Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

# Specialist Speech and Language Therapist## Job Introduction## Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
** Permanent | 37.5 hours per week (41 weeks per year – term time)*
* ** Salary:** £41,490 FTE (pro-rated to £37,802 based on working weeks)  
*
* Location:

** Liverpool, Merseyside and surrounding areas

We’re looking for a
** Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
** to join our Therapy Team at
** Together Trust**, delivering high-quality, evidence-based support primarily within mainstream school settings.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, autonomous practitioner who enjoys combining
** direct clinical work**,
** consultancy**, and
** training**, while contributing to the development of a progressive, multidisciplinary service.###

About the role:

You’ll be an integral part of a supportive
** multi-disciplinary team**, working alongside Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Advisory Teachers, PBS practitioners, Sleep Practitioners and others.

Your role will focus on:
* Delivering
** specialist speech and language therapy
** at Universal, Targeted and Specialist levels
* Supporting pupils with
** complex communication needs**, including learning disabilities and Autism Spectrum Conditions
* Providing
** consultation, advice and training
** to school staff, families and carers
* Advising on complex cases and supporting the development of junior colleagues
* Contributing to
** service development, audit and clinical governance
** You’ll work flexibly in line with Service Level Agreements and play a key role in ensuring interventions are impactful, evidence-based and aligned with professional standards (RCSLT and HCPC).###

What we’re looking for:

You’ll be a confident, compassionate and skilled Speech and Language Therapist  who can work independently while collaborating effectively with others.

You’ll need:
* A
** degree in Speech and Language Therapy
*** HCPC registration and RCSLT membership
* Significant post-qualification experience
* Experience working with children, young people or adults with complex needs
* Strong assessment, intervention and outcome-measurement skills
* Experience of multidisciplinary working and providing training
* Excellent communication and organisational skills

Desirable experience includes:
* Working in specialist or educational settings
* Clinical supervision and service development
* Specialist training (e.g. AAC, dysphagia, mental health)###
* ** Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit**, up to 7% company pension contributions initially rising with length of service and up to 6 x basic salary death in service benefit.
* ** Occupational sick pay
** and family friendly policies including
** enhanced
* * maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
* ** Reward and Discount platform
** offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
* ** Cycle to work
** scheme* Eligibility to apply for
** Blue Light card
*** Proud to be a
** real living wage employer**
* ** Refer a friend scheme**, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
* Comprehensive
** training and development opportunities**, including apprenticeship qualifications
* ** Long service awards
** including cash gifts and extra holiday.
* Promotion of
** Wellbeing
* * across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session  in person or online
* Access to our
** Employee Assistance Programme
** for you and adults at your home Apply now and tell us how your experience and passion align with this role.

Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same:
To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them and we work together for change.

Alongside an incredible team of like-minded peers, you’ll be working behind-the-scenes to support our staff, volunteers, families, and supporters. You will be helping our work happen across the charity; enabling us to care for and champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support.
** The Together Trust is…