Are you looking for an employer who can offer you opportunities for growth and development in your speech therapy career- all whilst working within a friendly multidisciplinary team in a rewarding environment?
Job Title: Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Location: London
Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum (DOE) – plus a welcome bonus of £2000 (£1000 after successful completion of 3 months and £1000 after successful completion of probation)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Saturday
Contract: Permanent
About the role
We are seeking an enthusiastic, creative, and motivated Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our expanding multi-disciplinary team and work primarily in school settings with potential for clinic and remote based work.
As a Speech and Language Therapist you will play a vital role in unlocking students' potential by assessing their needs for Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and providing specialised interventions. This is achieved by working collaboratively with parents, carers, multidisciplinary and teaching teams across various school and clinical settings to ensure that interventions are effectively integrated into the young person's daily life. A key function is equipping key adults in that young person's life with the skills to confidently support them in achieving their therapy goals.
In your role as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, you will conduct comprehensive assessments of a child or young person's various developmental or learning needs for Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), as well as developing and implementing individualized intervention plans and collaborating with teachers, parents, and other professionals to integrate these goals into the child or young person's daily environment. The role also involves evaluating intervention effectiveness, providing training and upskilling to key adults, and maintaining accurate documentation. The therapist will actively participate in multidisciplinary meetings to ensure coordinated care for children and young people with complex needs.
- BSc or MSc in Speech and Language Therapy
- HCPC registration
- Supervisory Experience
- Experience working at a specialist level with this client group in a similar setting
- Highly experienced in providing professional and clinical supervision
- Highly experienced in developing training
- Experience working with EHCPs and SLT provision in a school setting
- Experience working with complex behaviours
- Experience completing assessments for Education, Health, and Care Plans
- Specialist CPD and/or training
- Trauma-Informed care experience
- Experience working with paediatric social, emotional, and mental health needs
Benefits
- 5 weeks off in the school summer break
- 22 days of annual leave + years of service allowance
- 1 CPD day to use towards training
- Annual CPD opportunities + Monthly internal CPD provided
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
- \"Your Wellbeing Matters\" – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
- Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
- A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
- 100s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover
At LCP, we are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.
