Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

1-week fixed term contract for up to 6 months. Part‑time post: 30 hours a week.

This is an exciting opportunity for motivated Speech and Language Therapists to join our Children’s Speech and Language Therapy team, providing specialist Speech & Language Therapy services to children and young people in Gloucestershire. We have hours available to support community clinics including Stroud and specialist schools. Our community clinics support children with speech, preschool language, voice, fluency and social communication needs.

This post supports community clinics across the county, determined by current service need, and the base may change in response to this.

• Independently assess, diagnose, plan and deliver an appropriate therapeutic service to children with a range of speech, language and communication needs.
• Analyse complex cases to inform decision‑making for case management, working within the care aims framework to design evidence‑based intervention.
• Provide advice, information, demonstration and training regarding specific strategies of intervention for managing children’s communication difficulties.
• Provide timely reports to parents/carers and other professionals to ensure children’s needs are appropriately identified.
• Contribute to graduated pathway plans and write EHC Plans to SEND Casework Officers, in line with the SEND graduated pathway.
• Be an active member of our innovative supervision structure.
• Contribute to service development projects.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

Entry level

Full‑time

Health Care Provider

Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists