Full Job Description
Job title: Speech and Language Therapist
Location: Overton School – West Midlands
Hours: 22.5 hours per week, 3 days per week, 8.30am – 4.30pm
Contract: Permanent, Term Time only
Salary: Up to £53,200 (pro-rata, dependent upon experience)
About the role
We are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist to join our developing in-house Clinical Team, which includes occupational therapy, psychotherapy, and therapy assistants. You will deliver bespoke assessment and intervention plans for the pupils we support.
You will be responsible for holding a speech and language therapy caseload and, with the full support of our knowledgeable Clinical Team, you will also contribute to staff training and consultation. This position would suit a resilient and enthusiastic individual, with a creative therapeutic approach and the ability to make decisions, as well as manage their own workload. Additionally, you will provide information and training to staff, commissioners, and other agencies as required.
Our Clinical Teams help maintain a person-centred, empowering approach, always putting the people we support at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, ensuring that the people we support are heard, respected, and involved in decisions that affect them.
We strive for excellence, which is why we are one of the leading service providers in the UK. We are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist who shares our vision to use innovative approaches to enhance the quality of life of the people in our care.
Essential Criteria:
* Allied Health Professional qualification in Speech and Language Therapy
* Registered with the HCPC and RCSLT
* Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams
* Experience of working with children, young people, and adults who have an intellectual disability and/or autism with additional needs (e.g. complex trauma, mental health needs, behaviours of concern)
* Experience of working within school environments
What’s in it for you?
You will be working with an ambitious and driven service that’s really going places, supported by an exceptional team of like-minded individuals who are keen to learn from you. You will have the resources and time to implement your strategic vision for therapies as this role will be key to the development of the service. This is an opportunity to enrich the lives of the adults we support and make a positive difference, in a role where you have autonomy.
We offer a friendly and inclusive working environment where our people are heard, respected, and hugely valued. We want our employees to come to work with energy, determination, and most importantly, we want them to be happy in their work. We provide a range of benefits designed to support you, not just in your work life but also on a personal level too. We want you to be the best you can be and offer genuine opportunities for career development and progression.
For further information on this role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached. To discuss this role in more detail, please contact: recruitment@ofgl.co.uk
Why work for us?
Alongside working with a network of clinical colleagues with regular forums for peer reflection and practice development, Outcomes First Group offer an array of flexible benefit options.
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
* Generous Annual Leave Entitlement
* Life Assurance
* Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
* “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
* Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
* A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
* up to £2000 to spend on CPD
* 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
* Cycle to Work Schemes
* Electric Car Purchase Scheme
* Critical illness cover
At Outcomes First Group, we are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
Vacancy ID: 261253
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