Speech and Language Therapist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Speech and Language Therapist with experience and interest in further developing their specialist skills within Developmental Language Disorders and Autism. The service is based within Oxford Children's Hospital. You will be working as part of a well-established multidisciplinary team offering input to children and young people referred to the Multi-Disciplinary Assessment Team via the Community Paediatric Service. Providing education and teaching is a core aspect of the role. Line Management will be provided by the Team Lead for Children's Therapies and Clinical supervision will be sourced according to the experience and needs of the post holder.

Main duties of the job

Primary role to include assessment, intervention, consultation, undertaking research and audit, supervision, and training.

· To work as an integral member of the Community Paediatric Multi-Disciplinary Assessment Team

· To support the Children's Therapies Team Lead with service evaluation, benchmarking, data collection and other delegated tasks

· To stay up to date with the evolving evidence base in Developmental Language Disorders and Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment. If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Person specification

Essential and Desirable

Essential criteria

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• Experience of clinical work with children who have Developmental Language Disorder
• HCPC Registered
• Experience in individual therapy work with families and group work
• Ability to undertake clinical and service-related audit or research consistent with the needs of the department and in keeping with the job requirements

Desirable criteria

• Experience of direct work within the specialist component of the role
• Experience of assessment of complex and varying communication profiles
• Experience of contributing to diagnostic decision making

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Please note that this job advertisement will close automatically once the application limit is reached, regardless of whether this occurs before the advertised closing date.

Documents to download

• B7 Speech and Language Therapist Job Description (PDF, 208.4KB)
• B7 Speech and Language Therapist Person Spec (PDF, 40.5KB)