Speech and Language Therapist (A Better Start and Community Clinics)

To assess, develop and implement Speech and Language Therapy treatment.
To provide professional advice to others regarding the management and support for children and young people with communication difficulties.
To support the A Better Start Universal and preventative delivery team in Southend to promote the importance of speech, language and communication support with families, other professionals and settings
To communicate condition related information from assessment to service users, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions.
To work closely with service users, carers and families, agreeing decision making relevant to the patient/client management.
To demonstrate empathy with service users, carers, families and colleagues, ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to understanding exist.
To develop skills in motivating service users and/or carers to engage in the therapeutic process.
To manage two small community clinic caseloads that consist of a broad range of presentations.
To use knowledge to inform sound clinical judgements/decision making for case management.
To promote a client centred approach that respects the service users needs and opinions and promotes his or her active participation in any intervention and the decision making process associated with it., As a newly appointed employee you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post, the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.

This is a very exciting opportunity, to develop your specialist knowledge and skills in the areas of universal, targeted and specialist Speech and Language Therapy in the community for children aged 0 - 18 years of age. You will be fully supported to complete your RCSLT competencies in your first role post qualification.
You will be working alongside our skill mixed team including Bands 8 - 5 SLTS and Band 3 SLT assistants as part of the universal A Better Start delivery in Southend as well as developing experience of your first community clinic caseload management in Southend and Rochford. You will have excellent opportunities for multi-disciplinary working and professional development, including the opportunity to develop group facilitation skills with our Let's Talk A Better Start delivery team.
The successful applicant will have a passion for promoting the dignity and quality of life of children and young people with speech, language and communication needs, be well organised, and have the desire to join a well established paediatric service in South East Essex. You will receive regular supervision and professional development is positively encouraged.

EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:
+ We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
+ We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.
EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.

Our vision and values
Our Vision
"To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care".
Our Purpose
"We care for people every day. What we do together, matters".
Our Values
+ We Care
+ We Learn
+ We Empower
Our strategic objectives
+ We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
+ We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
+ We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
+ We will help our communities to thrive.
Our services
+ Mental Health Services
+ Community Health Services
+ Learning Disabilities Services
+ Social Care
Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory., The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
Covid Vaccination
Although Covid vaccinations are no longer a mandatory requirement within the NHS we continue to encourage and support the vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against Covid19. The safety of our staff and patients is a top priority for us at EPUT.
If you would like to book a Covid vaccination or would like more information please contact us by emailing [email protected].

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Caring, Learning and Empowering. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
+ Season Ticket Loans
+ NHS discounts for staff
+ Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
+ Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
+ The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
+ Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
+ Day One Flexible Employer, the Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment.