Band 6 Paediatric Dysphagia Speech & Language Therapist

Package Description

• Band 6 AfC Salary with NHS Pension
• AFC Pension and terms and conditions
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ring fenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission

As a Band 6 Paediatric Dysphagia Speech & Language Therapist
, you will be part of our valued team in Essex, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Band 6 AfC Salary with NHS Pension
• AFC Pension and terms and conditions
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ring fenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission

We are looking for a permanent Band 6 Paediatric Dysphagia Speech & Language Therapist to join our Community Children’s Therapy Team in West Essex
, covering Uttlesford, Harlow and Epping Forest. You will join our award winning Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service, where we are trail blazing a new integrated partnership model with Barnardo’s; a model that drives efficiencies so we can put more people in our services, spending time with children and families to improve health outcomes in the local community.

Working in a diverse multidisciplinary team with other dedicated staff, you will benefit from the support of friendly and inclusive colleagues, with access to regular supervision and team meetings.

As this is a community role, it is essential that you hold a valid UK driving licence and have access to a car for work purposes.

This role is offering a £2000 Welcome Bonus!
* T&C’s apply

As a highly specialist dysphagia therapist in our Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Service, you will:

• Be responsible for leading our service provision in West Essex at universal, targeted and specialist levels.
• Manage and develop the dysphagia service through leading on relevant projects and initiatives.
• Provide highly specialist assessment and management of infants, children and young people aged 0-19 with dysphagia across community settings and in local specialist…