Speech and Language Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Newly Qualified Speech & Language Therapist Salary:To be discussed at interview Permanent:Full time 52 weeks of the year Location: Hill House School, Lymington

In line with our exciting plans for transformation and growth and the delivery of outstanding care for our children and young people, we are now looking to appoint NQ Speech & Language Therapists, to work across a number of our Specialist Educational services.

Who we are

The Cambian Group, part of the CareTech family of companies, is one of the largest providers of specialist Education and Care services for children and young people in the UK, delivering across Special Education Schools and Colleges, Residential Care Homes and a Therapeutic Fostering Service.

Our SEN Services are committed to improving the educational outcomes of all our children and young adults, providing support for children with Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, severe learning disabilities, challenging behaviours and complex needs. We support our students from the age of 7 to the Transition Pathway, delivering specialist primary, secondary schools further education services.

What we offer

You will be part of a bespoke Newly Qualified Practitioner Pathway working with guidance and supervision as part of an established network of innovative and dynamic SLTs that have a great sense of fun! We offer training and early careers planning opportunities that can see your career grow and you achieve your career aspirations.

You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes Psychologist, Occupational Therapists, Nursing, Psychiatry, Care and Education staff. You will have opportunities to be part of the provision development and contribute to the improvement Speech & Language Therapy service.

You will be someone with a genuine desire to help others and learn from some of the most dedicated and inspirational people in our profession. We thrive on being creative and using our initiative to create person centred therapy that is engaging and part of evidenced based practice. Completing an assessment is just the start of the journey of you working with our young people. You will be able to experience actually delivery the therapy and form an integral part of the young persons journey. Young people get to know who you are and how you can help them.

Job Role

As a Speech and Language Therapist, you will work with a range of individuals to maximise their potential and to enable them to enjoy the best possible quality of life as part of a multidisciplinary team and support the implementation of the therapeutic approach across the environment.

You will be supporting with individuals to assess communication needs in a range of environments, implementing high and low tech AAC systems based on the outcome of assessment and provide functional targets and recommendations to aid day-to-day communicative success.

You will respond to referrals and be responsible for ensuring an inclusive communication environment is maintained, audits are completed and the RCSLT 5 good communication standards are utilised.

About You

The successful candidate for this role will have a degree or a postgraduate diploma in Speech and Language Therapy (or equivalent) and be or eligible to registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC). You will be able to use your initiative and be a self-motivated individual that can work as part of a team as well as autonomously. You will have experience working with individuals that have Learning Disabilities and/or Autism Spectrum Disorders and preferably have experiences with AAC approaches.

In return we offer:

Full support from a multidisciplinary team Regular Clinical supervision Peer Group working Developmental opportunities Research opportunities & projects Internal/external training on new initiatives 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (with increments for the length of service included) - Pro Rata

Note:

Successful candidates will need to meet the person specification in order to be offered this post.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and we are committed to safeguarding and protecting the people within our care. Therefore, the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and an offer of employment will be subject to successful clearance.

Person Specification

General Requirements

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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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Cambian Group

Address

Hill House School

Rope Hill

Boldre

Lymington

Hampshire

SO41 8NE

Employer's website

https://www.cambiangroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)