Location: Buckinghamshire
Salary: Band 5/6
Hours: Full-time / Part Time (37.5 hours)
1 year fixed term contract
Role Overview
IMC Group are seeking a dedicated and compassionate SEN Speech and Language Therapist for a client in Buckinghamshire, focusing on supporting children and young people with Special Educational Needs. This role provides an exciting opportunity for a Band 5/6 SEN SLT to work in an educational or clinical setting, developing your skills in SEN support. You will deliver assessments, create tailored therapy plans, and provide interventions to support children and young people in improving their communication abilities and social interaction skills.
Main Duties
• Deliver a speech and language therapy service to meet the needs of pupils across the academy.
• Provide a continuing professional development programme for the school staff in line with the school's development plan, delivering training as appropriate.
• Implement an integrated approach to embedding therapeutic strategies across the curriculum to support a wide range of SLCN.
• Conduct specialist interventions as prescribed by the SaLT team in response to communication needs as part of a holistic integrated approach.
Qualifications and Experience
• Bachelor's degree in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent.
• Registration with the HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council).
• Some experience or placements involving children with SEN is preferred, but new graduates with relevant training and enthusiasm for SEN work are encouraged to apply.
Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills
• Recognised professional qualification in Speech and Language Therapy.
• HCPC and RCSLT registration.
• Evidence of working within a multidisciplinary team with children or adults with communication needs.
• Evidence of participating in/running training for communication partners of children with SLCN needs.
• Evidence of application of theoretical underpinning of practice.
• Evidence of application of functional, goal-oriented, outcome-focused interventions within a school context.
Clinical Responsibilities
• Demonstrate good clinical knowledge in the assessment, treatment, and management of a wide range of language and communication difficulties in young people from 5-19 years of age.
• Make differential diagnoses and clinical decisions based on evidence from assessment, seeking support and advice from a supervisor as appropriate.
• Develop a high level of knowledge and skills in supporting the language and communication needs of young people with SEMH and ASC.
• Develop speech and language therapy care plans based on best practice via a range of direct and/or indirect models of delivery within an educational setting, evaluating the impact on the individual, considering barriers to activity and participation.
• Train education staff to incorporate specialist strategies and intervention approaches into their practice and participate in monitoring the effectiveness of that training.
• Participate in the delivery of a programme of continuing professional development for teaching and support staff within the school.
• Work collaboratively with professional colleagues in other services, seeking support from the clinical supervisor as appropriate.
• Communicate complex condition-related information from assessment to clients, carers, families, and members of the multi-disciplinary team, demonstrating empathy and ensuring effective communication is achieved.
• Manage groups of students with support, employing appropriate management strategies and seeking assistance as needed.
• Monitor and review the progress of clients against agreed targets, seeking support from the clinical supervisor as appropriate.
• Provide cover across the service and wider school during episodes of staff shortages/heavy workload to ensure effective service delivery.
• Write accurate records that fulfill legal and professional requirements.
• Evaluate new and existing intervention methods and models of service delivery and review/implement where appropriate.
• Write highly specialist pupil-related reports to specify needs in EHCP plans.
• Manage own time to meet key objectives agreed with the SENCO/Head of Campus/Lead SLT and OT.
• Implement service-specific outcome measurements and manage clinical audit as required.
• Reflect on personal performance to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of future practice and the development of the SaLT provision.
• Participate in arrangements for the appraisal of your own performance.
• Ensure that all activities are risk assessed and documented appropriately.
• Offer clinical placements for student SaLTs and apprentice SaLTs following university guidelines.
Additional Duties
• Work within and encourage the Academy's Equal Opportunity policy and contribute to diversity policies and programmes.
• Promote the safeguarding of children.
• Use information technology systems as required to carry out the duties of the post efficiently.
• Contribute to the overall aims and targets of the Academy, supporting the roles of other members of the learning support and teaching team.
• Attend INSET, appropriate training, and relevant meetings as required and participate in the Academy's performance management process.
• Carry out all duties and responsibilities with reasonable care for health and safety, cooperating fully with the Academy in health and safety matters.
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities within a supportive team environment.
• Opportunities to develop specialization in SEN.
This role is ideal for an enthusiastic and motivated individual looking to make a real impact on the lives of children and young people with SEN. If you're passionate about supporting communication development and building rewarding connections, we'd love to hear from you.
Job Info
Job Title: SEN SLT Bucks
Company: CV-Library
Location: Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Posted: [insert date]
Closes: [insert date]
Sector: Medical, Pharmaceutical & Scientific
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
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