Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews have an exciting opportunity available for an experienced NHS Speech and Language Therapist to join a well-established Speech & Language Therapy team based in London.
Job Type & Hours: Locum ongoing contract
Pay Rate: £31 per hour (assignment rate)
Main duties:
- Assess, diagnose and devise support for a caseload of students
- Provide intervention and evaluate evidence-based outcomes for both individuals and groups of students. This will include developing programmes for students with speech, language and communication needs and SEMH.
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with teaching and other staff and parents, providing assessment, training and therapy programmes
- Contribute to the development of Speech and Language therapy at the college MAIN
- Support the College’s mission, vision, values and strategic objectives.
- Implement the College’s Equality and Diversity policies and to work actively to overcome discrimination on grounds of all protected characteristics; sex, race, ,religion/belief, disability, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy/maternity, gender reassignment status, marriage/civil partnership status.
- Take responsibility for one’s own professional development and participate in relevant internal and external activities.
- Implement the College’s safeguarding policies and practices
- Implement your health and safety responsibility in line with the College’s Health and Safety policy.
- Contribute to the College’s commitment to continuous improvement as identified in the College’s quality assurance systems.
- Ensure that data is handled in line with the General Data Protection Regulations. 2. In common with all other staff:
- Participate in college-wide projects and tasks.
- Work in other support services areas to meet the specific needs of workload peaks.
- Such other duties of a similar nature commensurate with the grade as may be required from time to time.
- This may/will require working in other campuses of the College
- Work independently to provide speech and language therapy input to learners with speech, language and communication difficulties for post 16 students dependent on caseload needs.
- Maintain professional standards of service through CPD and other developmental activities complying with the policies and procedures of the college.
- Provide training to other professionals, staff and colleagues. Assess speech, language and communicative skills using both formal and informal assessments
- Analyse assessment results and develop therapy programs/plans, with SMART targets. To deliver speech and language therapy to individual learners on your caseload. To plan, prepare and deliver group therapy sessions.
- Work collaboratively with the teachers and support staff to deliver classroom[1]based interventions.
- Accurately evaluate therapy targets.
- Create resources and programs which can be used by all colleagues in the department. Write full and detailed reports for annual reviews on the pupils you work with
- Maintain up to date and accurate case notes in line with the RCSLT professional standards.
- Provide advice to others regarding the management on the students’ speech language and communicative difficulties.
- Work independently as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Organise and run training sessions/workshops for members of staff and other professionals.
- Provide support and guidance to parent and carers.
Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:
- Effortless Registration: Say goodbye to paperwork! Our fully online and paperless registration service streamlines the process, making it convenient and hassle-free for you.
- Compliance Made Easy: Enjoy peace of mind with our free DBS and compliance service, which includes paid-for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules tailored to your needs.
- Exclusive Opportunities: Unlock access to prestigious SLT/Speech and Language Therapy roles that you won't find elsewhere. From collaborating with NHSBT to supporting vital projects at The Home Office and Vaccination Centres or relocating candidates to Australia, The Falkland Islands and many other destinations, our network opens doors to diverse and impactful assignments in the UK and globally.
- Expert Guidance and Support: Benefit from personalised clinical governance and revalidation support from our in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years of experience. We're here to ensure you're always on top of your game.
- Rewarding Referral Program: Spread the word and reap the rewards! Refer a Speech & Language Therapist and receive a generous £250 bonus once they've completed just 100 hours of work. The best part? There's no limit to how many SLTs you can refer.
- Professional Development: Working as a locum SLT/Speech and Language Therapist provides opportunities for continuous professional development. You may encounter new challenges, technologies, and best practices in different settings, which can enhance your clinical skills and knowledge.
Requirements of the Speech and Language Therapist/SLT:
- Degree or equivalent within Speech and Language Therapy and HCPC registration
- Recent UK/NHS post qualifying experience working as a Speech and Language Therapist
- Community experience
Contact:
This Speech and Language Therapist/SLT job is advertised by Jenni Regnault; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
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Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
