JOIN OUR DEDICATED TEAM WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE DIRECTLY TRANSFORMS YOUNG LIVES THROUGH SPECIALIST SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join our Special Schools & ARPs team to work across 3 provisions with both primary and secondary aged CYP, in the borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. The post includes the opportunity to work with a neurodiverse caseload and with CYP with a variety of profiles including supporting young people with severe learning difficulties including profound and multiple learning difficulties.
The post provides the opportunity to implement a wide range of therapeutic approaches and interventions in collaboration with education partners. Through joint planning and delivery of interventions in the classroom and through support to families you will ensure that SLT input has a functional impact for the pupils you support.
For further info on working in our Team, please take a look at our recruitment video: CLCH S&L Recruitment - YouTube

BENEFITS:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme (only available for Band 5 and up)
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career
  To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
  Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Benefits:

• Flexitime

Work Location: In perso

• Providing a specialist service to children attending special schools with Speech/Language and communication needs (SLCN) working closely with parents/carers, and staff to enable children to develop their speech, language and communication skills and to access the curriculum
• To assess the needs for, develop and implement specialist Speech and Language Therapy treatment to children referred to the SLT Education service (ARP/special schools)
• To provide advice to others regarding the management and care of children with communication difficulties
• To be accountable for own professional actions and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking advice from senior colleagues as appropriate
• The post holder will also provide some day-to-day supervision and peer review support to less experienced colleagues and students, including second opinions when necessary
• The post holder will run appropriate in-service training independently for school and other staff
• The post holder will have well developed specialist skills in a specialist area of SLCN within the broad range of speech, language and communication needs encountered within the caseload of school aged children
• The post holder will liaise with other colleagues across a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies
  Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!