Lead SLT, Specialist Schools Pathway, 0.8FTE

The Methodist Church in Britain; Romford; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cost of living top-up

Staff development

Wellbeing activities

Equality initiatives

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to lead the specialist schools pathway within the Havering Speech and Language service. You will manage a caseload of children aged 4–19, make differential diagnoses and design intervention plans, working 0.8 whole-time equivalent four days a week.

HCPC registration is required. The role includes supervision and training of other SLTs and opportunities for professional development within a multi-disciplinary

Qualifications

• Experience as set out in the attached job description.

Responsibilities

• Take day-to-day responsibility for running the specialist schools pathway.
• Keep an overview of the caseload in specific clinical areas to support service development and waiting list management.
• Independently manage a caseload and make differential diagnoses, including eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties, with or without an EHC plan.
• Devise and deliver specialist intervention and care plans and enhanced models of SLT.
• Provide specialist knowledge, advice, training and teaching to parents, carers, students and the SLT team on managing children in mainstream schools.
• Work within the integrated therapies multidisciplinary team to deliver joined-up care plans.
• Use detailed knowledge of the national curriculum to set individual intervention targets embedded in classroom learning.
• Give oral and written feedback, advice and training to parents, carers and multidisciplinary team members on communication needs and strategies.
• Develop and deliver training and support packages as appropriate.
• Supervise and support less experienced SLTs and assistants.
• Work to the SLT service guidelines.
• Assess, manage, plan and deliver care, remaining professionally and legally accountable.

Education

Relevant professional body qualification

HCPC registration

Job description

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to lead the specialist schools pathway within the Havering Speech and Language service. You will manage a caseload of children aged 4–19, make differential diagnoses and design intervention plans, working 0.8 whole-time equivalent four days a week.

HCPC registration is required. The role includes supervision and training of other SLTs and opportunities for professional development within a multi-disciplinary