Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - School-Based Care

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapists to deliver evidence-based SLT in mainstream schools and units across West Suffolk. You will work with children and young people with diverse speech, language and communication needs, conducting face-to-face sessions in educational settings.

You will assess and plan interventions, design training for educational staff, collaborate with families and educators, participate in annual reviews, supervise junior

Responsibilities

• Deliver speech and language therapy into mainstream schools/units in West Suffolk.
• Work with children and young people with a broad range of speech, language and communication needs.
• Deliver face-to-face sessions to individual and groups of children within educational settings.
• Provide assessment and plan/deliver therapy interventions for children.
• Design and support delivery of training packages to educational staff (face to face and virtually).
• Work closely in partnership with families, educational staff and the wider professional team to support effective outcomes for children and young people.
• Take part in the Annual Review process by writing Annual Review reports and attending meetings where possible.
• Support junior therapists and assistants by offering supervisions and shadowing.
• Take responsibility for overseeing caseload management for B3/B4/B5 colleagues where required.
• Take an active role in supporting wider service development projects.

Job description

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapists to deliver evidence-based SLT in mainstream schools and units across West Suffolk. You will work with children and young people with diverse speech, language and communication needs, conducting face-to-face sessions in educational settings.

You will assess and plan interventions, design training for educational staff, collaborate with families and educators, participate in annual reviews, supervise junior