Details:
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Location: TN16 Brasted Chart Kent
- Date: 1 day ago
Description:
Senior Speech & Language Therapist
Full-Time | Permanent | Kent
We're recruiting for a Senior Speech & Language Therapist to join a highly supportive multidisciplinary team in a specialist education setting. This is an excellent opportunity to work with students who have complex physical, learning and communication needs while helping shape and develop therapy services across the school.
The Role
You'll manage your own specialist caseload, providing assessments, interventions and ongoing support for students with a range of communication needs. Working closely with teachers, therapists, healthcare professionals and families, you'll play a key role in helping every learner reach their full potential.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Assessing, planning and delivering specialist speech and language therapy.
* Supporting students with complex communication needs, including AAC.
* Contributing to Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) reviews and multidisciplinary meetings.
* Supporting students with eating, drinking and swallowing needs as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Delivering training and advice to school staff and other professionals.
* Helping develop therapy services, clinical pathways and best practice across the setting.
* Maintaining accurate clinical records and working in line with HCPC and RCSLT standards.
About You
We're ideally looking for someone who has:
* A degree (or equivalent) in Speech & Language Therapy.
* HCPC registration.
* RCSLT membership.
* At least 2–3 years' post-qualification experience.
* Excellent communication and caseload management skills.
* Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* A passion for improving outcomes for children and young people with complex needs.
Experience within education or with complex needs is advantageous but not essential.
What You'll Receive
* Competitive salary (dependent on experience).
* Permanent, full-time position. (Fixed term contract and Part time hours also avaialble)
* Ongoing CPD and professional supervision.
* Opportunities to lead projects and influence service development.
* Supportive multidisciplinary working environment.
* Enhanced DBS provided.
* Pension and additional employee benefits.
Apply Today
If you're passionate about delivering high-quality therapy and want to be part of a collaborative team making a genuine impact every day, we'd love to hear from you