Job summary
We are seeking enthusiastic speech and
language therapists to join our friendly and supportive team. Collaborative
working is an important part of the role. This is an exciting opportunity to be
part of a dynamic team providing innovative therapy interventions following
evidence-based practise and an embedded model of therapy in order to best
support the pupils needs.
Cognus Therapies is owned by the
London Borough of Sutton and forms part of Cognus Limited who are the providers
for special educational needs services within the borough.
Cognus Therapies provides a robust
supervision framework with all posts receiving Managerial and Clinical
Supervision. Regular time is allocated for Continuing Professional Development.
All applicants are required to hold a
registration with the Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC) and the Royal
College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT).
Main duties of the job
Cognus Therapies are a thriving
multidisciplinary team of speech and language therapists, occupational
therapists, teachers, practitioners and therapy assistants who support children
and young people aged 4 25 years in mainstream schools, colleges, and
specialist settings within the London Borough of Sutton and surrounding
boroughs. We work with children and young people with a variety of special
educational needs, e.g. Autism, Deafness, Down Syndrome, Developmental Language
Disorder, PMLD, MLD, Dyslexia and many more and encourage all our therapists to
gain experience and expertise across a Range of specialisms.
JOB SUMMARY
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Working within a
multidisciplinary team of speech therapists and occupational therapists, the
post holder will have the opportunity to work in local schools and colleges
across the 4 years to 25 years age range or with a smaller age range within
this.
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Advising and supporting
local schools / settings with children and young people with Speech, Language
& Communication Needs (SLCN) including a possible cohort with ASD or PMLD
and SLCN; to manage their caseload to ensure that intended
outcomes are delivered within agreed service standards.
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Raising awareness of the
needs of and strategies available for children and young people with SLCN.
About us
Cognus Limited is a Local Authority Traded Company,
which is commissioned by the London Borough of Sutton to provide education
services to early years providers, mainstream schools and specialist education
settings in Sutton. Wholly owned by the local authority, we deliver a wide
range of high-quality services to deliver excellent practice that improve the
lives of children, young people, and families in Sutton and beyond.
You will give us great commitment and in
return we offer an excellent package including:
i)
Salary of £43,359.42 - £51,501.25 per annum (Cognus
Band 3 to 4)
ii)
Workplace pension scheme 4% to 8%
matched contributions
iii)
28 days annual leave pro rata
(plus Bank Holidays)
iv)
Regular manager support and
supervision
v)
Hybrid and flexible working
vi)
Staff benefits package, currently
including Employee Assistance Programme, Perkbox and (upon completion of
probation) Sovereign Healthcare Cashback plans [Cognus reserves the right to
adjust these additional discretionary benefits to improve quality of their
services provided, maintain affordability for the Company and to ensure
benefits remain fit for purpose with staff needs.]
vii)
Staff EDI group and Mental Health First Aiders to support
wellbeing and inclusion
viii)
Cognus Coaching Programmes
ix)
An ambitious culture with friendly and supportive
colleagues
Job description
Job responsibilities
To personally
undertake a case load of referrals to include:
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Visiting and assessing children and young
people with SLCN.
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To appropriately identify service provision in
line with child and young persons needs at specialist, targeted or universal
level of support.
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Delivery of specialist programmes on an
individual and/or small group basis.
-
Offering advice to parents and carers as well
as teaching staff at a targeted or universal level.
-
Maintaining children's and young people's records to a high standard.
Specific
Duties:
To advise and
support school staff on the education of children and young people with SLCN
including:
-
Screening and
prioritising new referrals in order to determine the need and level of therapy
provision required in line with service criteria.
-
At the point of referral, gathering relevant
information regarding previous and current input from health and social care
services.
-
Carrying out a range of non-standardised and
standardised assessments and interpreting a range of factors relating to the child or young person's condition; focusing on access to education.
-
Providing reports to referrers and other agencies
involved in the child/young persons' care and advice on appropriate
differentiation of and access to the curriculum.
-
Plan, create and deliver a wide range
of tailored interventions and/ or therapy programmes where direct SaLT input is
indicated and effectively hand over prescribed programmes through training and
modelling with teaching staff, parents and carers.
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To maintain
effective liaison with all partners e.g. parents/ carers, professionals in
Education, Health, Social Care and other Services with particular regard to
Safeguarding and best practice.
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To monitor and record child or young persons' progress and effectiveness of
intervention through goal setting, outcome measurement and evaluation of
practice and to communicate these with key stakeholders.
