Speech and Language Therapist

Kent Community Health Foundation Trust Community Learning Disability Service provides a multi
- disciplinary approach to supporting people with a learning disability to live happy, healthy and fulfilling lives.

We are currently looking for a band 5 Speech and Language Therapist to join our local friendly and innovative team in South Kent Coast & Thanet.

The post will involve a range of community, office and home-based working both with people with a learning disability and the people within their circle of support. We are a close and supportive team who work together to aim to deliver excellent outcome-based quality care. If you are seeking a new challenge and are interested in joining our team, we would love to talk to you.

We will provide a comprehensive corporate and local induction programme at the commencement of employment.

Kent Community Health Foundation Trust will offer you excellent support, ranging from opportunities for mentoring, coaching and work place buddy as well opportunities for continued professional development.

The post holder will provide speech and language therapy assessment and intervention to adults with a learning disability who are referred to the South Kent Coast and Thanet community Learning Disability team.

As a Speech and Language Therapist within the Learning Disability Team you will be expected to provide evidence-based, autonomous and effective Speech and Language Therapy assessment and intervention for people who have a learning disability who may also have additional physical and mental health needs.

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values C ompassionate A spirational R esponsive E xcellent

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. 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. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

Looking for professional development? We can support that too Our career pathways will help you achieve your aspirations

Job responsibilities

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.

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

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Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging 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.