Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Band 6

The Children's Trust; Tadworth; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity for children in Tadworth is seeking a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist. The role involves providing high-quality speech and language therapy to support children and young people with communication needs. Candidates should have a relevant degree and experience in offering child-centered interventions. The position includes a competitive salary and various benefits, including additional leave days based on length of service.

Benefits

Adoption pay

Enhanced annual leave based on service

Paid carers leave

Qualifications

• Must deliver high-quality, evidence-based therapy for children and young people.
• Experience in goal-led interventions for speech, language, and communication needs.
• Ability to support children with tracheostomies is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide speech and language therapy to children and young people.
• Focus on child and family-centered therapy approaches.
• Support safe care for children with specific needs.

Skills

Evidence-based speech and language therapy

Child and family-focused interventions

Dysphagia management

Communication needs support

Education

Relevant degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

Overview

The role of Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist is to provide high quality evidence-based speech and language therapy, which promotes the participation, function and safe care of children and young people accessing The Childrens Trust. Your aim is to deliver child and family focused goal led interventions supporting those with speech, language and communication needs and to those with dysphagia needs.

Service context

The Childrens Trust is the UK's leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality, evidence-based speech and language therapy for children and young people, focusing on participation, function and safe care.
• Provide child- and family-focused, goal-led interventions for speech, language and communication needs and dysphagia.
• Support the service for children and young people with tracheostomies, within the limits of personal skills and competencies.

Benefits

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including adoption pay, time off for fertility treatment, enhanced paternity leave, paid carers leave, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms, time off for gender reassignment. We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.

Salary: £43,368 to £51,204 a year dependent upon experience inclusive of Outer London Weighting