Paediatric Band 7 Lead Speech and Language Therapist
Linden Lodge School
Wandsworth
- £54,320 - £60,981 per year
- New
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 22 November 2024
Job overview
Job Type: Maternity Cover
Working pattern: 37.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year (Opportunity to discuss 42 week contract in-line with School holidays)
Specialty/Function: Paediatrics
Pay Band: NHS Band 7
Salary: £54,320 - £60,981 - inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement (based on 52 weeks per year)
Linden Lodge School is a leading provider of education for children and young people aged 2 – 19 years with profound and multiple learning difficulties and sensory impairment, including deaf-blindness, physical disability, and complex medical needs.
We have a fantastic opportunity for a therapist to join a supportive, highly motivated team and take on the role of managing our speech and language therapy service; covering a maternity leave.
Our ideal candidate will have clinical experience in working with students with a range of communication, sensory and dysphagia needs as well as significant, proven leadership and management experience.
You will be leading a team of Speech and Language Therapists whilst supporting continuous improvements within our provision. You need to be an excellent communicator, able inspire and motivate staff and build strong working relationships with both students and their families to enable them to achieve the best possible outcomes. Within this role you will be supported by the Head of Therapies as your manager and work with the school leadership team.
You'll be working with a team of supportive colleagues committed to providing high quality therapy. We will support your development through a commitment to CPD and a protected training budget. The pay and conditions offered reflect NHS Agenda for Change & you can continue with your, or start an, NHS Pension fund within this post.
Within the setting of a school, we have scope to accommodate both a 52 and a 42 week per year contract around the school term and flexible working hours.
Free parking available in surrounding areas of school location and School located nearby to Southfields Tube Station.
Our staff wellbeing programme which includes:
- A ring-fenced training budget for Therapy CPD
- Therapy development days
- Free local gym membership
- End of term staff awards
- Weekly art and Yoga classes
- Employee Assistance programme
Please note: This post is covering a maternity leave and will be fixed term for no more than 12 months.
If you would like to hear more about this exciting opportunity to be a part of a growing School Therapy team, please contact Harri Ashworth, Therapy Lead
Closing Date for all applications: 22nd November 2024 at 12 noon
Shortlisting: 22nd November 2024
Interview Date: 28th November 2024
Linden Lodge School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment, an enhanced DBS will be required.
At Linden Lodge we recognise our people are a great strength, we consider the diverse talents they bring to our workforce and are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion.
We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy in advance of the closing date if there is a good level of response. We recommend applicants submit applications as early as possible. We also reserve to right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Linden Lodge School
Linden Lodge School is a day and residential special needs school for pupils with Vision and Multi Sensory Impairment. We are based in Wimbledon, southwest London, and consider prospective pupils from a wide area.
We accept children from nursery to year 14 ( 2 to 19 ) with Vision Impairment, Hearing Impairment and Multi-Sensory Impairment. We also consider applications for pupils who would benefit from our sensory education approaches and facilities.
The education of pupils with Sensory Impairment is highly specialist and therefore we have specialist teachers, a specialist sensory curriculum and extensive specialist resources and facilities on our campus.
These include:
- A large workforce of specialist sensory impairment teachers who in addition to their teaching qualifications hold a Diploma or Masters Degree in teaching the visually impaired, hearing-impaired and multi-sensory impaired
- A large on-site therapy team of Speech and Language therapists, Physiotherapists and Occupational therapists directly employed by the school who work alongside teachers and education teams
- A team of habilitationists for the visually-impaired
- An onsite Learning Resources Centre which enables us to provide a wide range of fully accessible learning resources tailored to meet each pupil’s specific sensory needs
- On-site Vision assessment hub to carry out Functional Vision Assessments
- An NHS standard Audiology testing booth to assess pupils’ hearing and the use of audiological equipment
- A centre for families of children with Sensory Impairment to provide training, parent guidance and social opportunities
- An accessible physical environment including acoustically treated classrooms and clear signage for the visually-impaired
Our expectations for each pupil are high and we understand that each pupil with a Sensory Impairment has a unique diagnosis and learning profile. We have specialist centres for pupils with profound multiple learning needs and also for pupils following the National Curriculum and a range of GCSE, BTEC and externally accredited pathways.
We, therefore, offer a range of Curriculum pathways each tailored to pupils’ needs and abilities delivered through our departmental and specialist centres. A number of our centres are in separate purpose-built accommodation on site.
We want our pupils to reach their potential and achieve as much independence as possible. Every pupil has, in addition to their curriculum targets, personal goals to optimise their use of Vision, Hearing and other Senses.
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