Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Please see Job Description attached, which details the responsibilities within this post. HCT provides integrated Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Services for families across the county of Hertfordshire. Our service is jointly commissioned by health and education, allowing us to provide a seamless pathway of care from early years through to schools, specialist provisions and further education settings. We have excellent joint working relationships with our partners in education and a wide range of stakeholders, and we work in partnership with them to deliver interventions at Universal, Targeted and Specialist levels across Hertfordshire. The SLT service in Hertfordshire is long established, and we have a reputation for being forward thinking and committed to ongoing service improvement. We embrace change and are driven by the evidence base, neuro-affirming approaches and functional, communication friendly practices. Are you a self-motivated, adaptable and innovative SLT? Do you share our passion and commitment to achieving positive outcomes for CYP with speech, language and communication needs? Do you have excellent communication and organisational skills? If so, we would welcome your application for a Band 6 SLT role within our service. Whether youre just curious or ready to apply, wed love to chat with you. Informal conversations and visits are more than welcome. Applicants wanting to work full time or part time will be considered. What a team member says: I love working in CYP Therapies - there is an ethos of peer support and encouragement & sharing learning; there is a sense of belonging and always time for a quick chat and plenty of laughs. I feel valued here and I value my lovely colleagues and the fabulous children & young people we work with. Come and join a team where your voice matters and so does every childs. In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary subject to a minimum payment of £1,935 and a maximum payment of £2,198 per annum pro rata (pro rata where applicable and dependent on base location). A full valid driving licence 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). If theres high interest in this role, we may close applications earlier than the advertised deadline so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Word versions of documents are available if needed to allow for any adaptations to be made i.e. font, colour, background, convert to Read Aloud. Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all its staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19. The use of AI is monitored and if you have used it then you are required to declare this, as well as what type of AI tools you have used and for what purpose. We reserve the right to further test your individual knowledge and skills in relation to the requirements for the post through robust and thorough interview and assessment.