Occupational Therapist

Piers Meadows Recruitment

Posted 10 hours ago, valid for 3 hours

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

£40,000 - £48,000 per annum

Part Time

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Sonic Summary

The position is for a Band 7 Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist within the Mainstream Schools division, focusing on children with speech, language, and communication difficulties in Haringey.
Candidates are expected to have extensive experience in assessing and treating developmental language disorders and social communication difficulties, particularly in children with special educational needs.
The role involves managing a caseload, leading a cluster of schools, and providing support and supervision to junior therapists and students.
The post holder will also take on deputised duties from the Lead Speech and Language Therapists as needed.
Salary details are not specified, but the position requires a Band 7 level of experience, typically associated with several years of relevant professional practice.

Band 7 Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist

POST: Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Mainstream Schools

DIVISION/DIRECTORATE: Children and Young People

GRADE/BANDING: Band 7 full time

RESPONSIBLE TO: Lead SLTs for Mainstream Schools

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Borough Lead for Haringey Children’s Therapy Service

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JOB SUMMARY:

The post holder is part of the Mainstream Schools Speech and Language Therapy Team providing assessment, differential diagnosis, advice and intervention to children with speech, language and communication difficulties attending mainstream primary and secondary schools in Haringey.

The post holder is responsible for organising and managing his/her own caseload and also takes the lead for a small cluster of schools grouped by locality, supporting junior therapists, making decisions about prioritisation and building strong relationships with these schools. The post holder has highly specialist knowledge in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of developmental language disorder, social communication difficulties including those associated with autistic spectrum disorders and selective mutism. In addition the post holder is knowledgeable and experienced in assessing, treating and managing children and young people who have associated syndromes or special educational needs which interact with their language development.

For further details please contact Alex

The post holder is responsible for inducting, supervising, supporting and directing more junior SLTs as well as training students. They take on deputised duties from the Lead Speech and Language Therapists, Mainstream Schools as required.

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