North Tyneside
Primary Care Trust

North Tyneside is situated on the coast in north east England, a few miles outside the city of Newcastle. The area is within easy reach of the natural beauty of rural Northumberland and has excellent transport links to the city centre and the rest of the region.

North Tyneside enjoys good house prices and with an extensive choice of cultural and leisure pursuits on the doorstep offers an excellent quality of life.

The North Tyneside Primary Care Trust (PCT) employs around 600 staff and is responsible for planning, delivering and purchasing the most appropriate healthcare treatment for local residents. Some services are provided direct by our own staff and some are purchased from other NHS trusts, such as hospitals.

Speech and Language Therapists
(2 Posts)
Band 2, Spine Points 25-33, (dependent upon experience),
£21,451 - £29,355 pa, pro rata for part-time
Flexible: Full/Part-time/Term-time only all available, Permanent,
Ref. NP99/03

This is an exciting opportunity to join North Tyneside's dynamic, friendly team of paediatric therapists who work in the full range of clinical settings across the borough.

We have a number of sessions vacant in the following areas:

• Early Years assessment nursery
• Primary autism base
• Physical and medical difficulties
• Moderate learning difficulties primary and secondary
• Statement support in mainstream schools

Individual posts can be created flexibly depending on personal interest. We are looking for someone with a minimum of 1 years' experience, some of which is from within the field of special needs. We would be interested to hear from therapists with specialist skills or those looking to develop specialist skills in a trainee specialist role.

We can offer:

• A team approach to caseload management
• A network of support, clinical supervision and mentorship
• Scope for rotation into different areas of service
• A personal approach to Continued Professional Development
• Excellent administration support
• A highly skilled, dedicated team of assistants

We have a nationally recognised track record of innovation and clinical excellence. Staff teams are encouraged to explore new ways of implementing research evidence into everyday practice.

With clinical leadership in Community Paediatrics, Special Needs, Adult Learning Difficulties, Early Intervention and Adult Services our five integrated clinical teams enjoy established working partnerships with acute services, Social Services, the LEA and private sector.

Close links are maintained with Newcastle University and therapists have full access to library and R&D facilities within North Tyneside PCT and Northumbria Healthcare. Staff are invited to participate in lecturing on the pioneering BTEC course for Assistant Speech and Language Therapists, in conjunction with colleagues in Northumberland and Tynemouth College.

You are required to be a member of RCSLT and registration with the HPC is essential along with a current driving licence.

As this post involves contact with a vulnerable client group, it has also been designated as requiring ENHANCED Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau.

This post is subject to the terms and conditions of the Scientific & Professional Whitley Council and the General Whitley Council.

For informal enquiries please contact: Sam Barron or Alison Proudfoot,
Tel: (0191) 219 6711. We look forward to hearing from you.

Application form and job description are available from Human Resources Department, 3rd Floor, Milvain Building, Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6BE, 24 hour Recruitment Line: (0191) 219 5003.

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Closing Date: 4th September 2003.

If applicants have not heard within 6 weeks they have not been successful.

We firmly believe in equality of opportunity and welcome applicants from all sectors of the community wishing to work in a smoke free environment .

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