SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST - Band 5/6

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST (band 5 or 6 depending on experience, newly qualified therapists considered)

Based in the Clinical Team, Children’s Services, Sutherland House School, Nottingham

Salary: Equivalent to NHS Band 5 (£31,049 - £37,796) OR Band 6 (£38,682 - £46,580) depending on experience

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week, 52 weeks a year) or part time considered

Do you want an opportunity to work in a highly regarded, integrated multi-disciplinary clinical team dedicated to supporting Sutherland House School Nottingham at Autism East Midlands?

We are looking for an empathic, creative and skilled speech and language therapist with relevant experience working with Autistic children and young people to join our team based at Sutherland House School in Nottingham. We can offer you multi-disciplinary and integrated service models of practice in a highly regarded and skilled team, CPD, and regular supervision.

Autism East Midlands offer a wide range of services supporting people affected by Autism in Nottinghamshire and the surrounding area, including a range of day and residential services for our adult service users, specialist schools (4-19yrs), outreach and family services.

The school clinical team includes Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Art Therapy.

We are excited to be in the position to expand the team in school and have the opportunity to permanently employ a speech and language therapist (band 5 or 6 depending on experience). Newly qualified therapists would be considered. Annualised hours and flexible working considered.

You would be providing person centred speech and language therapy support as part of the schools on site clinical team. We work closely with education colleagues to support the progress and development of students in line with their EHCP. This work includes assessing communication needs, developing systems of communication and programmes of intervention for a specific caseload, supporting training in a range of topics associated with learning, communication, and autism and being involved in MDT meetings. This post is ideally suited to someone who has some experience of evidence based practice in supporting autistic children and young people, including those with learning disabilities, and is looking to further develop their knowledge and skills.

AUTISM EAST MIDLANDS place great and well respected values on person centred approaches and aim to make a positive difference to the lives of all the individuals we support. Our integrated service provides excellent opportunities for professional growth, supervision/peer support, training and protected CPD. *Flexible/annualised hours working options. Company pension