Lead Clinician - Speech and Language Therapist

Sencare Recruitment Ltd; Barton-upon-Humber; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Pension scheme with enhanced employer/

Wellbeing support

Family Growth Support

Health and insurance benefits

Discount options

Cycle to Work

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Job summary

Sencare Recruitment Ltd seeks a Lead Clinician to manage an in-house clinical team at a special needs school in Barton-upon-Humber. The role balances clinical leadership with SLT caseload management, delivering bespoke assessments and interventions for pupils with autism and SEMH needs.

Candidates must hold a Speech and Language Therapy qualification, be HCPC registered, and have experience supervising a therapy team while developing a growing clinical service.

Qualifications

• Allied Health Professional qualification in Speech and Language Therapy.
• Registered practitioner with the HCPC.
• Active and up-to-date membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
• Experience with autistic individuals and/or complex needs.
• Clear and concise report writing for clinical and research activities.
• Experience providing supervision and supporting a therapy team.
• Ability to work independently and within a growing clinical service.

Responsibilities

• Lead the in-house Clinical Team and collaborate with SLT and Regional Clinical Lead.
• Deliver bespoke assessment and intervention plans for pupils with complex needs.
• Coordinate line management of onsite clinical staff and service development.
• Deliver clinical leadership while managing a targeted, multidisciplinary approach.

Job description

We are looking for a Lead Clinician to manage our in-house Clinical Team at a special needs school in Barton Upon Humber. The postholder will work collaboratively with both the school’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the Regional Clinical Lead. The role will be split between clinically leading the team and holding a Speech and language therapy caseload. Working collaboratively with the team, the postholder will deliver bespoke assessment and intervention plans for our students who may present with complex profiles of need as a result of autism and other types of neurodivergence, developmental trauma and social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. Meeting the needs of EHCP plans will be a primary focus in this role, target led, via the OFG ‘all’, ‘group’ and ‘individual’ clinical ways of working, embedded into our clinical practice. They will also be responsible for coordinating the line management of the members of the onsite clinical team and leading on the service development of the clinical school-based service, alongside the school SLT and Regional Clinical Lead.

Our Clinical Teams help maintain a person-centred, empowering approach always putting the pupils we support at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and the pupils we support are heard, respected, and involved in decisions that affect them. We strive for excellence, which is why we are one of the leading service providers in the UK. With this in mind, we are looking for a Lead Clinician who shares our vision to use innovative approaches to enhance the quality of life and outcomes of the pupils we support.

Essential Criteria:

• Allied Health Professional qualification in Speech and Language Therapy
• A Registered Practitioner with the HCPC
• Valid and up to date professional Registration & membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Experience within the specialist client group; working with autistic individuals and/or those with complex needs.
• Clear and concise report writing relating to clinical and research activities
• Experience of providing supervision and supporting a therapy team
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work dynamically and within a growing and developing clinical service

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward and flexible benefits package including:

Benefits:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase SchemeCritical illness cover

Job Title: Lead Clinician - Speech and Language Therapist

Location: Lincolnshire DN18 6DA

Salary: £50,000- £60,000 DOE, FTE

Hours: 37.5 hours per week Monday-Friday 8.30am-4.30pm

Contract: Permanent (52 weeks, or flexibility around term-time contract can be discussed based on your personal circumstances)