Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Band 6)

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Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Band 6)

Cognus LimitedWallington, Surrey

2 days ago

Salary

£42,301.88–£50,245.12 yearly

Job type

Permanent

Job description

Job summary

We arecurrently expanding the size of our therapies team by recruiting speech andlanguage therapists to support the rise of statutory speech and languagetherapy provision across the London Borough of Sutton. In addition to this, weare looking to increase the number of permanent staff within our team.

CognusTherapies are a thriving multidisciplinary team of speech and languagetherapists, occupational therapists, teachers, practitioners and therapyassistants who support children and young people aged 4 25 years inmainstream schools, colleges, and specialist settings within the London Boroughof Sutton and surrounding boroughs. We work with children and young people witha variety of special educational needs, Autism, Deafness, Down Syndrome,Developmental Language Disorder, PMLD, MLD, Dyslexia and many more andencourage all our therapists to gain experience and expertise across a range ofspecialisms.

CognusTherapies is owned by the London Borough of Sutton and forms part of CognusLimited who are the providers for special educational needs services within theborough.

CognusTherapies provides a robust supervision framework with all posts receivingManagerial and Clinical Supervision. Regular time is allocated for ContinuingProfessional Development.

Allapplicants are required to hold a registration with the Health CareProfessionals Council (HCPC) and the Royal College of Speech andLanguage Therapists (RCSLT).

Owntransport an advantage but not essential.

Main duties of the job

Working within a multidisciplinary team of speechtherapists and occupational therapists, the post holder will have theopportunity to work in local schools and colleges across the 4 years to 25years age range or with a smaller age range within this.

Advising and supporting local schools / settingswith children and young people with Speech, Language & Communication Needs (SLCN)including a possible cohort with ASD or PMLD and SLCN; to manage their caseload toensure that intended outcomes are delivered within agreed service standards.

Raisingawareness of the needs of and strategies available for children and youngpeople with SLCN.

About us

You will give us great commitment and inreturn we offer an excellent package including :

i)Workplace pension scheme 4% to 8%matched contributions

ii)28 days annual leave pro rata (plus BankHolidays)

iii)Regular manager support and supervision

iv)Hybrid and flexible working

v) Staff benefits package, currentlyincluding Employee Assistance Programme, Perkbox and (upon completion ofprobation) Sovereign Healthcare Cashback plans

vi) Staff EDI group and Mental Health First Aiders tosupport wellbeing and inclusion

vii)Cognus Coaching Programmes

viii)An ambitious culture with friendly and supportive colleagues

We also offer the following benefits for thispost :

Access to highly skilled clinical leads
Access to a wide range of clinical resources
Complete preceptorship programme with highly skilled clinicalsupervisors
RCSLT and HCPC registrations paid

Job description

Job responsibilities

To personallyundertake a case load of referrals to include :

Visiting and assessing children and youngpeople with SLCN.

To appropriately identify service provision inline with child and young persons needs at specialist, targeted or universallevel of support.

Delivery of specialist programmes on anindividual and / or small group basis.

Offering advice to parents and carers as wellas teaching staff at a targeted or universal level.

Maintaining childrens / young peoplesrecords to a high standard.

SpecificDuties :

To advise andsupport school staff on the education of children and young people with SLCNincluding :

Screening andprioritising new referrals in order to determine the need and level of therapyprovision required in line with service criteria.

At the point of referral, gathering relevantinformation regarding previous and current input from health and social careservices.

Carrying out a range of non-standardised andstandardised assessments and interpreting a range of factors relating to thechild or young persons condition; focusing on access to education.

Providing reports to referrers and other agenciesinvolved in the child / young persons care and advice on appropriatedifferentiation of and access to the curriculum.

Plan, create and deliver a wide rangeof tailored interventions and / or therapy programmes where direct SaLT input isindicated and effectively hand over prescribed programmes through training andmodelling with teaching staff, parents and carers.

To maintaineffective liaison with all partners parents / carers, professionals inEducation, Health, Social Care and other Services with particular regard toSafeguarding and best practice

To monitor and record child oryoung persons progress and effectiveness ofintervention through goal setting, outcome measurement and evaluation ofpractice and to communicate these with key stakeholders.

Collaborationwith a range of partner agencies to create effective transition support forspecific children and young people.

Promotion ofeffective inclusion of children and young people into all aspects of the schoolcurriculum.

To attend andcontribute to team meetings as required.

Training andDevelopment Responsibility

To be aware ofchanging trends in treatment and promote Evidence Based Practice; embeddingthis into own specialist area of work in order to provide the highest standardof care to service users.

Embeddinglegislative change and key developments relating to improved outcomes forchildren and young people with SLCN.

To participatein clinical audit, service development activities and research programmes asrequired.

To engage withcontinual professional development as identified through managerial andclinical supervision and appraisal, including attending training and courses asagreed.

To comply withthe Cognus Limited mandatory training requirements.

As part of thetherapies team to plan, deliver and evaluate training sessions for schools andeducational providers.

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.