Speech Language Therapist - SEND

Join us as a Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist, in our exciting SEND Therapy Service in West Essex.

We are looking for a Children’s Speech and Language Therapist to work with early years and school aged children, in their educational settings and their home, as part of our Special Educational Needs (SEND) Therapies team.

You will have the opportunity to work hybrid between visits to local schools and completing virtual sessions from home on a full or part time basis. The role has core hours during school times (with the occasional out of hours for meetings with school staff or parents) with the option to complete your additional hours flexibly.

As you will be visiting local schools as part of your role, a driving license and access to a vehicle is essential

Bulk of core clinical delivery to take place within school hours and education term dates, however service needs not to be exclusively term time only, with clinical and administrative work for school holiday periods to be discussed and agreed with SEND Therapies Manager. Post holder may be required to support Community Therapy service, if appropriate.

Caseload agreed with SEND Therapies manager, with time allocated for clinical delivery, training, travel, CPD, meetings and supervision, appropriate to role and geographical team.

We are looking for someone who:

* Has a registered HCPC registration in Speech and Language Therapy

* Be a registered with their professional body (Royal College of SLT)

* Driving licence and access to vehicle

* Strong interest in the field of paediatric speech therapy

Experience with the following client groups is desirable:

* Hearing impairment;

* Developmental Language Disorder;

* Complex needs

* Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC), including Makaton, light-tech and high-tech AAC;

* Autism, Down Syndrome, Global Developmental Delay