Paediatric Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist
Linden Lodge School
Wandsworth
- £35,964 - £43,780 per year
- Quick apply
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 29 November 2024
Job overview
Job Type: Permanent
Working pattern: - 37.5 hours per week, All Year Round - 52 weeks per week.
Specialty/Function: Paediatrics
Pay Band: NHS Band 5
Salary: £35,964 - £43,780 (Actual) inclusive of HCAS
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 are a growing service with a focus on integrated and evidenced-based working as well as growing our provision to meet the needs of our young people. The team is made up of 24 on site PT/OT and SLT’s working across the school to provide therapy to our pupils with the opportunity to contribute towards and support ongoing service development.
We have the opportunity for a Band 5 Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist, passionate about integrated working and a desire to develop their career, in the Special School setting.
You don’t have to have worked in a school before but previous work or placement experience within a paediatric setting would be an advantage
You'll be working with a team supportive of 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.
The school is willing to consider sponsorship for Tier 2 Visas for the right candidates.
Our staff wellbeing programme which includes:
- Employee Assistance programme
- A ring-fenced training budget for Therapy CPD - This includes support for the development and completion of Dysphagia competencies
- Therapy development days
- Free local gym membership
- End of term staff awards
- Weekly art and Yoga classes
If you would like to hear more about this exciting opportunity to be a part of a growing and developing Special School Therapy team, please contact Megan Armstrong
Please see the job description and person specification attached to ensure you meet the requirements prior to application.
Closing Date for all applications: 29th November 2024 at 12 noon
Shortlisting: 29th November 2024
Interview Date: 5th December 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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