We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Speech and Language Therapist to join a supportive and dynamic therapy team. This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified professional with experience managing a caseload and working with autistic young people or individuals with complex needs and challenging behaviours.
Role Highlights:
- Lead and develop Speech and Language Therapy practices.
- Manage a caseload of young people with complex needs, including assessment, intervention planning, and progress review.
- Line-manage a small team of Speech and Language Therapists.
- Plan and deliver training to enhance colleagues’ knowledge and skills in autism and communication.
- Deliver specialist interventions using evidence-based therapy approaches, including low- and high-tech AAC, social communication, understanding, and expression.
- Contribute to reviews, providing high-quality written reports and assessments.
- Liaise with external professionals to ensure consistency of therapy plans.
- Participate in ongoing service improvement projects and manage therapy-specific equipment and resources.
Required Qualifications & Experience:
- Professional qualification in Speech and Language Therapy with HCPC registration
- Experience managing a caseload as a qualified SaLT
- Strong clinical reasoning skills for assessment and intervention planning
- Experience mentoring or coaching colleagues
- Ability to use assessment findings to develop tailored therapy programmes
- Knowledge of a wide range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches for autistic young people with complex needs
- Previous experience in education or residential care settings
- Experience managing a small team
- Training in autism-specific approaches (e.g., TEACCH, intensive interaction, attention autism)
- Sub-speciality SaLT training
- Experience delivering training
Scheduling: Full-time and part-time considered. Salary: up to £46,000 – 53,000. Full UK driving licence required.
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Role Highlights:
- Lead and develop Speech and Language Therapy practices.
- Manage a caseload of young people with complex needs, including assessment, intervention planning, and progress review.
- Line-manage a small team of Speech and Language Therapists.
- Plan and deliver training to enhance colleagues’ knowledge and skills in autism and communication.
- Deliver specialist interventions using evidence-based therapy approaches, including low- and high-tech AAC, social communication, understanding, and expression.
- Contribute to reviews, providing high-quality written reports and assessments.
- Liaise with external professionals to ensure consistency of therapy plans.
- Participate in ongoing service improvement projects and manage therapy-specific equipment and resources.
Required Qualifications & Experience:
- Professional qualification in Speech and Language Therapy with HCPC registration
- Experience managing a caseload as a qualified SaLT
- Strong clinical reasoning skills for assessment and intervention planning
- Experience mentoring or coaching colleagues
- Ability to use assessment findings to develop tailored therapy programmes
- Knowledge of a wide range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches for autistic young people with complex needs
- Previous experience in education or residential care settings
- Experience managing a small team
- Training in autism-specific approaches (e.g., TEACCH, intensive interaction, attention autism)
- Sub-speciality SaLT training
- Experience delivering training
Scheduling: Full-time and part-time considered. Salary: up to £46,000 – 53,000. Full UK driving licence required.
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