Newly Qualified Speech and Language Therapist

Job summary

This role has a competitive starting salary of £33,103 per annum for 36 hours per week across 42 weeks per year (term time + 3 weeks of holiday working), pro-rata to £35,730.

We are excited to be finalising our Newly Qualified Practitioner cohort for 2025!

If you are about to graduate with a degree in Speech and Language Therapy, and are keen to begin your journey to Autonomous Practitioner with a strong group of NQPs, then look at joining our supportive South West Speech and Language Therapy team! We work across schools in the Guildford and Waverley area with an office base in Woking. We operate a hybrid work style including regular visits to schools and other offices.

Rewards and Benefits

• We pay your RCSLT membership & HCPC fees
• Flexible working with mobile and agile working solutions
• Comprehensive clinical supervision programme including a buddy, 1:1 meetings with line manager (weekly for NQP's for the first 3 months moving to monthly over the first year, at your pace), extensive training opportunities, access to clinical effectiveness, case study, and NQP / Band 5 groups, termly study days, encouragement to join and attend CEN's relating to practice
• A mixed and varied caseload across settings and age groups
• Termly themed study days
• Enhanced support to take you through your competencies
• Extensive Employee Assistance Programme
• Up to 5 days of carers leave per year
• 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
• A generous local government salary related pension

Main duties of the job

The role of a Speech and Language Therapist is varied and no two days will be the same, however you can expect to be involved with the following:

• Clinical decision making in conjunction with school staff and evidence-based practice, around the level of support needed to achieve the best possible outcome for the Children and Young People (CYP) on your defined caseload
• Working with Assistants, setting targets for the CYP you are jointly supporting and monitoring the delivery and outcomes of their work
• Assessment, advice and intervention for CYP with a range of SLCN within your caseload
• Prioritisation and caseload management

About us

Our large and friendly team of Speech & Language Therapists (SLTs) and Speech & Language Therapy Assistants work across mainstream and special schools. We are part of the Council's offer to support children with Additional Needs and Disabilities, working collaboratively with the Inclusion and Additional Needs Team and other areas like Educational Psychology and Specialist Teaching.

Our tiered model supports universal, targeted and specialist intervention for children, families and the school workforce; making sure we deliver the right support at the right time to children and young people, with and without EHCPs.

We are a friendly team of dedicated professionals who are passionate about the work we do. If you feel like this could be the place to kick start your career or further develop your therapy skills and knowledge, please do get in touch.