Main area: Speech & Language Therapy
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
* Term time hours
37.5 hours per week (Flexible working requests will be considered)
Job ref: 448-BCHS-6906056
Employer: Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Woburn Court
Town: Kempston
Salary: £37,338 - £52,809 per annum, pro-rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 03/02/2025
Job overview
This post attracts a New Hire Bonus of £1,500 (pro-rata for part time staff), please see attached terms and conditions.
We are recruiting for an enthusiastic Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist who is a first-class Clinician with strong communication and interpersonal skills to join our friendly and welcoming team. The successful candidate will work in special schools as part of our complex needs team, working with children with both communication and swallowing difficulties. Training and development opportunities are available for those seeking to develop a specialism in complex needs.
Main duties of the job
Working as part of the complex needs team, the post holder will be responsible for the delivery of Speech and Language Therapy provision to children in special schools in Central Bedfordshire. The post holder will hold both a communication and dysphagia caseload.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job Purpose:
The post holder will provide specialist clinical input to the special schools across Central Bedfordshire and independently manage the caseloads in these settings.
They will:
* Use specialist clinical skills to manage a caseload of children with complex difficulties in speech, language, communication.
* Develop clinical competencies in Dysphagia management and AAC.
* Identify, assess, and diagnose communication/swallowing impairments and determine appropriate intervention for effective treatment.
* Provide written recommendations and ongoing support for implementation for class teams.
* Attend and provide reports to Annual Reviews/Multi Agency Meetings as appropriate.
* Provide Communication Support and advice in relation to functional communication, to support teaching and learning.
* Demonstrate specific speech and language therapy support programmes and the use of equipment to specific teachers or groups of staff.
* Provide guidance and whole school training in relation to functional communication including receptive, expressive, and interactional skills.
* Contribute to relevant research, audit, and development work within the schools, relating to the Speech Language and Communication curriculum.
* Attend relevant meetings as required within school or as part of wider SLT team.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
* Degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy
* Registered Member of RCSLT
* Registered Member of HCPC
* Evidence of successful completion of short specialist courses
* Evidence of commitment to CPD
Experience
* Relevant experience as qualified SLT in AAC and complex needs.
* Experience working with children in schools with a wide range of Communication disorders.
* Experience delivering training to education staff and parents.
* Experience working with education professionals and wider groups to support children’s communication development.
* Experience working with Dysphagia.
Knowledge & Skills
* Well established knowledge about speech, language, and communication disorders associated with complex conditions and emotional/behavioural disorders.
* Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of educational and clinical issues/developments relating to children with complex needs.
* Knowledge of the graduated response to supporting children’s SLCN.
* Knowledge of AAC.
* Knowledge and understanding of the philosophy and setup of special schools.
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