Speech and Language Therapist

Piers Meadows Recruitment

Posted 24 days ago, valid for 7 days

Chelmsford, Essex CM3 4SX, England

£32,000 - £38,400 per annum

Part Time

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Sonic Summary

The role is for a Band 6 Children's Speech and Language Therapist, offering a locum, temp-to-perm, or permanent position.
Candidates should have at least one year of experience in providing Speech and Language Therapy services to children.
The therapist will be responsible for organizing sessions, managing a caseload, and making clinical decisions based on assessments.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate complex information effectively are essential for this role.
The position offers a competitive salary, with specific figures dependent on the candidate's experience and qualifications.

Locum / Temp to Perm / Permanant role for a Children's Speech and Language Therapist

Band 6 - Children’s Speech and language Therapist, the role will be to provide a Speech and Language Therapy service to children with speech, language and communication difficulties The post holder will be responsible for the daily organisation of sessions and caseload in consultation with line manager.

Main duties and responsibilities

Able to make appropriate clinical decisions following assessment with access to second opinions from highly specialist clinical staff
Able to construct clear care plans differentiating appropriate therapy from a range of options, based on analysis of information from assessment, theoretical knowledge and clinical benchmarking.
Demonstrates empathy with clients, carers and families often where barriers to understanding exist ensuring that effective communication is achieved to persuade and motivate participation in therapeutic activities
Able to communicate complex condition-related information from assessment to clients, carers families and multidisciplinary team members / other professionals, in written and verbal form
Able to identify areas for own personal/ professional development evidenced by person development plan/professional portfolio developed within an appraisal/ supervision/ reflective learning framework Able to organise, plan and prioritise own workload
Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills Negotiates with carers/clients/others around individual case management. Can recognise breakdown/ conflict when occurs and seeks advice and support to resolve Ability to comment on development of service policy and procedure within discussion Able to manage the emotional consequences of working with clients with a range of distressing and life limiting conditions.

The service is looking for Full time and Part time, you will be working over several sites across Mid Essex.

No remote working

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