Community Speech & Language Therapist - 11 Months Fixed Term Contract

To work as part of the service team to provide continuing care for people with communication and/or swallowing difficulties in the community. To be responsible and accountable for the independent prioritisation and management of own clinical caseload. To begin to take an active role in triaging and effectively prioritising new referrals. To begin developing a clinical specialism and supporting colleagues within this specialist area. To deliver training to other Speech and Language Therapists and the wider multi-disciplinary team within your specialist area. To be actively involved in and work towards initiating audits and service improvement projects. To supervise the work of less experienced SLTs, students and assistants and ensure that those to whom tasks are delegated, e.g. unqualified Speech and Language Therapy staff, have the appropriate level of competence. To work towards providing clinical supervision for a newly-qualified Speech and Language Therapist and support them through their NQP competencies. To make a differential diagnosis of communication and swallowing difficulties on the basis of specialist formal and informal clinical assessments; to ensure that all interventions are based on accurate, appropriate and sufficient assessment.

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.
  
  27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
• Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.