Speech and Language Therapist Sussex

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Speech and Language Therapist

Sussex

Up to £50,000 FTE per annum DOE

37.5 hours per week Mon - Fri

Permanent, 52 weeks or Summer contract – 50 weeks

We are seeking an enthusiastic, creative, and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to join our expanding multi-disciplinary team. You will work primarily in school settings with potential for clinic and remote-based work.

As a Speech and Language Therapist you will be responsible for unlocking students’ potential by assessing their needs for Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and providing specialised interventions. You will collaborate with parents, carers, multidisciplinary and teaching teams across various school and clinical settings to ensure interventions are effectively integrated into the young person’s daily life. A key function is equipping key adults in the young person’s life with the skills to confidently support them in achieving their therapy goals.

Your role also involves conducting comprehensive assessments of a child or young person’s developmental or learning needs for EHCPs, developing and implementing individualised intervention plans, evaluating intervention effectiveness, providing training to key adults, maintaining accurate documentation, and participating in multidisciplinary meetings for coordinated care.

• Undergraduate or Masters Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• HCPC registration
• Experience working within a paediatric setting
• Experience working with EHCPs and SLT provision in a school setting
• Experience working with complex behaviours
• Experience completing assessments for Education, Health, and Care Plans
• Specialist CPD and/or training
• Trauma-Informed care experience
• Experience working with paediatric social, emotional, and mental health needs

• 52‑week contract – 25 days of annual leave + years of service allowance
• Summer contract – 5 weeks off in the school summer break + 22 days of annual leave + years of service allowance
• 1 CPD day to use towards training
• Annual CPD opportunities + monthly internal CPD provided
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• Comprehensive mental health support services and physical health checks
• Family Growth Support – enhanced maternity and paternity leave, paid fertility treatment support
• Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
• Discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.