Job Title
Band 7 Specialist Dysphagia Speech & Language Therapist (Part‑time 30 hours/week)
Location & Working Pattern
HCRG Care Group, Harlow, CM18 7NG, United Kingdom
Permanent contract – part‑time 30 hours/week
Primary location: West Essex Speech & Language Therapy Service (Uttlesford, Harlow, Epping Forest)
Accreditation & Driving Requirement
Must hold a valid UK driving licence and have access to a car for work purposes.
Benefits & Rewards
* Band 7 AfC Salary with NHS Pension
* Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
* Membership of My Reward Hub – discounts on everyday purchases, cashback and voucher offers
* Access to wages as you earn them to help cover emergencies and avoid overdraft fees
* Online and face‑to‑face mental and physical wellbeing support – healthy recipes, activity challenges, post‑trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, career coaching and counselling
* Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our learning team
* An open, just culture encouraging idea implementation and backed by £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
* High clinical and quality standards – majority of services rated good or outstanding by the Care Quality Commission
* £2,000 Welcome Bonus (T&C apply)
Responsibilities
* Provide highly specialist assessment, management and intervention tailored to each child and family’s needs, supporting parents/carers, service users and all other professionals
* Planned liaison with the multidisciplinary team (consultant paediatricians, community nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, health visitors, external services) and attend team meetings
* Write initial, progress and discharge reports, mealtime mats, EHCNAs and other required documentation
* Support training and development of junior dysphagia therapists in the team
* Deliver training courses to other teams within the integrated service (e.g. Health visitors, family support workers)
* Contribute to developments within the dysphagia team/pathway and the wider service
Qualifications & Experience
* Degree qualification or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy
* Post‑qualification training and experience in dysphagia – infant dysphagia desirable
* Registered with the Health and Care Professionals Council and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy
* Access to regular clinical supervision and ongoing professional development, including external clinical networks
* Commitment to evidence‑based practice and clinical excellence
Equal Opportunities
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people. We are a Disability Confident and Committed company, providing facilities, work‑environment adjustments and technical solutions for inclusion of everyone.
Additional Information
Safeguarding and protecting children, young people and vulnerable adults is of the utmost importance. All staff are subject to a safe recruitment process, including Disclosure and Barring Service checks.
Contact
Recruitment Team
ask.hr@hcrgcaregroup.com
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