Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Location: Meldreth, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border
Salary: £48,110 – £54,766 per annum (dependent on experience)
Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Are you an experienced Speech and Language Therapist looking for a specialist role where you can make a real impact? This is an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated multi-disciplinary team, supporting children, young people and young adults with complex communication and dysphagia needs.

The Role

This position offers a varied and rewarding caseload, working across specialist education and residential settings for individuals aged 6 to 30 years with moderate to profound learning disabilities (MLD-PMLD), autism, ADHD and associated complex medical and sensory needs. You will be responsible for:

• Managing and prioritising a caseload including communication and dysphagia needs
• Conducting comprehensive assessments for communication, eating and drinking support
• Developing individual therapy programmes for communication, assistive technology, swallowing and feeding
• Delivering therapy interventions to individuals, small groups or within the classroom
• Providing training and guidance to staff and families to support total communication strategies
• Supervising and line managing a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant
• Working closely with an interdisciplinary team, contributing to EHCPs and individual education plans

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• A degree or master’s in Speech and Language Therapy
• HCPC and RCSLT registration
• Post-graduate dysphagia training and competencies at Level C of the RCSLT Eating, Drinking and Swallowing Competency Framework (EDSCF)
• Experience supporting children and young people with SEND, PMLD, ASD and complex communication needs
• Knowledge of AAC systems, positive behaviour support, IDDSI and dysphagia interventions
• Experience working within education, residential or early years settings and delivering provision through the EHCP process

What’s on Offer?

• Opportunities for meaningful career development with fully funded training and qualifications
• Life assurance and an enhanced pension scheme
• Access to Perk Box, offering high street discounts
• Employee assistance programme for wellbeing and support
• Bike to work and car lease schemes

If you are passionate about delivering individualised, specialist speech and language therapy and want to be part of a supportive and forward-thinking team, we’d love to hear from you!

Apply today!

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