Speech and Language Therapist inWickford inWickford PUBLISHED MON 9 DEC 2024

Band 7: £46,148 to £52,809 a year p.a. (plus HCAS) pro rata PERMANENT GOOD SALARY

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NELFT North East London Foundation Trust rJmM7XIn

Collaborative Team Environment, Working alongside a diverse team of professionals (Dietitian, Occupational Therapist, Specialist Children's Nursing) fosters a supportive and enriching work atmosphere.

Flexible Working Options, The position offers remote and flexible working, aligning with NELFT's commitment to employee wellbeing and work-life balance.

Community Impact, The role allows engagement with the local community by supporting children with feeding difficulties in their homes, schools, and clinics.

Professional Development Opportunities, The organization offers support and training for therapists to acquire additional competencies, particularly for those inexperienced in managing under 1 cases.

Strong Networking, The feeding team maintains strong links with local acute and tertiary services, enhancing referral processes and collaborative care.

Age-Range Diversity, The opportunity to work with children aged 0-19 provides varied experiences and the ability to make a significant difference in a child's development.

Focus on Individual Needs, The team's approach to tailoring services based on individual assessments ensures that therapists can effectively meet the unique needs of each child.

The NELFT Children's Feeding and Dietetic service is looking for a part-time, experienced dysphagia Speech and Language Therapist to join their feeding team in Wickford, Essex. This role involves supporting children aged 0-19 with physical feeding difficulties, working collaboratively with a diverse team that includes Dietitians and Occupational Therapists. The position offers flexible and remote working options and focuses on assessing swallowing function, developing safe eating and drinking skills, and managing risks associated with feeding. While preference is for candidates with experience in both over and under one competencies, training will be provided to develop skills in the latter for the right applicant.

The service supports families in various settings, including homes, schools, and community clinics, within the Mid and South Essex area, and emphasises a community-based approach. Strong connections with local and tertiary teams facilitate comprehensive care and the management of complex needs. Applications for this role should be authentic and reflect the applicant's own input to ensure a fair assessment process.

The NELFT Children's Feeding and Dietetic service includes the feeding team. The team includes a range of different professions - Dietitian, Occupational Therapist , Speech and Language Therapist and Specialist Children's Nursing along with both team assistant and administrator support.

Due to staff relocation, the feeding team is seeking to recruit a part time, experienced dysphagia speech therapist to join the team and our other Speech and Language Therapist, to support children (0-19) with physical feeding difficulties.

There are opportunities for remote/ flexible working within NELFTs commitment to staff wellbeing and agile working. The all the team members are co-located in the same office which helps support successful collaborative team working.

Whilst the service hope is is to recruit a therapist experienced in managing both over and under one's. We recognise that many experienced therapists may not have completed their under 1 competencies. Support and training can be offered to help develop under 1 skills for the right applicant.

The feeding team is community based (Wickford, Essex) and supports children living in Basildon, Brentwood and Thurrock within the larger Mid and South Essex ICS. The feeding team has strong links to both the local acute, surrounding community and tertiary teams.

We offer families support at home, in education settings or in community clinics (face to face / virtually) and target our resources to meet the needs of the individual.