Surrey County Council

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

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Details

Date posted

05 June 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£40,761 to £43,947 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Term time hours

Reference number

surrey//288106/711

Job locations

Woking

Woking

GU22 7QQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

This role has a competitive starting salary of £40,761 per annum (including market supplement), based on 36 hours per week across 42 weeks a year (equivalent to a Band 6 NHS post) pro-rata to £43,996 full-time equivalent. Are you an enthusiastic, qualified Speech and Language Therapist with over 2 years' experience looking to develop your skills in working with school aged children? We can offer great opportunities to join our skilled, supportive and solution-focused team where you will develop the communication skills of children with a range of clinical diagnosis e.g. deafness, developmental language disorder, severe and complex learning difficulties, dysphagia, autism. We are an expanding service with exciting career opportunities where posts can be mixed based on interests. We have posts in:

  • North West Surrey (Woking, Runnymede, Surrey Heath)
  • South West Surrey (Guildford and Waverley)
  • North East Surrey (Spelthorne, Elmbridge, Epsom & Ewell)
  • South East Surrey (Reigate & Banstead and Tandridge)
    • Rewards and Benefits
  • 42-week contract, working across term-time and an additional, flexible 15 days for CPD, project work and supervision activities as well as 10 weeks holiday in non-term time
  • Comprehensive clinical supervision programme including a buddy, 1:1 meetings with line manager, extensive in house training programme and formal external training opportunities, access to clinical effectiveness groups, case study groups and enhanced probation support, termly whole-team study days, encouragement to join and attend CEN's relating to practice
  • Opportunities to develop management skills by taking on line management of assistants or experienced autonomous therapists (NQPs who have completed competencies) and taking students
  • Paid RCSLT membership and HCPC fees
  • An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to support health and wellbeing
  • Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
  • Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
  • A generous local government salary related pension
  • Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
  • 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
  • Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
    • About the Team We are a large team working in mainstream and specialist provisions through primary, secondary and colleges, with some opportunities for a preschool caseload (deafness and complex specialist schools). We aim to deliver the right support at the right time, through assessment and intervention; equipping families and professionals with the skills and resources to work together to support children with SLCN. We offer universal, targeted and specialist support for children, families, and the school workforce; working with children and young people with EHCPs and those at SEN support following Surrey's Graduated Response. We also have a specialist dysphagia service and specialist deaf service. The Specialist Service for deaf children A team of Specialist SLTs provide an innovative service for school-aged deaf children and young people in mainstream schools and 5 Specialist Resource Bases. The team is also commissioned to support preschool deaf children who meet criteria. We have locally defined specialist competencies in relation to deafness with in-house clinical supervision, team meetings and shadowing to share knowledge and expertise. Team members are encouraged to be part of service wide initiatives and contribute to ongoing research and publications. Recent examples include:
  • The multi-disciplinary development of Surrey's BSL offer
  • Implementation of training for mainstream Link SLTs and newly qualified TODs
  • Instigating approaches to capture Pupil Voice and providing support for Surrey's new Preschool Group for deaf children
  • Therapists specialising in deafness belong to the wider Surrey SLT Service and work alongside SLTs and SLT Assistants from other disciplines enabling the development and sharing of clinical skills
    • About the Role Your main duties will include:
  • Clinical decision making around the level of support needed to achieve best possible outcomes
  • Working with assistants, setting targets for the children and young people they are supporting, and monitoring of the delivery and outcomes of their work
  • Assessment, advice and intervention for children with a range of needs
  • Supporting junior members of the team, line managing others and taking on students
    • You will work in partnership with other colleagues to ensure a holistic and child centred approach to identifying and meeting children and young people's needs. Shortlisting Criteria
  • Degree in Speech and Language Therapy and a minimum of 2 years' experience working as an SLT (slightly less with signed off completion of NQP competencies may be considered)
  • Registration with the HCPC and RCSLT and permission to work in the UK
  • Understanding of the English education system including the National Curriculum and SEND code of practice
  • Experience supporting others including newly qualified therapists, assistants, students, work experience placements
  • A range of evidence-based interventions used to support children and young people
  • Working in our specialist deaf service you will need experience of working with deaf children
  • Working in our specialist dysphagia service you will need experience of working with children with eating and swallowing disorders
  • Working in our school based/college service with children needing support with speech, language and communication within a range of diagnoses you will need experience of working within school/college environments and age groups
    • The job advert closes at 23:59 on 02.07.2024 with interviews planned for the following week.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    This role has a competitive starting salary of £40,761 per annum (including market supplement), based on 36 hours per week across 42 weeks a year (equivalent to a Band 6 NHS post) pro-rata to £43,996 full-time equivalent. Are you an enthusiastic, qualified Speech and Language Therapist with over 2 years' experience looking to develop your skills in working with school aged children? We can offer great opportunities to join our skilled, supportive and solution-focused team where you will develop the communication skills of children with a range of clinical diagnosis e.g. deafness, developmental language disorder, severe and complex learning difficulties, dysphagia, autism. We are an expanding service with exciting career opportunities where posts can be mixed based on interests. We have posts in:

