Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Do you want a full-time permanent job where you can make a difference in the lives of young people?
I am recruiting a CARING and PASSIONATE Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join a for Young Adults with Learning Disabilities and complex needs. The service, which is located near Royston, Cambridgeshire, and is CQC-rated OUTSTANDING supports adults aged 18+
The service is looking for candidates with a caring nature and the ability to have fun and engage with the people they support. Set within 14 acres the service offers a supportive living and learning environment for young adults with severe and profound learning difficulties and complex health needs. With specialist facilities and a focus on promoting independence, supporting each of our young services through the transition from education into adulthood with a focus on person-centred programmes to promote independence

• Job Title: Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
• Salary: £37,669 - £44,699
• Location: Near Royston, Cambridgeshire
• Hours: Full-time 40 hours a week 52 weeks a year
• Contract Type: Permanent

Benefits of the Specialist Speech and Language Therapist:

• 33 days holiday a year
• Full training and continued support
• Life assurance and pension
• Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more
• Bike to work scheme
• Perk box - access to shopping discounts
• Free Parking
• Free lunch when on shift
• Successful candidates for this role will require an enhanced DBS check - paid for by us.
• Refer a friend scheme - earn up to £#####
• Company sick pay
• Lease car scheme

As a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, you will be responsible for the following:

• Manage and prioritise a caseload including communication and dysphagia needs
• Carry out comprehensive communication, swallowing, eating and drinking assessments
• Provide advice on suitability and therapy needs of prospective students
• Provide individual aims for communication and eating and drinking as part of the MDT for Individual Education Plans
• Provide individual programmes for communication, assistive technology, swallowing and feeding
• Deliver speech and language interventions to individuals, small groups or within the classroom as required
• Maintain concise clinical recording in accordance with professional guidelines
• Monitor eating and drinking support practice and provide training as required
• Promote Total Communication practice across the service
• Work with staff and family members to ensure consistent, joined up communication support
• Attend and contribute to reviews, providing written reports where required
• Make onward referrals for specialist assessment or advice in respect of AAC or dysphagia
• Provide induction and individualised training as required
• Supervise and line manage speech and language therapy assistant(s)
• Work within professional boundaries and seek guidance where required

Skills and Qualifications:

• Speech and Language Therapy degree at graduate or masters level
• Certificate to practise Speech and Language Therapy
• Registered member of RCSLT and HCPC
• Post-graduate dysphagia training
• Competencies at Level C of RCSLT Eating, Drinking and Swallowing Competency Framework (EDSCF)
• Requirement to undertake relevant learning, continued professional development and clinical supervision as required by RCSLT and HCPC
• Willingness to maintain clinical links with relevant clinical groups to develop specialist expertise and knowledge relating to the role (such as dysphagia and AAC groups)

Knowledge:

• Person-centred approaches to support
• Legislation relating to consent and restrictive practice within the Mental Capacity Act
• Positive behaviour support planning and interventions
• AAC systems and approaches
• IDDSI, dysphagia interventions and feeding issues relating to this caseload

Experience:

• Working with children and young people with SEND, PMLD and ASD
• Working with children and young people with complex communication, swallowing and feeding needs
• Working with hi and lo-tech AAC systems
• Delivering provision through EHCP process
• Working in early years, school, college or residential settings
• Working with a dysphagia caseload
• Working within a multi-disciplinary team

Can you provide the best specialist support to the people within this service whilst inspiring them to live happy, healthy, and meaningful lives whilst having a whole lot of fun?