Speech and Language Therapist

Speech and Language Therapist

• Northampton, Northamptonshire
• 1 Hour Direct Therapy Fortnightly + Indirect Support Across the Academic Year
• Academic Year Contract,to Start in September
• £70 per hour
• £40 per hour travel time
• 55p per mile mileage

KT Healthcare is a family-owned healthcare provider specialising in neurodevelopmental services, mentalhealthand brain injury rehabilitation. We work closely with local authorities,schools and families to deliver high-quality, person-centred support that makes a genuine difference.

We are looking for an experienced

Speech and Language Therapist to join our Therapies team, supporting a young person in Northampton.

This is an excellent opportunity to deliver specialist speech and language therapy as part of a multidisciplinary team, helping a young person with complex communication needs to develop functional communication skills, increase independence and thrive within their educational environment.

• Deliver 1-hour direct Speech and Language Therapy sessions on a fortnightly basis
• Develop and implement an individualised communication plan tailored to the young person s needs
• Support the young person s communication across education,homeand community settings
• Work collaboratively with education staff,parent sand other professionals to embed communication strategies into everyday activities
• Promote an inclusive communication approach, recognising and supporting all forms of communication
• Focus on meaningful, functional communication outcomes that improve participation and independence
• Maintainaccurateclinical records, liaise with the wider multidisciplinaryteamand produce reports as required

We relooking for someone who has:

• HCPC registration as a Speech and Language Therapist
• Experience working with children and young people with autism and complex communication needs
• Knowledge of Developmental Language Disorder, speech sounddisordersand neuro-affirming practice
• Experience supporting receptive and expressive language difficulties, socialcommunicationand sensory communication needs
• Excellent communication, reportwritingand multidisciplinary working skills
• A collaborative approach to working with families, educationstaffand other professionals
• Experience supporting young people within educational settings would be highly desirable

• £70 per hour
• £40 per hour travel time
• 55p per mile mileage
• Flexible working arrangements agreed between the therapist, school,familyand young person.
• Opportunity for further work as our services continue to grow.
• Supportive, collaborative multidisciplinary team.

This is acritical rolewith aSeptember start, and we are keen to hear from Speech and Language Therapists who are passionate about helping children and young people achieve meaningful outcomes through person-centred, evidence-based practice.