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Speech and Language Therapist
Job Posted: 2 days ago
Salary: £ 48,110 - 54,766 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: SG8, Royston, Hertfordshire
Expire in: 25 days
Job Description
Call/email Alisdair at School Staffing to get a full job description with details of this Special Needs Schools' Group.
They are the sixth-largest provider of specialist educational services in the country, supporting over 1200 children and young people, and employing over 1500 staff. They have over 18 schools across the UK.
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - SEN School
Location: Meldreth, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border
Salary: £48,110.40 - £54,766.40 per annum, depending on skills and experience
Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week, 52 weeks a year
This school is an independent Special day school which provides a highly specialist learning environment for students aged 6 to 19 who have a range of MLD and SLD needs including autism spectrum disorders, ADHD and associated difficulties, who require an individualised, specialist approach. Many students have complex medical needs and sensory/ physical impairments.
Students are supported to manage sensory overload, anxiety, low self-esteem, low confidence, and difficulty with transitions which is often demonstrative through their behaviours.
Skills and Qualifications:
* Speech and Language Therapy degree at graduate or masters level
* Certificate to practise Speech and Language Therapy
* Registered member of RCSLT and HCPC
* Post-graduate dysphagia training
* Competencies at Level C of RCSLT Eating, Drinking and Swallowing Competency Framework (EDSCF)
* Requirement to undertake relevant learning, continued professional development and clinical supervision as required by RCSLT and HCPC
* Willingness to maintain clinical links with relevant clinical groups to develop specialist expertise and knowledge relating to the role (such as dysphagia and AAC groups)
Knowledge:
Person-centred approaches to support
Legislation relating to consent and restrictive practice within the Mental Capacity Act
Positive behaviour support planning and interventions
AAC systems and approaches
IDDSI, dysphagia interventions and feeding issues relating to this caseload
Experience:
Working with children and young people with SEND, PMLD and ASD
Working with children and young people with complex communication, swallowing and feeding needs
Working with hi and lo-tech AAC systems
Delivering provision through EHCP process
Working in early years, school, college or residential settings
Working with a dysphagia caseload
Working within a multi-disciplinary team
The main purpose of the role:
The role is a challenging, but exciting one. It will require you to be versatile in your approach to providing individualised communication and dysphagia support to our specialist population. The post will combine clinical, administrative and supervisory duties. You will work as part of an interdisciplinary team under the supervision of senior leadership but will be expected to autonomously manage your caseload including assessment, direct and indirect therapy programmes and line managing a speech and language therapy assistant.
The post holder will provide speech and language therapy services prioritising needs identified by the assessment process as stated in the Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) or via our MDT assessments of need.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Manage and prioritise a caseload including communication and dysphagia needs
Carry out comprehensive communication, swallowing, eating and drinking assessments
Provide advice on suitability and therapy needs of prospective students
Provide individual aims for communication and eating and drinking as part of the MDT for Individual Education Plans
Provide individual programmes for communication, assistive technology, swallowing and feeding
Deliver speech and language interventions to individuals, small groups or within the classroom as required
Maintain concise clinical recording in accordance with professional guidelines
Monitor eating and drinking support practice and provide training as required
Promote Total Communication practice across the service
Work with staff and family members to ensure consistent, joined up communication support
Attend and contribute to reviews, providing written reports where required
Make onward referrals for specialist assessment or advice in respect of AAC or dysphagia
Provide induction and individualised training as required
Supervise and line manage speech and language therapy assistant(s)
Work within professional boundaries and seek guidance where required
Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required.
Benefits:
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Life assurance
Competitive pension scheme
Perkbox - offering high street discounts
Employee assistance programme
Car lease scheme
Refer a friend for £1,000 - We’ll reward you for recommending friends and family to come and join the company (*terms apply)
Fully funded training and qualifications
Bike to work scheme
Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.
School Staffing Solutions Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment business for this position.
This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.
Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.
Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
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