Description
This role has a competitive starting salary of £33,103 per annum for 36 hours per week across 42 weeks per year (term time + 3 weeks of holiday working), pro-rata to £35,730 at 52 week equivalent.
We are excited to be finalising our Newly Qualified Practitioner cohort for 2025! If you are about to graduate with a degree in Speech and Language Therapy, and are keen to begin your journey to Autonomous Practitioner in a strong group of NQPs, then look at joining our supportive South West Speech and Language Therapy team! We work across schools in the Guildford and Waverley area with an office base in Woking. We operate a hybrid work style including regular visits to schools and other offices.
Rewards and Benefits
1. We pay your RCSLT membership and HCPC fees!
2. Flexible working around core school hours with mobile and agile working solutions
3. Comprehensive clinical supervision programme including a buddy, 1:1 meetings with line manager (weekly for NQP's for the first 3 months moving to monthly over the first year, at your pace), extensive in house training programme and formal external training opportunities, access to clinical effectiveness groups, case study groups and an NQP / Band 5 group, termly study days, encouragement to join and attend CEN's relating to practice
4. A mixed and varied caseload across settings and age groups
5. Termly themed study days for the whole SALT team
6. Enhanced support to take you through your competencies
7. An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
8. Up to 5 days of carers leave per year
9. 2 paid volunteering days per year
10. Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
11. A generous local government salary related pension
12. Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
You can find further information about other financial benefits available to you including professional fees, pension contributions and much more in the Total Reward Statement attached at the bottom of this advert.
About the Role
Our large and friendly team of Speech & Language Therapists (SLTs) and Speech & Language Therapy Assistants work across mainstream and special schools. We are part of the Council's offer to support children with Additional Needs and Disabilities, working collaboratively with the Inclusion and Additional Needs Team and other areas like Educational Psychology and Specialist Teaching. Our tiered model supports universal, targeted and specialist intervention for children, families and the school workforce; making sure we deliver the right support at the right time to children and young people, with and without EHCPs.
The role of a Speech and Language Therapist is varied and no two days will be the same, however you can expect to be involved with the following:
13. Clinical decision making in conjunction with school staff and evidence–based practice, around the level of support needed to achieve the best possible outcome for the Children and Young People (CYP) on your defined caseload
14. Working with Assistants, setting targets for the CYP you are jointly supporting and monitoring the delivery and outcomes of their work
15. Assessment, advice and intervention for CYP with a range of SLCN within your caseload
16. Prioritisation and caseload management
Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:
17. You possess a degree in Speech and Language Therapy (or are about to obtain this)
18. You will be registered with HCPC and RCSLT and have permission to work in the UK
19. Evidence of clinical knowledge and familiarity with a range of formal and informal assessments for school age CYP
20. Evidence of experience and knowledge of a range of evidence-based intervention approaches
Therapists will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK, access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across the quadrant. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.
We are a friendly team of dedicated professionals who are passionate about the work we do. If you feel like this could be the place to kick start your career or further develop your therapy skills and knowledge, please do get in touch.
Contact Us
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 20th July, although we will be looking at applications as they come in and may shortlist in advance of the closing date, we therefore encourage an early application. Interviews will take place the following week.
We look forward to receiving your application,