Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - School Aged Service

Sirona care & health; Little Bristol; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

27+ days annual leave

Job summary

Sirona care & health is seeking a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join the School Aged Service in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. The role blends clinical practice with workforce development, delivering both commissioned work and core school-based input.

You will work across Baytree Special School, North Somerset Special School and contribute to the Band 6 Training Team, shaping training and support for education staff and families within a multi-agency setting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver commissioned and core Speech and Language Therapy services in school settings across Baytree Special School, North Somerset Special School and the Training Team.
• Provide input to education staff, families and multidisciplinary teams to support children with speech, language and communication needs.
• Contribute to development, delivery and evaluation of training for education staff and parents.

Job description

We are looking for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our School Aged Service in a varied and diverse role!

Our School Aged Service offers an exciting range of commissioned and core opportunities, allowing you to develop specialist clinical skills while contributing to service-wide initiatives.

In This Role You Will

• Deliver commissioned work at Baytree Special School, supporting children and young people across both the Clevedon and Worle sites (3 Band 6 sessions per week).
• Provide core input to North Somerset Special School (1 Band 6 session per week).
• Be part of our Band 6 Training Team (0.2 WTE), helping to shape and deliver training across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

This unique blend of clinical and developmental work offers excellent variety, autonomy and the chance to make a meaningful impact across multiple settings.

Baytree Special School (Clevedon and Worle sites)

Provide a bespoke Speech and Language Therapy service to primary and secondary-aged pupils within a specialist school environment. You will work collaboratively with education staff, families and the wider multidisciplinary team to support children and young people with a range of speech, language and communication needs, enabling them to achieve their full potential within their educational setting.

North Somerset Special School

Deliver our core Special School offer, providing specialist assessment, intervention and advice for children and young people with complex communication needs. This includes supporting pupils with dysphagia and AAC requirements, working closely with school staff and carers to promote safe eating, drinking and effective communication.

Training Team (0.2 WTE)

Contribute to the development, delivery and evaluation of a wide range of evidence-based training, modelling and support packages for education staff and parents across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Training is delivered through a blend of online and face-to-face methods and aims to build confidence, knowledge and skills in supporting children's speech, language, communication and feeding needs.

This varied role offers the opportunity to combine specialist clinical practice, multi-agency working and workforce development, making a meaningful difference to children, young people and those who support them.

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma Withey Job title: Speech and Language Therapy Team Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07811 498138

Please get in touch for a chat if you're interested in any of the sessions. In addition we could put you in touch with the previous therapists to hear more about working in the specific schools