Consultant Speech Language Therapist

East of England, East of England

Permanent

£55,000 to £55,000

Speech Pathologist

Consultant Speech Language Therapist

Job summary

Role: Consultant Speech and Language Therapist An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant SLT at one of our schools in Hampshire for a consultant SLT you must have at least 4 years experience in a previous SLT roles, and evidence of supporting newly qualified staff. This role will consist of site based working at Grantley house, and supporting newly qualified staff across 3 other schools. Hours: Full Time Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum

Main duties of the job

As a Consultant Speech and Language Therapist, you will work with a range of individuals to maximise their potential and to enable them to enjoy the best possible quality of life. As a SLT, you will be independently working with individuals to assess communication needs in a range of environments, implementing evidence-based therapy based on the outcome of assessment and provide functional targets and recommendations to aid day-to-day communicative success. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team and support the implementation of the therapeutic approach across the environment.

About us

Along with a competitive salary and benefits package, we also offer excellent training and development opportunities to include: full induction training, excellent clinical supervision, CPD and developmental opportunities for clinical and non-clinical duties. You will receive full support from our onsite multidisciplinary team and join in routine service meetings with companywide Speech and Language Therapists.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Role: Consultant Speech and Language Therapist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant SLT at one of our schools in Hampshire for a consultant SLT you must have at least 4 years experience in a previous SLT roles, and evidence of supporting newly qualified staff. This role will consist of site based working at Grantley house, and supporting newly qualified staff across 3 other schools.

Hours: Full Time

Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum

Are you a passionate and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) who is looking to join our multidisciplinary team on a fixed term 12 month contract with a view to extend?

Why join us?

Job Role

As a Consultant Speech and Language Therapist, you will work with a range of individuals tomaximisetheir potential and to enable them to enjoy the best possible quality of life. Asa SLT, you will be independently working with individuals to assess communication needs in a range of environments, implementing evidence-based therapy based on the outcome ofassessmentand provide functional targets and recommendations to aid day-to-day communicative success. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team and support the implementation of the therapeutic approach across the environment.

You will respond to referrals and be responsible for ensuring an inclusive communication environment is maintained, audits are completed and the RCSLT 5 good communication standards areutilised. A key aspect of your role will be to work effectively as part of the companywide SLT team and contribute to service development.

About You

The successful candidate for this role will have a degree or a postgraduate diploma in Speech and Language Therapy (or equivalent) and be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC). You will have experience working with individuals that have Learning Disabilities and/or Autism Spectrum Disorders andpreferablyhave worked with AAC approaches.

In return we offer:

Full support from a multidisciplinary team Clinical supervision Developmental opportunities Research opportunities & support Internal/external training on new initiatives 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (with increments for the length of service included) - Pro Rata

We are looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic, and resilient and forward thinking Speech and Language Therapist to join our team. You will be someone with a genuine desire to help others.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and we are committed to safeguarding and protecting the people within our care. Therefore, the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and an offer of employment will be subject to successful clearance.

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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.