Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Band 6)
We are currently expanding the size of our therapies team by recruiting speech and language therapists to support the rise of statutory speech and language therapy provision across the London Borough of Sutton. In addition to this, we are looking to increase the number of permanent staff within our team.
Cognus Therapies are a thriving multidisciplinary team of speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, teachers, practitioners, and therapy assistants who support children and young people aged 4 to 25 years in mainstream schools, colleges, and specialist settings within the London Borough of Sutton and surrounding boroughs. We work with children and young people with a variety of special educational needs, e.g. Autism, Deafness, Down Syndrome, Developmental Language Disorder, PMLD, MLD, Dyslexia, and many more and encourage all our therapists to gain experience and expertise across a range of specialisms.
Cognus Therapies is owned by the London Borough of Sutton and forms part of Cognus Limited who are the providers for special educational needs services within the borough.
Cognus Therapies provides a robust supervision framework with all posts receiving Managerial and Clinical Supervision. Regular time is allocated for Continuing Professional Development.
All applicants are required to hold a registration with the Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC) and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT).
Own transport is an advantage but not essential.
Main Duties of the Job
Working within a multidisciplinary team of speech therapists and occupational therapists, the post holder will have the opportunity to work in local schools and colleges across the 4 to 25 years age range or with a smaller age range within this.
Advising and supporting local schools/settings with children and young people with Speech, Language & Communication Needs (SLCN) including a possible cohort with ASD or PMLD and SLCN; to manage their caseload to ensure that intended outcomes are delivered within agreed service standards.
Raising awareness of the needs of and strategies available for children and young people with SLCN.
About Us
You will give us great commitment and in return we offer an excellent package including:
1. Workplace pension scheme 4% to 8% matched contributions
2. 28 days annual leave pro rata (plus Bank Holidays)
3. Regular manager support and supervision
4. Hybrid and flexible working
5. Staff benefits package, currently including Employee Assistance Programme, Perkbox, and (upon completion of probation) Sovereign Healthcare Cashback plans
6. Staff EDI group and Mental Health First Aiders to support wellbeing and inclusion
7. Cognus Coaching Programmes
8. An ambitious culture with friendly and supportive colleagues
We also offer the following benefits for this post:
* Access to highly skilled clinical leads
* Access to a wide range of clinical resources
* Complete preceptorship programme with highly skilled clinical supervisors
* RCSLT and HCPC registrations paid
Job Responsibilities
To personally undertake a case load of referrals to include:
* Visiting and assessing children and young people with SLCN.
* To appropriately identify service provision in line with child and young person's needs at specialist, targeted, or universal level of support.
* Delivery of specialist programmes on an individual and/or small group basis.
* Offering advice to parents and carers as well as teaching staff at a targeted or universal level.
* Maintaining children’s/young people's records to a high standard.
Specific Duties:
* To advise and support school staff on the education of children and young people with SLCN including:
* Screening and prioritising new referrals in order to determine the need and level of therapy provision required in line with service criteria.
* At the point of referral, gathering relevant information regarding previous and current input from health and social care services.
* Carrying out a range of non-standardised and standardised assessments and interpreting a range of factors relating to the child or young person's condition; focusing on access to education.
* Providing reports to referrers and other agencies involved in the child/young person's care and advice on appropriate differentiation of and access to the curriculum.
* Plan, create, and deliver a wide range of tailored interventions and/or therapy programmes where direct SaLT input is indicated and effectively hand over prescribed programmes through training and modelling with teaching staff, parents, and carers.
* To maintain effective liaison with all partners e.g. parents/carers, professionals in Education, Health, Social Care, and other Services with particular regard to Safeguarding and best practice.
* To monitor and record child or young person's progress and effectiveness of intervention through goal setting, outcome measurement, and evaluation of practice and to communicate these with key stakeholders.
* Collaboration with a range of partner agencies to create effective transition support for specific children and young people.
* Promotion of effective inclusion of children and young people into all aspects of the school curriculum.
* To attend and contribute to team meetings as required.
Training and Development Responsibility
* To be aware of changing trends in treatment and promote Evidence Based Practice; embedding this into own specialist area of work in order to provide the highest standard of care to service users.
* Embedding legislative change and key developments relating to improved outcomes for children and young people with SLCN.
* To participate in clinical audit, service development activities, and research programmes as required.
* To engage with continual professional development as identified through managerial and clinical supervision and appraisal, including attending training and courses as agreed.
* To comply with the Cognus Limited mandatory training requirements.
* As part of the therapies team to plan, deliver, and evaluate training sessions for schools and educational providers.
Person Specification
* - Educated to degree level or equivalent
* - Relevant qualifications including registration with HCPC
* - Ability to prioritise and deliver results to high standards
* - Excellent organisational skills
* - Leads others by setting a positive example in line with company values and acts as a role model
* - Experience as a paediatric speech and language therapist
* - Adherence to RCSLT and HCPC policies and procedures
* - Decisive with problem-solving skills
* - Is committed to safeguarding and protection of children
* - Honours and upholds the Company's Equal Opportunities Policy, Dignity at Work Policy, Safeguarding and Protection of Children Policy, Health and Safety Policy, and Data Protection Policy at all times.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£42,301.88 to £50,245.12 a year Inclusive of HCAS
Contract
Permanent
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