  • North West Surrey (Woking, Runnymede, Surrey Heath)
  • South West Surrey (Guildford and Waverley)
  • North East Surrey (Spelthorne, Elmbridge, Epsom & Ewell)
  • South East Surrey (Reigate & Banstead and Tandridge)
    • Rewards and Benefits
  • 42-week contract, working across term-time and an additional, flexible 15 days for CPD, project work and supervision activities as well as 10 weeks holiday in non-term time
  • Comprehensive clinical supervision programme including a buddy, 1:1 meetings with line manager, extensive in house training programme and formal external training opportunities, access to clinical effectiveness groups, case study groups and enhanced probation support, termly whole-team study days, encouragement to join and attend CEN's relating to practice
  • Opportunities to develop management skills by taking on line management of assistants or experienced autonomous therapists (NQPs who have completed competencies) and taking students
  • Paid RCSLT membership and HCPC fees
  • An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to support health and wellbeing
  • Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
  • Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
  • A generous local government salary related pension
  • Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
  • 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
  • Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
    • About the Team We are a large team working in mainstream and specialist provisions through primary, secondary and colleges, with some opportunities for a preschool caseload (deafness and complex specialist schools). We aim to deliver the right support at the right time, through assessment and intervention; equipping families and professionals with the skills and resources to work together to support children with SLCN. We offer universal, targeted and specialist support for children, families, and the school workforce; working with children and young people with EHCPs and those at SEN support following Surrey's Graduated Response. We also have a specialist dysphagia service and specialist deaf service. The Specialist Service for deaf children A team of Specialist SLTs provide an innovative service for school-aged deaf children and young people in mainstream schools and 5 Specialist Resource Bases. The team is also commissioned to support preschool deaf children who meet criteria. We have locally defined specialist competencies in relation to deafness with in-house clinical supervision, team meetings and shadowing to share knowledge and expertise. Team members are encouraged to be part of service wide initiatives and contribute to ongoing research and publications. Recent examples include:
  • The multi-disciplinary development of Surrey's BSL offer
  • Implementation of training for mainstream Link SLTs and newly qualified TODs
  • Instigating approaches to capture Pupil Voice and providing support for Surrey's new Preschool Group for deaf children
  • Therapists specialising in deafness belong to the wider Surrey SLT Service and work alongside SLTs and SLT Assistants from other disciplines enabling the development and sharing of clinical skills
    • About the Role Your main duties will include:
  • Clinical decision making around the level of support needed to achieve best possible outcomes
  • Working with assistants, setting targets for the children and young people they are supporting, and monitoring of the delivery and outcomes of their work
  • Assessment, advice and intervention for children with a range of needs
  • Supporting junior members of the team, line managing others and taking on students
    • You will work in partnership with other colleagues to ensure a holistic and child centred approach to identifying and meeting children and young people's needs. Shortlisting Criteria
  • Degree in Speech and Language Therapy and a minimum of 2 years' experience working as an SLT (slightly less with signed off completion of NQP competencies may be considered)
  • Registration with the HCPC and RCSLT and permission to work in the UK
  • Understanding of the English education system including the National Curriculum and SEND code of practice
  • Experience supporting others including newly qualified therapists, assistants, students, work experience placements
  • A range of evidence-based interventions used to support children and young people
  • Working in our specialist deaf service you will need experience of working with deaf children
  • Working in our specialist dysphagia service you will need experience of working with children with eating and swallowing disorders
  • Working in our school based/college service with children needing support with speech, language and communication within a range of diagnoses you will need experience of working within school/college environments and age groups
    • The job advert closes at 23:59 on 02.07.2024 with interviews planned for the following week.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

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    Experience

    Essential

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    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • Please see further below the full job description for this role which outlines roles and responsibilities.

    Experience

    Essential

    • Please see further below the full job description for this role which outlines roles and responsibilities.

    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

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    Additional information

    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

    Surrey County Council

    Address

    Woking

    Woking

    GU22 7QQ


    Employer's website

    https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/jobs (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer details

    Employer name

    Surrey County Council

    Address

    Woking

    Woking

    GU22 7QQ


    Employer's website

    https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/jobs (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer contact details

    For questions about the job, contact:

    Recruitment Attraction Consultant

    Tamsin Sawyer

    tamsin.sawyer@surreycc.gov.uk

    07812477160

    Details

    Date posted

    05 June 2024

    Pay scheme

    Other

    Salary

    £40,761 to £43,947 a year

    Contract

    Permanent

    Working pattern

    Term time hours

    Reference number

    surrey//288106/711

    Job locations

    Woking

    Woking

    GU22 7QQ


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