Speech and Language Therapist
Location: Dorset
Salary: £32,302.40 - £47,174.40 (depending on qualifications and experience)
Hours: 40 hours per week – 52 weeks a year
Our client's college is set in an area of outstanding natural beauty, sitting in 16 acres of listed gardens and a wider 50-acre campus - it is a truly spectacular place to work. The staff pull together to achieve a common goal of empowering their young people through learning, they strive to exceed expectations wherever possible.
The main purpose of the role:
To work as a Speech and Language Therapist as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the therapy service based at the College. With support, the post holder is required to provide a high standard of speech and language therapy assessment and intervention to children and young people, including advice and training to relevant parents, carers and professionals in line with proposed treatment plans.
We would be happy to receive applications from newly qualified therapists.
Key Duties:
With support:
- To undertake autonomous assessment of young people with a wide range of additional communication needs attending the college.
- To analyse and interpret assessments to recommend and deliver the best course of intervention for each child.
- To formulate, evaluate and review individualised speech and language therapy treatment plans, using clinical reasoning skills and utilising a wide range of treatment options to formulate a specialised programme of care.
- Provide speech and language therapy training, support and advice to members of the multidisciplinary teams.
- Delivery of both direct and indirect speech and language therapy interventions.
Responsibilities:
Skills & Qualifications
- To be a registered member of RCSLT and HCPC.
- To hold a professional Speech and Language Therapy degree or equivalent.
- Ability to demonstrate a commitment to continued professional development.
- Previous experience in supporting students with social communication difficulties using a Social Thinking framework (or similar) is desirable but not essential.
- Experience in working with young people with autistic spectrum conditions including Asperger’s syndrome, social and emotional difficulties, anxiety disorders and mental health needs is desirable but not essential.
- Experience in implementing a wide range of approaches in supporting young people with social communication difficulties is desirable but not essential.
Blackstone Benefits
✅Assigned specialised recruitment consultant
✅Access to exclusive and flexible UK locum and permanent jobs
✅Complete onboarding support
✅Informed tailored career advice
✅Personalised job alerts
✅Unlimited referral bonus
For further information on this role, please contact Bill Hageman at Blackstone Recruitment on the details provided or APPLY now.