In this post you will be an autonomous practitioner providing a Specialist Speech and Language Therapy Service to a designated caseload of children requiring early intervention as well as children with a range of speech, language and communication and eating/drinking difficulties and Special Educational Needs (SEN). This post is within the Preschool and Mainstream Schools Speech and Language therapy team. The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner providing a specialist speech and language therapy service to children and young people (CYP) with a range of speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). This will include children with severe language disorders and complex communication difficulties.The post holder will provide weekly initial assessment clinics for preschool children. A significant proportion of these children will have English as an additional language (EAL). He/she will be expected to manage their own caseload, travelling between clinics and early years settings and working along side the multi disciplinary to ensure specialist therapy programmes and education plans are in place for the children under their care. He/she will be expected to work collaboratively with children/young people (CYP), parents/ carers and with colleagues in Health, Education and Social Services.Main duties of the job Providing a specialist speech and language therapy service to children with a range of communication needs . A significant proportion of these children will be bilingual. He/she will be expected to manage their own caseload, travel between early years settings, schools and clinics and work alongside health and education staff to ensure specialist therapy programmes and education plans are in place for the children under their care. He/she will be expected to work collaboratively with children/young people (CYP), parents/ carers and with colleagues in Health, Education and Social Services in planning and delivery of services.,

• Flexible working
• Manageable caseloads
• Time protected to ensure access to regular and ongoing CPD
• Opportunities for shadowing in a range of settings
• Highly structured induction
• Access to clinical specialists in all areas
In joining you will receive:
• Regular and ongoing developing therapist training as well as peer supervision
• Opportunities to take a lead in projects and working groups linked to specialist areas of interest
You will be joining and welcomed into a diverse therapy team who actively promote andadvocate for equality and diversity.