Job Description

We are offering an exciting opportunity to join Northumbria Healthcare Trust's dynamic and friendly team of Community Paediatric Therapists.



This temporary fixed term contract is initially for a 6 month period, but could be extended pending funding confirmation.



We work in a variety of settings including schools, nurseries, early years' settings and children and young people's homes and are looking for enthusiastic and innovative Therapists who can contribute a range of skills and experiences to our Speech and Language Therapy team.



Good organisational and time management skills are essential along with excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to effectively contribute to clinical teams to ensure well co-ordinated care plans and high standards of service delivery.



You will be familiar with both appropriate standardised and informal assessments and a range of intervention approaches for this client group.



To develop and improve the speech, language and communication skills of children and young people in given locations, through support and intervention, liaison and joint working with other staff, parents/carers and across agencies, to maximise their potential and enable their maximum participation and inclusion within society.

We can offer:

A robust team-based approach to caseload management and the highest quality service provision

A well-established network of support, clinical supervision and mentorship

A personal approach to induction, preceptorship and continued professional development including support to fully achieve NQP competencies

Collaborative working with a team of highly skilled, dedicated team of Assistant Speech and Language Therapists

Successful partnership working with colleagues in Health, Education and Children's Services



We have a nationally recognised track record of innovation and clinical excellence. Teams are encouraged to explore new ways of implementing evidence into practice. Close links are maintained with Newcastle University and Therapists have full access to library and R&D facilities within Northumbria Healthcare.



We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do, and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Essential Criteria:

Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent



Health and Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice



Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists



Car driver



Desirable Criteria



Previous experience of working within the Paediatric SLT field

Experience of working in partnership with Education and Early Years partners



The post holders will be required to work at sites across the Trust.



The post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).