Speech And Language Therapist

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Kennel Lane School is a ‘Total Communication’ school, supporting young peoples’ speech, language and communication as part of their individual need identified in their Education, Health and Care Plan and as part of the TALENTS Curriculum.

The post holder is an autonomous clinician, responsible for organising and managing a caseload of young people across the whole school site, with any additional outreach within the borough/trust as required, as directed by the headteacher. The post holder is responsible for devising, running and delivering a comprehensive and highly specialist service to young people with special and complex needs (including but not limited to Autism Spectrum Condition, Down Syndrome, Rett Syndrome, Cerebral Visual Impairment, Hearing Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, and complex learning difficulties).

The post holder will run all levels of provision, including universal, targeted and specialist support, and they will upskill/ train educational colleagues through both formal and informal training, so that they too can deliver the school’s universal and targeted offer. The post holder will also support clinically with aspects of the School Development Plan and identified whole school priorities e.g., by delivering training, supporting with collating information, and writing reports for all young peoples’ ‘Learner Voice’, in contribution for Section A of their EHCPs.

The post holder will liaise with educational colleagues in order to undertake joint planning of targets, production of progress reports and EHCP reviews (e.g., by recommending new outcomes/provision) and training. The post holder will also support with assessment/ evidence gathering and monitoring of progress over time with educational colleagues and the Senior Leadership team as appropriate.

The post holder will have knowledge of the school’s TALENTS curriculum and the Preparation for Adulthood framework, in order to ensure that young peoples’ communication skills are supported effectively throughout their duration at Kennel Lane School and into their transition to adulthood, and for when they transition out of Kennel Lane School.

The post holder will develop, plan and run the speech and language therapy service across the school, including both assessment and therapy for individual and groups of young people. This means that the post holder will be able to work autonomously at pace, as well as being effective at managing their time, workload and priorities. The post holder will also work with the internal and external Multidisciplinary Team and be skilled in working in and liaising within a multidisciplinary and multi-agency environment, to provide training and support e.g. Internally with educational colleagues, the Support and Intervention Team, Family Support Workers, and with parents and carers;

e.g. Externally with the NHS CYPIT Speech and Language Therapy team, and Berkshire Sensory Consortium; e.g. Places where outreach is required (respite services such as Larchwood and KIDS; and other local education settings in the trust/borough).

The post holder will have the ability to and be willing to work in a flexible way, including working at sites outside of Kennel Lane School and offering support remotely, to provide outreach and to also support young people at other sites/trusts, as required.

The post holder will regularly liaise with this Multidisciplinary Team, with the young person at the centre of all discussions and decisions, to enable joint working. The post holder will also be responsible for suggesting and implementing new and effective ways of working, and for engaging and fostering good professional relationships with other professionals in the wider service, in particular with other Speech and Language Therapists supporting the same young people, whom may be employed by other agencies.

The post holder will also be responsible for the setting up and for the smooth running of a record keeping database for all young people at Kennel Lane School with speech, language and communication needs. The post holder will ensure that these records are GDPR compliant and stored in…