Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist to join our Schools Team in East Kent.



You will be joining the team to support us to establish and develop the Balanced System with our primary and secondary schools across East Kent. The successful applicant will work alongside experienced Speech and Language Therapists, Education Specialists, SLT assistants and network of clinical leads to deliver universal, targeted and specialist support to schools and children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN).



We offer a strong support network including good access to CPD and supervision.



The Children's Therapies Team is an integrated therapies team providing Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Specialist Nurse Advisors and Care Co-ordinators to children 0 - 19 years within KCHFT. We work closely with colleagues from other health, education and social care teams to provide an integrated team around the child approach.



To be part of a Link Therapy Team delivering the principles of Balanced System to a cohort of primary & secondary schools.



To jointly manage a caseload of schools/children as part of the Link Therapy Team.



To deliver evidence-based SLT advice, training and interventions for schools and children.



To assess, plan and implement universal, targeted and specialist SLT interventions that support children with a range of speech, language and communication needs.



To develop integrated care plans in partnership with the school, child, young person and / or family recommending and supporting interventions that are appropriate at a universal, targeted and specialist level.



To participate in clinical supervision and access on-going CPD to deliver a safe and effective service to schools.



To actively work as a member of a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams to provide high quality advice, training and interventions to schools, children and young people and their parents/carers in line with our care pathways and the Balanced System



Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent



We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences



We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission



The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work



As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both



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As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.



The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.



Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.



We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.



At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.



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Good luck! We can't wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.