Speech and Language Therapist NHS Band 5-7

Young Epilepsy; Lingfield; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site accommodation available

Free parking on campus

Subsidised dining room

Occupational pension scheme

Access to discounts

Job summary

Young Epilepsy in Lingfield, Surrey, seeks an experienced Speech & Language Therapist to assess and support the communication needs of our pediatric learners. You will design interventions and train staff to integrate therapy into educational settings on site.

Join a multidisciplinary therapies team, deliver both individual and group sessions, and contribute to a safeguarding-conscious campus. This permanent, part-time role aligns with NHS Band 5-7 and includes eligibility for HCAS fringe

Qualifications

• Registered HCPC member with a certificate to practice.
• Member of RCSLT.
• Experience in paediatrics, learning disabilities or acquired disorders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a strong team ethic.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Good clinical knowledge at a specialist level or willingness to develop a specialty.

Responsibilities

• Assess communication needs and design interventions.
• Provide differential diagnosis and functional interventions.
• Offer staff training to support therapy.
• Collaborate with residential and education staff.
• Deliver individual or group therapy as required.

Skills

HCPC registered

RCSLT member

Paediatrics

Communication

Teamwork

Time management

Clinical knowledge

Education

Degree in Speech & Language Therapy

Job description

Speech & Language Therapist NHS Band 5-7

Up to £42,429 per annum (depending on your experience) plus HCAS Fringe payment

30 hours per week, 42 weeks per year (Mon-Fri)

Permanent

Lingfield, Surrey

Young Epilepsy and St. Piers is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and promotes the welfare of all learners.

As part of our safer recruitment process and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, online searches will form part of this process.

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About Us

Young Epilepsy is the only UKcharity dedicated to creating better lives for children and young people with epilepsy and related conditions and is based on a beautiful campus in Lingfield, Surrey, providing world class services.

Your role

The SLT department sits within a wider therapies team which includes occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychology. Working collaboratively with colleagues across our campus and different disciplines is essential. Our therapies team includes SLT assistants and an AAC technician.

Our students have a wide range of needs: epilepsy, complex developmental, acquired and neurodegenerative needs and / or autistic spectrum disorders, so you’ll enjoy a variety of challenges and rewards in assessing (formally and informally) their communication needs, providing differential diagnosis and designing appropriate interventions that facilitate their progress educationally and in everyday life. Our emphasis is on developing functional, transferable skills, enabling our students to fully participate in their own lives, with individual or group therapy as required. You’ll be able to offer training to staff to support the therapy you design.

The variety of ways in which we work as Speech and Language Therapists on site means you will have to be flexible, as you’ll be working collaboratively with residential and education staff to ensure that each student’s communication needs are met.

What we need from you

• A registered member of the HCPC with a certificate to practice.
• A member of RCSLT.
• A willingness to make a difference to communication for the students on your caseload.
• Experience in paediatrics, learning disabilities and / or acquired disorders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a strong team ethic.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Good clinical knowledge at a specialist level or a willingness to develop a specialism.

Benefits

• Opportunities for career progression
• A supportive and experienced multidisciplinary team
• A well-resourced setting with access to a range of AAC tools and therapy materials
• Occupational pension scheme.
• Subsidised dining room.
• On-site accommodation available
• Access to nationwide discounts and benefits.
• Free parking on campus.
• Comprehensive training.

We are accessible by bus, by train via the East Grinstead branch of the Oxted Line and by car and offer free parking on our campus.

No agencies please.

If you do not hear anything within two weeks of the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful.

Young Epilepsy strives to employ people that reflect the community it serves; therefore, applications from minority groups and people with disabilities are particularly welcomed.

Young Epilepsy is the operating name of the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy. Registered Charity No: 311877 (England and Wales).

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