Are you an existing highly specialist (Band 7 ) Speech and Language Therapist looking for a change, or an experienced senior (Band 6) ready for the next step working with Community Paediatrics?

A very warm welcome awaits you at Wirral University Teaching Hospital in the Community Paediatric Team, the service is based at St Catherine's Health Centre, Birkenhead. We have

You will have a Speech and Language degree qualification and be registered with the HCPC and ideally be a member of RCSLT.

This post is to assess, develop and deliver highly specialised care to children and families of children referred into Community Paediatrics on the Neuro Development pathway, working alongside a team of clinicians

Within the team we will provide:
A strong support network for both clinical work and wellbeing within a well established and experienced team

Opportunities to learn from highly experienced MDT team members

Both clinical and managerial supervision on a regular basis

Annual appraisals

Opportunities to access internal and external training if relevant to your role.

The successful applicant will be highly motivated to work with children and their families/carers and have excellent communication, organisational and prioritisation skills and be an enthusiastic team member.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist positions available at WUTH.

If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have a standard/enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 month.

As this vacancy is within the division of Women’s and Children’s, there is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to join the DBS update service. The cost of joining the update service is £16 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details of how to join the update service will be provided upon appointment.