Speech and Language Therapist- Education Lead

We are delighted to offer a fantastic Band 7 opportunity within our Children and Young People's (CYP) Therapies service. Are you looking to extend your leadership skills, as well as continuing to develop your specialist clinical skills? If so, this opportunity could be just right for you. In conjunction with our partners in Education we have developed this Education Lead role to offer the best support for children/young people with SLCN in mainstream education settings and to support the Hertfordshire Professional Promise.

We are currently looking to recruit a (full time/part time) Band 7 SLT to join our friendly team of therapists, assistants and Education Leads. The post will be based in Hertford and the post-holder will predominantly cover the Hertford/ Bishop Stotford/Sawbridgeworth areas.

You will be joining an innovative and agile CYP Therapies service committed to delivering high quality care and transforming lives. Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust provides Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Services for families across the county. 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

Previous applicants need not apply.

As an Education and Training Lead your specialist role will involve:
partnership working within the team of Education Leads, developing and shaping the service

working collaboratively with mainstream education settings, developing relationships with ‘clusters’ of schools (within Hertfordshire DSPL areas), and developing an understanding of their needs

being a point of contact to clusters of schools and providing leadership support to the therapy teams working within these clusters

working with therapy teams and settings to provide training and specialist advice and support

seeking regular feedback from schools and being responsive/making changes to service provision that will benefit the wider Hertfordshire system

setting up/planning training packages relevant to the schools and providing support to others

There will be opportunities for you to facilitate professional supervision groups and provide Managerial Supervision to less experienced colleagues.

**We offer**:
half termly group supervision and peer support

regular managerial supervision and a well-established appraisal system

CPD opportunities such as bitesize tutorials, peer review including external training

**a hybrid model of face**: face and remote working

a 2 week induction period where you will have the opportunity to observe and shadow your team

access to a named buddy

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities

Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds

Please see Job Description attached, which details the responsibilities within this post. Also attached is the Person Specification.

Applications for full time and part time work will be considered. 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).

“I love working in CYPT/HCT - everyone in the team is super dedicated. There is strong management support, but also space for being flexible and creative to meet children’s needs; innovation & good practice is valued and encouraged. I enjoy & appreciate the robust supervision structures, training in supervision & coaching, and the many opportunities for personal development and learning, including for example in-house training days and tutorials. I have worked in many teams across Hertfordshire, all without exception friendly and welcoming. There is an ethos of peer support and encouragement & sharing learning; everyone works hard but there is a sense of belonging and always time for a quick chatand plenty of laughs. I feel valued here and I value my lovely colleagues and the fabulous children & young people we work with.”

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19

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