11/08/2021
We are looking for a permanent Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist for a post based in West Essex. Here are the essential requirements:
• To deliver dynamic and engaging speech and language therapy interventions to children with SLCN.
• To assess children’s speech and language needs and produce reports to share with parents and school teams.
• To deliver training to parents on a range of topics (Supported by a band 7 therapist where needed)
• To work with the schools’ Inclusion Teams to ensure high outcomes for the pupils with SLCN.
• To undertake a continuous review of each individual child’s speech and language progress and overall provision and report to the Clinical Lead regularly regarding this.
• To provide advice, support and modelling for parents and carers and other family members, and to respond to their needs in the context of the individual child as well as based on a wider knowledge of language development and difficulties.
The role will include:
• Initial assessments
• Working with parents
• Training families
• Liaison with the children’s schools
• Planning and delivering your own therapy programmes
• Working alongside the in house Occupational Therapist (and eventually music and play therapists)
• Managing own caseload.
Please send us your CV and we will be in touch as soon as possible.
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