Speech & Language Therapist - Cornerstone Academy Trust

3 weeks ago


Devon, United Kingdom Devon County Council Full time

Location: Based in Exeter

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Trust’s established SEND team as a part time school Speech & Language Therapist. 

We are seeking an individual to work two to three days a week during term time. However, we offer flexibility, and specific hours can be discussed in interview.

Working alongside our team of SENDCos and supporting the Head of Children’s Services we are looking to appoint an experienced and enthusiastic therapist with a proven record of delivering high quality interventions to vulnerable students within a Primary school setting.

Main purpose:

To provide a high standard of speech and language therapy assessment and intervention to young people, including advice and training to relevant parents, carers, and professionals in line with proposed treatment plans.


Key duties:

Provide a speech and language therapy service, which is run in an efficient manner so that young people’s needs are met effectively. Work autonomously, managing a caseload of young people with complex needs within a four-school primary multi academy trust setting. Undertake assessment of young people with a wide range of additional communication needs. To analyse and interpret assessment findings to recommend and deliver the best course of intervention for each young person. Provide speech and language therapy interventions, as required for individuals, groups and within education areas. Develop, implement, and review individualised speech, language, and communication programmes. To enable these programmes to be delivered by others, the therapist will provide accessible written guidelines and training. Demonstrate sound understanding of clinical governance and clinical risk and to demonstrate the use of treatment plans with an evidence-based link. Attend appropriate reviews and team meetings, promoting our culture of joint working with other disciplines and outside agencies. Liaise and work with other relevant agencies or professionals to gain and share information as required, (medical professionals, therapists, dieticians etc.), to include attendance at appointments where necessary transitions.  Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand whenever required.


Qualifications:

To be a registered member of RCSLT and HCPC. To hold a professional Speech and Language Therapy degree or equivalent. To work within the RCSLT clinical guidelines and HCPC standards.


Experience:

Previous experience of working as a Speech and Language Therapist. Experience in implementing a wide range of approaches in supporting young people with social communication difficulties. Experience of preparing complex reports. Fluent in written and spoken English with the ability to communicate complex information in a clear manner to a range of audiences including young people, parents, and professionals.


The successful candidate must be able to make their own way between our three Exeter schools and one Barnstaple school.

What is on offer?

Full time equivalent salary of NHS Band 6 (pro-rated to weeks and hours worked) Access to the local government pension scheme State of the art IT equipment CPD investment Cycle to work and electric car schemes Health cash back plan At cost meals in our staff cafes Free parking


Visits to the schools are welcome by prior arrangement. 

We look forward to receiving your application and hopefully meeting you as part of the recruitment process. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: 
 

An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for all our posts. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please note online searches may be done as part of pre-recruitment checks.

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