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The Alder Hey Community Speech & Language Therapy Service is looking to recruit 2 permanent Band 5 Speech & Language Therapists to work in the Liverpool locality.
We can offer the successful candidate a range of benefits including a named preceptor to support you in the transition from being a new graduate to completing your competencies, fantastic peer support, clinical development opportunities, and access to a range of clinical specialists!
You'll also be offered a named supervisor to provide ongoing supervision in line with RCSLT guidelines, and access to clinical discussion groups to support your development.
Alder Hey have staff networks to support equality, diversity and inclusion, and access to SALS for mental health and well-being support within the team.
To provide a high quality speech and language therapy service to children aged 0-19 in a variety of community settings including clinics, nurseries and schools, and patients homes.
Provide therapeutic intervention to children with communication difficulties throughout every transition stage to adulthood.
Work collaboratively with other partner agencies and carers to enable them to understand the communication impairment and to provide appropriate support and intervention.
Successfully complete the requirements of the RCSLT competency-to-practice framework.
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care to over 275,000 children and young people each year. In addition to the hospital site located in the West Derby area of Liverpool, there is a growing presence in community outreach sites.
Assess the speech, language and communication needs of the children / young people, and collaborate with their parent / carer to formulate therapy plans in line with the Care Aims Model of Service Delivery.
Provide therapy to the children and young people through direct work, programmes of activities, workshops and groups.
Manage and prioritise own workload and a defined caseload with the support of a named clinical supervisor.
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