Band 6 – Speech & Language Therapist – Lancaster – Permanent

Pulsejobs.com; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A respected client seeks a dedicated Speech & Language Therapist to join their team at Cedar House School in Lancaster for maternity cover. This full-time role offers the chance to work in a nurturing environment, making meaningful contributions to young people's development while enjoying excellent benefits including a full salary range, professional development opportunities, and holiday pay.

Benefits

Full induction and on-the-job training

Full school holidays including bank holidays

Leading programme of clinical learning and development

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing tools and advice

Medical cover for appointments

High-street discounts

Beautiful working environments

£1,000 bonus for recommending a friend

Qualifications

• Qualified Speech and Language Therapist registered with the HCPC.
• Experience with therapeutic interventions for children with complex needs.
• Ability to engage and lead teams around a child or young person.

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical assessments and develop personalized care plans.
• Deliver individualized therapeutic interventions.
• Support educational and residential colleagues in therapeutic environments.

Skills

Therapeutic interventions

Engagement

Organizational skills

Education

HCPC registration

Job description

Job Title:Speech & Language Therapist
Location: Lancaster, Lancashire
Banding:Band 6
Start Date:ASAP
Duration: Maternity Cover
Salary:£36,504 – £44,103 per annum (including paid school holidays) + excellent benefits
Working Hours:Full-time

A respected client is currently seeking a dedicatedSpeech & Language Therapistto join their team atCedar House School in Lancaster. This is a maternity cover role offering the opportunity to work in a nurturing, therapeutic environment where even the smallest victories in a young person’s development are celebrated. Check out this video on whatlife as a Speech and Language Therapist at Witherslack Groupis like!

Key responsibilities

Cedar House School is committed to enabling young people to progress and succeed by celebrating their individuality and talents. The school offers a seamless educational journey, beginning with a nurturing primary provision supported by extensive therapeutic input, and continuing into a secondary setting with a broad academic and vocational curriculum.

The school also features a state-of-the-art residential facility, providing a 24-hour curriculum in a homely and personalised environment. This holistic approach ensures that every young person receives consistent, tailored support throughout their time at the school.

Cedar House is part of a wider network of specialist schools and children’s homes where clinicians are central to one of the most integrated models in SEND. The young people supported by the client often present with complex needs, including developmental trauma, neurodevelopmental conditions, and special educational needs.

As a key member of a multi-disciplinary clinical team, the successful candidate will support both educational and residential colleagues in creating therapeutic living and learning environments. Responsibilities include conducting clinical assessments, developing personalised care plans, and delivering individualised therapeutic interventions. The therapist will also assess mental health needs and recommend appropriate strategies to support each young person’s development and wellbeing.

What’s in it for you

For your hard work and commitment, they reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the sector. With them, you’ll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

• Training: A full induction and on the job training
• Holiday:You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with full school holidays days holiday including bank holidays
• Clinical Development: If career growth and professional advancement is your thing, they provide a leading programme of clinical learning and development
• Flexible benefits: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance – check out their benefitshere
• Wellbeing:a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
• Medical coverso you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host ofhigh-street discounts
• Beautiful working environmentswith the very best facilities – check out their schoolshere
• A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time

Bring your whole self to work

This is a great opportunity to change young lives and have a positive impact on their future.Embedded within their living and learning environments you will be offered thesupport, resource and platform for you to do great things. You’ll benefit from supervision, a clinical development programme and access to a 220+ strong team of multi-disciplinary clinical colleagues who will be with you every step of the way. Here’s a few things they’ll need from you:

• Be a qualified Speech and Language Therapist registered with the HCPC
• Be a specialist with proven skills and experience to engage and deliver therapeutic interventions with children and young people with complex needs
• Need experience of supporting teams around a child or young person to ensure they are being provided with clinically informed living and learning environments and experiences
• Be a confident, engaging and effective, model, guide, leader and trainer.
• Be highly organised and ready to take the initiative
• Be committed to ensuring the best outcomes for young people

Why work with Pulse?

From the moment you register with us, our focus is entirely on you. During our first conversation, you’ll quickly see that we understand your specialty inside and out.Our expert recruitment consultants are dedicated to finding you the best opportunities and supporting you every step of the way to secure the perfect placement. With our preferred or sole supplier status with many clients, you’ll have access to exclusive opportunities that you won’t find anywhere else.We always prioritise your best interests, engaging in meaningful conversations and truly listening to you. You are an individual, a professional—not just a resource.

How to Apply

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Reasonable Adjustments

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