Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

TN United Kingdom; Royston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join their dedicated team. This role involves providing individualized communication and dysphagia support to students with complex needs, managing a diverse caseload while working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team. You will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of young individuals, helping them navigate their challenges with tailored therapy programs. If you are passionate about making a difference and eager to grow in a supportive environment, this position offers meaningful career development and fully funded training opportunities.

Benefits

Opportunities for career development

Fully funded training and qualifications

Life assurance

Enhanced pension scheme

High street discounts

Employee assistance programme

Bike to work scheme

Car lease scheme

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy required.
• Post-graduate dysphagia training is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload for communication and dysphagia needs.
• Deliver speech and language interventions to individuals.

Skills

Speech and Language Therapy

Dysphagia Support

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Assessment and Evaluation

Education

Speech and Language Therapy degree

Post-graduate dysphagia training

Tools

AAC systems

Clinical recording software

Job description

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Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Royston

Client: The Aurora Group

Location: Royston, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 8590a6dc737b

Job Views: 3

Posted: 24.04.2025

Expiry Date: 08.06.2025

Job Description:

Overview

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist – Aurora Meldreth & Orchard Manor

Position: Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Location: Meldreth, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border

Salary: £,. - £,. per annum, depending on skills and experience

Hours: Full-time, hours per week, weeks a year

Aurora Meldreth Manor School is an independent Special day school which provides a highly specialist learning environment for students aged 6 to who have a range of MLD and SLD needs including autism spectrum disorders, ADHD and associated difficulties, who require an individualised, specialist approach. Many of our students have complex medical needs and sensory/physical impairments. Our students are supported to manage sensory overload, anxiety, low self-esteem, low confidence, and difficulty with transitions which is often demonstrative through their behaviours.

Aurora Meldreth Manor Childrens Home offers up to week placements for children, all of whom currently attend our on-site school.

Aurora Orchard Manor is a residential transition service for – yr olds with a range of MLD – PMLD needs.

The main purpose of the role:

The role is a challenging, but exciting one. It will require you to be versatile in your approach to providing individualised communication and dysphagia support to our specialist population. The post will combine clinical, administrative and supervisory duties. You will work as part of an interdisciplinary team under the supervision of senior leadership but will be expected to autonomously manage your caseload including assessment, direct and indirect therapy programmes and line managing a speech and language therapy assistant.

The post holder will provide speech and language therapy services prioritising needs identified by the assessment process as stated in the Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) or via our MDT assessments of need.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Manage and prioritise a caseload including communication and dysphagia needs
2. Carry out comprehensive communication, swallowing, eating and drinking assessments
3. Provide advice on suitability and therapy needs of prospective students
4. Provide individual aims for communication and eating and drinking as part of the MDT for Individual Education Plans
5. Provide individual programmes for communication, assistive technology, swallowing and feeding
6. Deliver speech and language interventions to individuals, small groups or within the classroom as required
7. Maintain concise clinical recording in accordance with professional guidelines
8. Monitor eating and drinking support practice and provide training as required
9. Promote Total Communication practice across the service
10. Work with staff and family members to ensure consistent, joined up communication support
11. Attend and contribute to reviews, providing written reports where required
12. Make onward referrals for specialist assessment or advice in respect of AAC or dysphagia
13. Provide induction and individualised training as required
14. Supervise and line manage speech and language therapy assistant(s)
15. Work within professional boundaries and seek guidance where required

Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required. Please see the link below for our full job description:

Skills and Qualifications:

1. Speech and Language Therapy degree at graduate or masters level
2. Certificate to practise Speech and Language Therapy
3. Registered member of RCSLT and HCPC
4. Post-graduate dysphagia training
5. Competencies at Level C of RCSLT Eating, Drinking and Swallowing Competency Framework (EDSCF)
6. Requirement to undertake relevant learning, continued professional development and clinical supervision as required by RCSLT and HCPC
7. Willingness to maintain clinical links with relevant clinical groups to develop specialist expertise and knowledge relating to the role (such as dysphagia and AAC groups)

Knowledge:

1. Person-centred approaches to support
2. Legislation relating to consent and restrictive practice within the Mental Capacity Act
3. Positive behaviour support planning and interventions
4. AAC systems and approaches
5. IDDSI, dysphagia interventions and feeding issues relating to this caseload

Experience:

1. Working with children and young people with SEND, PMLD and ASD
2. Working with children and young people with complex communication, swallowing and feeding needs
3. Working with hi and lo-tech AAC systems
4. Delivering provision through EHCP process
5. Working in early years, school, college or residential settings
6. Working with a dysphagia caseload
7. Working within a multi-disciplinary team

Benefits and Additional Information:

What’s on offer:

1. Opportunities for meaningful career development
2. Fully funded training and qualifications
3. Life assurance
4. Enhanced pension scheme
5. Perk Box - offering high street discounts
6. Employee assistance programme
7. Bike to work scheme
8. Car lease scheme

Apply/Enquiries:

If you are interested in this role, please apply on-line and complete our application form. For more information on this position please contact

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 4 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.
Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.