Speech and language therapist

Specialist Speech and Language Therapy Position: Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Location: Meldreth, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border Salary: GBP37,669- GBP44,699depending on skills and experience Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week, 52 weeks a year Key duties and responsibilities: middot; Manage and prioritise a paediatric caseload including communication and dysphagia needs. middot; Carry out comprehensive communication, swallowing, eating and drinking assessments. middot; Provide advice on suitability and therapy needs of prospective students. middot; Provide individual aims for communication and eating and drinking as part of the MDT for Individual Education Plans middot; Provide individual programmes for communication, assistive technology, swallowing and feeding. middot; Deliver speech and language interventions to individuals, small groups or within the classroom as required. middot; Maintain concise clinical recording in accordance with professional guidelines. middot; Monitor eating and drinking support practice and provide training as required. middot; Promote Total Communication practice across the service. middot; Work with staff and family members to ensure consistent, joined up communication support. middot; Attend and contribute to reviews, providing written reports where required. middot; Make onward referrals for specialist assessment or advice in respect of AAC or dysphagia. middot; Provide induction and individualised training as required. middot; Supervise and line manage speech and language therapy assistant(s) middot; Work within professional boundaries and seek guidance where required. Qualifications and skills: middot; Speech and Language Therapy degree at graduate or masters level middot; Certificate to practise Speech and Language Therapy middot; Registered member of RCSLT and HCPC middot; Post-graduate dysphagia training middot; Competencies at Level C of RCSLT Eating, Drinking and Swallowing Competency Framework (EDSCF) middot; Requirement to undertake relevant learning, continued professional development and clinical supervision as required by RCSLT and HCPC middot; Willingness to maintain clinical links with relevant clinical groups to develop specialist expertise and knowledge relating to the role (such as dysphagia and AAC groups) Experience: middot; Working with children and young people with SEND, PMLD and ASD middot; Working with children and young people with complex communication, swallowing and feeding needs middot; Working with hi and lo-tech AAC systems middot; Delivering provision through EHCP process middot; Working in early years, school or college settings middot; Working with a dysphagia caseload middot; Working within a multi-disciplinary team Benefits: middot; Life assurance middot; Pension plan middot; Perk Box- offering high street discounts middot; Employee assistance programme middot; Bike to work scheme middot; Car lease scheme