Description
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust's Children and Young People's Therapies (CYPT) Service is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to join their team. The successful candidate will work with children and young people with Speech Sound Disorders (SSD) and cleft lip and palate, providing specialist assessment, intervention, and leadership.
The post is Band 7 and 0.6 WTE, based in West Hertfordshire (St Albans and Hemel Hempstead). The successful candidate will lead on speech sound disorders in the West locality, provide Hertfordshire-wide support for children and young people with cleft lip and palate, and hold their own specialist caseload.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development of evidence-based clinical pathways and interventions for children and young people with SSD and cleft lip and palate
- Provide highly specialist assessment, differential diagnosis, intervention, and clinical leadership for children and young people with SSD and cleft lip and palate
- Develop the skills and expertise of community therapists and the wider children's workforce through training, joint working, and professional support
- Participate in joint cleft liaison clinics with Addenbrooks at Nevells Road in Letchworth
- Collaborate with specialist cleft teams locally and at tertiary level
The Trust offers a range of benefits, including:
- Generous annual leave (27 days rising to 33 with long service)
- Flexible working arrangements, including up to 5 days of carers leave (pro rata)
- Employee Assistance Programme offering 24/7 confidential support
- Cycle to Work and Car Lease Schemes
- Blue Light Card and NHS Discounts
- Health and wellbeing support, including free flu jabs and physiotherapy referrals
- Occupational Pension Scheme
- Enhanced sick pay above statutory entitlements