Senior Speech and Language Therapist - part-time

Prior’s Court is seeking a Senior Speech and Language Therapist (SaLT) to join our Therapy team in a part-time role. This is an opportunity for an experienced and qualified clinician who has managed a caseload and has worked with autistic young people with complex needs, including those who may present with behaviours that challenge.

We are proud to share that, following our most recent Ofsted inspection, Prior’s Court was graded ‘Outstanding’ in all five areas. Inspectors recognised the strength of our integrated therapeutic approach and the impact of specialist support across the setting.

Key information:

• Salary: £46,000 - £53,000 (FTE prior to pro rata)
• Hours: Part-time hours: A minimum of 15 hours per week - we are flexible on how this is worked
• Contract type: Permanent
• Closing date for applications: Friday, 5 June

Working as a Speech and Language Therapist at Prior’s Court:

• To lead development and implementation of Speech and Language Therapy practices at Prior’s Court.
• Manage a caseload of autistic young people with complex needs, including assessment, implementation and review of therapy input to ensure progress.
• To line manage the team of Speech and Language Therapists.
• Contribute and/or lead in the planning and delivering of training to develop the knowledge and skills of others in the areas of autism and communication.
• To deliver input through use of the Prior’s Court Communication Skills Learning Programme, which will prepare all young people to have a functional communication system to enable them to live healthy, happy, independent lives after leaving Prior’s Court.
• Provide specialist intervention using evidence-based therapy approaches individualised to meet young people’s needs in the areas of expression, understanding, social communication and AAC (low and high tech).
• Contribution to the annual review process by providing high quality written reports, assessment, review of EHCP targets and attending annual review meetings (as appropriate).
• Support the Head of Therapy to collect evidence of SaLT impact on young person outcomes – including assessment data, case studies and feedback from staff, parents/carers.
• Liaise with external (NHS and/or independent therapists) to share information and ensure consistent therapy plan across organisations.
• Participate in regular reviews of the SaLT provision and support the planning and implementation of SaLT provision improvement projects.
• Participate in the ordering, budget management and maintenance of SaLT specific equipment and resources.

Qualifications:

• Professional qualification in Speech and Language Therapy (with HCPC registration).
• Experience working and managing caseload as a qualified SALT.
• Use of clinical reasoning skills for both assessment and intervention planning.
• Experience of mentoring or coaching others.
• Ability to use assessment findings to develop therapy programmes.
• Knowledge and experience of using a wide range of evidence based therapeutic approaches to meet the needs of autistic young people with complex needs.

Desirable criteria:

• Experience of managing a small team of people.
• Attended training in autism specific approaches (e.g., TEACCH, intensive interaction, attention autism).
• Specific training in a sub-speciality of SaLT.
• Experience in delivering training.
• Experience in an education and/or residential care setting.

Benefits:

• 33 days annual leave, including Bank Holidays.
• Company pension (Combined 8% contributions - Employer 5%, Employee 3%).
• Employee Recognition Schemes, including an annual staff awards programme and Long Service Awards.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to our full Flexible Benefits package including the option of dental insurance, private medical insurance, critical illness, increased life insurance, partner life insurance self-funded health cash plan and many others.

We're excited about the possibility of you joining the team at Prior's Court, based in Berkshire. To ensure the safety and wellbeing of the young people we support, all offers of employment are subject to the successful completion of pre-employment checks. These include references, a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, proof of right to work in the UK, and any other relevant clearances.

Prior’s Court is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we actively seek and embrace differences in thinking, experience, ethnicity, age, gender, faith, personalities and styles. The different skills, experiences and backgrounds our employees bring to their roles create a workforce as diverse and individual as the young people we support and makes Prior’s Court a special place to work.