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Salary- Annual Salary: £37,669 - £44,699
- Location: Royston, Hertfordshire
- Job Type: Full-time
We are looking for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our interdisciplinary team at a highly specialist learning environment. This role is ideal for a versatile professional who can provide individualised communication and dysphagia support to our students with a range of needs including autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, and associated difficulties.
Day to Day of the role:- Manage and prioritise a caseload, including communication and dysphagia needs.
- Conduct comprehensive communication, swallowing, eating, and drinking assessments.
- Provide advice on suitability and therapy needs of prospective students.
- Develop individual aims for communication and eating and drinking as part of the multidisciplinary team for Individual Education Plans.
- Deliver Speech And Language interventions to individuals, small groups, or within the classroom as required.
- Maintain concise clinical recording in accordance with professional guidelines.
- Monitor eating and drinking support practice and provide training as required.
- Promote Total Communication practice across the service.
- Work with staff and family members to ensure consistent, joined-up communication support.
- Attend and contribute to reviews, providing written reports where required.
- Make onward referrals for specialist assessment or advice in respect of AAC or dysphagia.
- Provide induction and individualised training as required.
- Supervise and line manage Speech And Language Therapy assistant(s).
- Working with children and young people with SEND, PMLD and ASD
- Working with children and young people with complex communication, swallowing and feeding needs
- Working with hi and lo-tech AAC systems
- Delivering provision through EHCP process
- Working in early years, school, college or residential settings
- Working with a dysphagia caseload
- Working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Opportunities for meaningful career development.
- Fully funded training and qualifications.
- Life assurance.
- Pension plan.
- Perk Box - offering high street discounts.
- Employee assistance programme.
- Bike to work scheme.
- Car lease scheme.
To apply for the Speech and Language Therapist position, please submit your CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this role.
