Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust Hiring for Education Specialist Job at Dartford, England , UK Full Time

We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative education specialist / teacher with experience of supporting primary school age children with Speech, Language and Communication Need (SLCN) to work within our Children’s Therapies Team in North Kent (Dartford, Gravesend and

Swanley). This is a newly created position within the team, meaning that the successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop the role.

The School Years’ service in North Kent is being redesigned and this post offers the opportunity for the successful candidate to work alongside a Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist, to lead and develop innovative practice in line with the Balanced System approach. We are keen to

develop our universal and targeted offer to support professionals and families.

This vacancy is for a part-time 22.5 hours per week post. (A term-time only contract would be considered).

We pride ourselves on the support and opportunities offered to staff at all stages in their career including; regular meetings with a line manager, access to supervision; in house and external training. We offer regular clinical governance days where all localities come together to share knowledge, skills and CPD experiences.

We have a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients who are recovering from illness, in need of rehabilitation, or extra support to get them home. We are one of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, and we are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC.

To deliver excellent local services and improve the health of our communities we need outstanding people who share our values (CARE):

• Compassionate
• Aspirational
• Responsive
• Excellent

Working for KCHFT won’t mean sacrificing family, friends or interests. Join us and work flexibly, in a way that suits you and your commitments outside work.

Looking for professional development? We can support that too! Ourcareer pathwayswill help you achieve your aspirations.

KCHFT is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, as we know that this leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities and are treated fairly.

KCHFT has signed up to be a real UK living wage employer. This means from 1 April 2021, the minimum salary we will pay is £9.50 per hour (excluding apprentices).

The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate that is voluntarily paid by more than 7,000 UK businesses that believe their staff deserve a wage which meets every day needs – like the weekly shop, or a surprise trip to the dentist.

Making a commitment to paying the real UK Living Wage is in alignment with our values into action approach.

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The attached job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know so they can help you with this.

All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Interviews are due to take place virtually on the 3rd August 2022.

Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity