Job Description

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Band 5

Main area

Children's Speech and Language Therapy

Grade

Band 5

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Part-time and Flexible working considered)

Job ref

343-7231013- FM-AG

Site

Green Wrythe Lane Clinic

Town

Sutton

Salary

34,521 - 41,956 pa incl HCAS Outer pro rata

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

25/06/2025 23:59

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.




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Job overview

We are looking for a Band 5 therapist to join our small and friendly team in the London borough of Sutton. We are a community-based team providing clinic and domiciliary services under Sutton Health and Care (attached to Epsom and St Helier NHS trust).



The post would suit a newly qualified therapist looking to build on those skills learnt during training.



The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience working with children with speech, language and communication difficulties. Experience or an interest in supporting children and young people within a general clinic caseload would be desirable.


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Main duties of the job

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Children's Community Speech and Language Therapist

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Band 5

The role will give the opportunity to work with a varied paediatric caseload of children from preschool age to the end of Year 3 who present with a range of speech, language and communication difficulties. The post holders will have the opportunity to work independently and alongside colleagues. The post is ideal to support in building your skills and developing experience in more specialist areas including dysfluency, DLD, speech disorders and social communication difficulties.



Your duties will include carrying out assessments, individual and group therapy, writing reports and targets and training others. There will be opportunities for multidisciplinary work with other health colleagues.




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Working for our organisation

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.



We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.



The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.


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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.





The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.


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Person specification

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Qualifications

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Essential criteria

Degree/Diploma in Speech and Language Therapy Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. #####

Desirable criteria

Registered with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist ####

Experience

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Essential criteria

Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level Experience of working with children ####

Knowledge and Skills

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Essential criteria

Excellent written and oral presentation skills Good analytical, problem solving and reflection skills Good IT Skills: word, database, email, internet Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to client group Excellent interpersonal communication skills including observation, listening and empathy Knowledge of national polices and procedures relating to children with speech, language and communication needs Awareness of standards of record keeping #####

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of risk assessment for this client group

Your application

: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.

References

: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We

do notaccept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.

Closing date

: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.

DBS

: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.



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Disability Advice Line:

SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our

Confidential Disability Advice Line at:

Telephone: 02082963786

Text: 07501066267

Email: esth.dal@nhs.net.

Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.