Children's Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Make a real difference to children and young people across South Gloucestershire.

The Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service is looking for a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapists to join our friendly and supportive mainstream schools team.

You'll work with children and young people with a range of speech, language and communication needs, delivering assessment, advice and therapy across a variety of mainstream school settings in South Gloucestershire.

We are a welcoming and collaborative service providing Speech and Language Therapy across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Our team is passionate about supporting staff development and wellbeing, offering:

• Regular clinical training and CPD opportunities
• A buddy system for new starters
• Regular line management and supervision
• Whole team and smaller locality meetings
• A large, experienced team with opportunities for progression and internal development

This role offers the chance to build strong relationships with schools, families and wider professionals while making a meaningful impact on children's communication and learning outcomes.

As the role involves travelling between schools across a wide geographical area, access to a vehicle would be highly beneficial.

We currently have two full-time vacancies available:

• 1 full time Permanent Position
• 1 full time Fixed-Term Position (12 months)

We are open to part time hours.

• Work autonomously to deliver high-quality, evidence-based assessments and interventions for children and young people, including those with complex needs.
• Use advanced clinical reasoning skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate child-centred interventions using an evidence-based approach.
• Analyse assessment findings in depth to identify appropriate specialist interventions, develop programmes of care and contribute to differential diagnoses where required.
• Demonstrate clinical effectiveness through evidence-based practice, clear care planning and the use of outcome measures.
• Provide education and advice to children, young people, families and carers about their condition and the role of therapy services, working collaboratively with other professionals.
• Identify the needs of children and young people and actively involve them, alongside their families and carers, in treatment planning and goal setting, recognising the impact of recommendations on family life and daily routines.
• Deliver specialist advice, teaching, training and demonstrations to carers, schools and colleagues to ensure therapeutic recommendations are effectively embedded into everyday activities and routines.
• Work across a range of community settings, including homes, and schools, in line with clinical need
• Manage and prioritise a varied caseload effectively, ensuring workloads are organised in accordance with service priorities and clinical need.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

• BSc Hons Speech and Language Therapy
• HCPC Registration

• Sound understanding of the SEND code of Practice
• Experience of working with children with complex needs
• Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner e.g., caseload management, prioritising cases, effective organisation and time management skills
• Experience of working as part of a Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT)
• Experience of providing specialist support to children with complex motor and / or communication needs
• Experience of providing specialist support to children with eating and drinking difficulties
• Experience of providing training to staff members
• Experience of working with / in schools

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.

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro rata

Permanent

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working