be supported by the following:
- Regular group supervision, managerial supervision and a well-established appraisal system
- Opportunities to develop leadership skills and to supervise less experienced members of staff
- Being involved in local and service wide projects with your colleague
- Opportunities to work alongside others
- A 2 week induction period where you will have the opportunity to observe and shadow your team, including access to a buddy.
As a team, we all need to be able to travel between sites across Surrey, therefore being a car driver and owner is essential
About us
CSH Surrey are part of the NHS and are Surreys largest and longest established NHS community services provider, so our 1500+ employees get NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of 5%.
Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including the care certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access to the Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and leadership courses and programmes.
We CARE about our staff though through our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active employee council called The Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure colleagues' voices are heard at Board level. CSH is a diverse organisation, if you are a passionate, person-focused individual then apply to join CSH Surrey today!
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying for and if you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the named individual for this advert, or our recruitment team.
Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibilities, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Successful candidates will need to be enthusiastic and motivated. Good communication, clinical reasoning and organisational skills are essential. You must be a team player but be able to work autonomously and have the ability to champion the needs of your patients.
Flexible working arrangements can be requested and will be considered in relation to service needs. A full driving license and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Car owner/driver
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance in relation
- to current best practice and develop skills accordingly.
- Planning and decision making skills and problem solving
- Computer and internet literate
- Able to work as a team member
- Flexible worker
- Punctual and reliable
- Able to deal with difficulties involving colleagues
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance in relation
- to current best practice and develop skills accordingly.
- Planning and decision making skills and problem solving
- Computer and internet literate
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of legislation and government polices related to the
- specialty.
- 2 years Post grad experience in Speech and Language Therapy.
- Broad knowledge of current best practice.
- Previous therapy experience in the relevant clinical areas related to the
- post
- Documented evidence of CPD
- Competent to use standardised assessments
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to deliver training
Desirable
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses relating
- to the post.
- Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups/Clinical excellence
- networks
- Training relating to the line management and supervision of assistants and other therapists.
- Experience of training parents, other therapists and other professionals.
Qualifications
Essential
- B.S.C Hons or recognised degree equivalent qualification in Speech & Language Therapy
- Health care Professions Council registrar
Desirable
- Registered Member of professional body
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
CSH Surrey
Address
Children's Clinical Hub
Jarvis Centre
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 1LJ
Employer's website
https://www.cshsurrey.co.uk/about-us/about-csh-surrey (Opens in a new tab)