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Collaboration
with a range of partner agencies to create effective transition support for
specific children and young people.
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Promotion of
effective inclusion of children and young people into all aspects of the school curriculum.
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To attend and
contribute to team meetings as required.
Training and
Development Responsibility
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To be aware of
changing trends in treatment and promote Evidence Based Practice; embedding
this into own specialist area of work in order to provide the highest standard
of care to service users.
-
Embedding
legislative change and key developments relating to improved outcomes for young people with SLCN.
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To participate
in clinical audit, service development activities and research programmes as
required.
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To engage with
continual professional development as identified through managerial and
clinical supervision and appraisal, including attending training and courses as
agreed.
-
To comply with
the Cognus Limited mandatory training requirements.
-
As part of the
therapies team to plan, deliver and evaluate training sessions for schools and
educational providers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To personally
undertake a case load of referrals to include:
-
Visiting and assessing children and young
people with SLCN.
-
To appropriately identify service provision in
line with child and young persons needs at specialist, targeted or universal
level of support.
-
Delivery of specialist programmes on an
individual and/or small group basis.
-
Offering advice to parents and carers as well
as teaching staff at a targeted or universal level.
-
Maintaining children's and young people's records to a high standard.
Specific
Duties:
To advise and
support school staff on the education of children and young people with SLCN
including:
-
Screening and
prioritising new referrals in order to determine the need and level of therapy
provision required in line with service criteria.
-
At the point of referral, gathering relevant
information regarding previous and current input from health and social care
services.
-
Carrying out a range of non-standardised and
standardised assessments and interpreting a range of factors relating to the child or young person's condition; focusing on access to education.
-
Providing reports to referrers and other agencies
involved in the child/young persons' care and advice on appropriate
differentiation of and access to the curriculum.
-
Plan, create and deliver a wide range
of tailored interventions and/ or therapy programmes where direct SaLT input is
indicated and effectively hand over prescribed programmes through training and
modelling with teaching staff, parents and carers.
-
To maintain
effective liaison with all partners e.g. parents/ carers, professionals in
Education, Health, Social Care and other Services with particular regard to
Safeguarding and best practice.
-
To monitor and record child or young persons' progress and effectiveness of
intervention through goal setting, outcome measurement and evaluation of
practice and to communicate these with key stakeholders.
-
Collaboration
with a range of partner agencies to create effective transition support for
specific children and young people.
-
Promotion of
effective inclusion of children and young people into all aspects of the school curriculum.
-
To attend and
contribute to team meetings as required.
Training and
Development Responsibility
-
To be aware of
changing trends in treatment and promote Evidence Based Practice; embedding
this into own specialist area of work in order to provide the highest standard
of care to service users.
-
Embedding
legislative change and key developments relating to improved outcomes for young people with SLCN.
-
To participate
in clinical audit, service development activities and research programmes as
required.
-
To engage with
continual professional development as identified through managerial and
clinical supervision and appraisal, including attending training and courses as
agreed.
-
To comply with
the Cognus Limited mandatory training requirements.
-
As part of the
therapies team to plan, deliver and evaluate training sessions for schools and
educational providers.
Person Specification
Person Specification
Essential
- - Educated to degree level or equivalent
- - Relevant qualifications including registration with HCPC
- - Ability to prioritise and deliver results to high standards
- - Excellent organisational skills
- - Excellent communication skills
- - Leads others by setting a positive example in line with company values and acts as a role model
- - Experience as a paediatric speech and language therapist
- - Adherence to RCSLT and HCPC policies and procedures
- - Decisive with problem-solving skills
- - Is committed to safeguarding and protection of children
- - Honours and upholds the Company's Equal Opportunities Policy, Dignity at Work Policy, Safeguarding and Protection of Children Policy, Health and Safety Policy and Data Protection Policy at all times.
Person Specification
Person Specification
Essential
- - Educated to degree level or equivalent
- - Relevant qualifications including registration with HCPC
- - Ability to prioritise and deliver results to high standards
- - Excellent organisational skills
- - Excellent communication skills
- - Leads others by setting a positive example in line with company values and acts as a role model
- - Experience as a paediatric speech and language therapist
- - Adherence to RCSLT and HCPC policies and procedures
- - Decisive with problem-solving skills
- - Is committed to safeguarding and protection of children
- - Honours and upholds the Company's Equal Opportunities Policy, Dignity at Work Policy, Safeguarding and Protection of Children Policy, Health and Safety Policy and Data Protection Policy at all times.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
