Senior Speech and Language Therapist

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It doesn't have to be! Have a better work/life balance and come and work for Outcomes First Group!

Job Title: Senior Speech and Language Therapist

Location: Hillingdon Manor School, London

Salary: up to £50,000 per annum, (DOE) plus £2000 Training Allowance

Hours: 36.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri, 8:30am-4:30pm

Contract: Permanent

We understand the value of helping our employees to achieve their Continued Professional Development goals and offer a £2000 training allowance to allow you to complete role specific training tailored to your individual requirements.

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Speech and Language Therapist to join our in-house Clinical Team, at Hillingdon Manor School based in London. Working collaboratively with the sites, you will deliver bespoke assessment and intervention plans for secondary aged Autistic pupils with associated needs such as developmental trauma, ADHD and SEMH needs.

You will be responsible for holding the Speech and Language therapy caseload at Hillingdon Manor School. With the full support of our well-established and knowledgeable Clinical network and growing Clinical Team, you will also contribute to staff training. Both a challenging and rewarding role, this position would suit a resilient and enthusiastic individual, with a therapeutic approach and the ability to make decisions, as well as manage their own workload. This is an exciting and innovative time for Hillingdon Manor School so please get in touch to find out more.

Working within overall framework of the service policies and procedures, you will be supporting the integration of the specific service in the day to day running of each provision ie, standardised assessments and clinical services. A key aspect of the role will be to deliver the wellbeing and clinical rainbow strategy at a universal and enhanced specialist level to support our wider teams in meeting our pupils' needs in line with set Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

Our well-established Clinical Team, maintain a nurturing environment where our pupils can flourish, always putting them at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and our pupils are heard, respected and involved in decisions that affect them wherever possible. With this in mind, we are looking for a Senior Speech and Language Therapist who shares our vision; to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable people in the UK to be happy and to make their way in the world.

Location: Hillingdon Manor School, London

Hillingdon Manor School

About the Group

Outcomes First Group is the largest independent provider of special needs education and care. We are a vital part of local communities in England, Scotland and Wales with a renowned reputation for quality and positive outcomes for the people we educate and care for.

We are really proud to say that in 2023, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a Great Place to Work' for the fourth year running.

Our divisional brands include Acorn Education and Care and Options Autism.

For more information on the group please visit: https://www.outcomesfirstgroup.co.uk/

Essential Criteria:

• Recognised Speech & Language Therapy degree
• Valid and up to date HCPC Registration
• Registered member of RCSLT
• Previous experience of paid or voluntary work within an autism, trauma or complex needs setting
• Clear and concise report writing relating to clinical and research activities
• Ability to work independently
• Experience within the specialist client group. (complex communication issues relating to autism, including language disorder, dyspraxia, sensory impairment, learning disabilities/difficulties and associated challenging behaviour)
• Experience of multi-professional work with teams or services within the designated speciality preferred

For further information on this role please refer the Job Description and Person Specification attached. To discuss this role in more detail, please contact: sarah.attwell@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:

• £2,000 training allowance
• 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
• Work 4 days but be paid for 5* -.subject to T&C's

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And that's not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.

Job ID: 234857

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