Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - School-Based Impact

Positive Futures Recruitment; Quidenham; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance

Enhanced pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave

Free lunch when working

Perkbox - high street discounts

Employee assistance programme

Car lease scheme and Bike to work

Fully funded training and quals

Health cash back plan

Family Swim

Job summary

Positive Futures Recruitment is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to join a specialist school in Quidenham, Norwich on a permanent basis. The role focuses on students aged 6 to 16 with communication and learning difficulties, with flexible hours and a fixed-term element until November 2026.

You will deliver a dynamic SLT service as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing assessments, interventions, and training to parents and staff, while maintaining high professional standards and

Qualifications

• To be a registered member of RCSLT and HCPC.
• To hold a professional Speech and Language Therapy degree or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• To work autonomously, managing a caseload of young people with complex needs within a special education setting.
• Work with more senior Speech and Language Therapists, Clinical Lead and SLT to manage workload efficiently to provide a service which is run in an efficient manner so that young people’s needs are met effectively.
• To liaise with the other Speech and Language Therapists operating within the schools to ensure appropriate caseload management and sharing of skills.
• To provide specialist assessment and treatment of children and young people, liaise effectively with multi-disciplinary colleagues and to maintain associated records in line with professional codes of conduct.
• To undertake autonomous assessment, including specialist assessment, of young people with a wide range of additional communication needs.
• To analyse and interpret assessments to recommend and deliver the best course of intervention for each child.
• Measuring outcomes of interventions against EHCP and Annual Review outcomes and record progress and outcomes using systems identified by schools (for example Earwig)
• To demonstrate sound understanding of clinical governance and clinical risk and to demonstrate the use of treatment plans with an evidence-based link.
• To be responsible for the maintenance of accurate written records in line with professional code of conduction. Produce timely and concise clinical recording, maintaining confidentially and the safe storage of both written and digital data.
• Provide clear and concise written reports for inclusion within Annual Review Reports. Attend and contribute to Annual Review Meetings.
• Attend appropriate reviews and team meetings, promoting our culture of joint working with other disciplines and outside agencies.
• To take a lead role in teaching other members of the multi-disciplinary team on relevant aspects of speech and language therapy and communication.
• Use specialist software to produce easy read and accessible resources for use in classrooms and for therapy.
• Provide screening assessment for prospective new students; this may include visits to other schools/residential settings.
• Make referrals for specialist assessment or advice regarding dysphagia as necessary.
• Recognise own professional boundaries with the role and when to seek appropriate guidance

Skills

RCSLT registration

HCPC registration

Education

Speech and Language Therapy degree or equivalent

Job description

Positive Futures Recruitment is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to join a specialist school in Quidenham, Norwich on a permanent basis. The role focuses on students aged 6 to 16 with communication and learning difficulties, with flexible hours and a fixed-term element until November 2026.

You will deliver a dynamic SLT service as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing assessments, interventions, and training to parents and staff, while maintaining high professional standards and