Job responsibilities
POSITION -Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
DIVISION -Cognus Therapies
BUSINESS UNIT -Speech and Language Therapy
REPORTS TO -Therapy Lead Speech and Language Therapist
RESPONSIBLE FOR -
- Overseeing and delivering provision for pupils with speech and language needs in mainstream settings and/ or Specialist SEND provisions / bases/ Post-16
- Liaising with Head Teachers, SENDCos, staff and parents to promote best outcomes
GRADE/PAY:Band 6 Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist,£44,660.21 to £53,046.29 FTE per annum inclusive of HCAS.Contract for either full time or pro-rata / term time only plus 2 4 weeks.
LOCATIONS:London Borough of Sutton and surrounding areas
JOB
SUMMARY:
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.
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.
Raising awareness of the
needs of and strategies available for children and young people with SLCN.
PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTABILITIES:
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 childrens / young peoples
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 persons
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 children and 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.
GENERIC OBJECTIVES:
Contribute to Cognus Limiteds business objectives at the appropriate
level by ensuring every child matters and has access to education and learning
opportunities, including:
a)
Health and safety
b)
Safeguarding and
protection of children
c)
Equal opportunities
and management of diversity
d)
Data protection
e)
Outstanding
Customer care
GENERAL:
SAFER RECRUITMENT:
Cognus is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and
young people that it works with. An offer of employment is subject to safer
recruitment practices which include an enhanced DBS check, two professional
references acceptable to Cognus Limited, proof of qualifications, proof of
right to work in the UK, proof of personal address and employment history
covering 5 years and, fitness to work with children (occupational health
assessment). These checks must have been completed prior to commencement of
employment. We have a range of policies
and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices
across the organisation.
PROCESSING OF DATA:
a)
You (the
employee) consent to the holding and processing of personal data provided by
you to the Company (the Company) for all purposes relating to your
employment, but not limited to administering and maintaining personnel records,
paying and reviewing salary and other remuneration and benefits, undertaking
performance appraisals and reviews, the compulsory Disclosure and Baring
Services check (DBS) details in line with its statutory responsibility to
safeguard and protect children and vulnerable service users; maintaining
sickness and other absence records and taking decisions as to your fitness for
work.
b)
You hereby
acknowledge and agree that the Company may, in the course of its general and
statutory duties as an employer be required to disclose personal data relating
to you for legislative purposes during or after the end of your employment. This does not affect your statutory rights
under the General Data Protection Regulation 2018.
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT:
a)
During the course
of your employment, you will have access to and knowledge of Company
confidential information and trade secrets.
b)
Disclosure of any
of this confidential information and/or trade secrets could have serious
financial consequences and/or create serious competitive disadvantages for the
Company. There may be material damage, financial or otherwise, deliberate or
otherwise, to the Companys legitimate business interest.
c)
Under the terms of
this confidentiality agreement, you agree to keep secret and shall not at any
time, either during employment or post-employment, use, communicate or reveal
to any person any trade secret or confidential information relating to the Company
or any Associated Company.
d)
You are aware of
the Companys policies in relation to compliance with the General Data
Protection Regulation and undertake to act in accordance with these at all
times. Any breach of these policies will be dealt with under the Companys
disciplinary procedure and action taken can include dismissal without notice.
This job description and person specification outlines the summary of
key accountabilities and is not an exhaustive list of duties and, is subject to
periodical review and changes in line with the business needs.
