Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SEND)

Provide CIC; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Provide CIC in Essex is seeking an enthusiastic Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SEND) to lead and deliver services across designated schools and settings.

The post focuses on complex needs and AAC, with opportunities to supervise band 5/6 therapists and SLT assistants and to contribute to service planning within the Therapies team. NHS Pension eligibility applies.

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy.
• Registration with HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) required.
• Experience with complex needs and AAC is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead on service delivery in designated schools.
• Hold a highly specialist clinical caseload in complex needs and AAC.
• Supervise band 5/6 therapists and SLT assistants.

Skills

Travel

SystmOne

Education

Speech and Language degree

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SEND)

We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible and motivated speech and language therapist to help us support children and young people in a range of settings across Essex.

This Band 7 role involves co-ordinating, supporting and delivering a high quality, evidence based service in a range of settings, predominantly within the clinical fields of complex needs and AAC. There are also opportunities to supervise and manage therapists, developing their skills, as well as therapy assistants.

Main duties of the job

To lead on service delivery in designated settings

To hold a highly specialist clinical caseload within these schools.

To supervise and line manage therapists and assistants

To contribute to the planning and service delivery of the Therapies service

To work as part of the Speech and Language Therapy team, as well as the wider multi disciplinary SEND Therapies team.

About us

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people's homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision: Transforming Lives

Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+ and Ethnic Minority Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups.

Eligible for NHS Pension

Job responsibilities

See attached job description.

To lead on service delivery in designated schools.

To hold a highly specialist clinical caseload within these schools, predominantly in the clinical fields of complex needs and AAC.

To supervise and line manage band 5/6 therapist and speech and language therapy assistants

Person Specification

Circumstances

• Ability to travel to a variety of sites
• Computer literate and able to use SystmOne

Qualifications

• Speech and Language degree
• Registered member of Health Professions Council

Knowledge

• Relevant in depth clinical knowledge in the area of people with complex speech, language and health needs
• Well-established knowledge of a wide range of conditions and treatments for children with complex speech, language and communication difficulties
• Knowledge of low and high-tech AAC methods

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.

Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

£49,387 to £56,515 a yearpro rata per annum