Paediatric Speech

**Paediatric Speech & Language Therapist**:
**Band 5**:
**Main area**
- Paediatric Speech & Language Therapist
- **Grade**
- Band 5
- **Contract**
- Fixed term: 12 months
- **Hours**
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Job ref**
- 201-23-307**Site**
- Penzance & Helston
- **Town**
- Penzance & Helston
- **Salary**
- £27,055 - £32,934 Per annum
- **Salary period**
- Yearly
- **Closing**
- 12/03/2023 23:59Thank you for your interest in joining us at **Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.**

**We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.**

**_ Strategic Themes_**

**_ Great Care_**:

- We will deliver safe, high quality, consistent and personalised care based on best practice. We are working to be a responsive organisation that listens and learns._

**_ Great Organisation_**_ _**:

- We work to be a green organisation, and our sustainability plan will deliver NHS net zero targets. We will support quality care, research and innovation. All our work will be underpinned by clear and transparent principles and systems._

**_ Great People _**:

- We will work together with our staff to create an organisation that supports our collective health and wellbeing. We will attract, retain and develop great people, and embed a caring, open, inclusive and restorative just culture that supports us to deliver quality care._

**_ Great Partner_**:

- With our partners we will deliver health care that improves people’s quality of life, prevents ill health and reduces inequalities. We will spend our money wisely to achieve high quality outcomes that matter to local people._
- _At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

**_ The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19._**

**Job overview**:

- This would be an excellent development opportunity for a newly qualified Band 5 therapist looking for their first role or for someone seeking next steps within the profession. The role will expand their knowledge and skills working with children aged 2 - 19 in a community setting._
- The role is a full time post for a 12 month period. Although advertised as full time, a preference for part time would be considered and can be discussed._
- The post will be based at Bellair Health Office in Penzance and Helston Health Centre in Helston and cover some of the Penwith and Helston area. These are small hubs with other therapists with opportunities for liaison, supervision and team working. It also lends itself to working from home for some of the week._
- The SLT Service has a range of continuing development opportunities ranging from individual to service-wide training. There is also access to a range of specialist SLT practitioners for advice and support. T_he trust offers a _preceptorship_ programme for newly qualified _therapists_. Support will be given to help achieve RCSLT _newly_ qualified competencies._

**_ 2 days in Helston and 3 days in Penzance_**

**Main duties of the job**: Be professionally and legally responsible for your own caseload as an autonomous practitioner, and for all aspects of your work, seeking guidance as appropriate.
Maintain own competency in line with HCPC and RCSLT codes of conduct and standards of practice.
Plans, manages and prioritises own patient caseload independently and time-efficiently with access to appropriate level of support and advice.
Works individually and as part of multidisciplinary teams to provide a service for children and young people with communication disorders and their carers.
- Carries out appropriate measures in order to monitor efficacy of management, as required, and to contribute to the overall measurement of standards.
- Attends postgraduate training and special interest groups to maintain and update skills and knowledge.
- Attends all mandatory training as required by CPT.
- Adhere to the trust and SLT service policies and procedures such as:
- Attend mandatory training, Participate actively in the annual appraisal system,

**Working for our organisation**:
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly