Speech and Language Therapist - Sherbourne Fields School

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

What is the job role?

This post is equivalent to the NHS Band 6 pay scale – pro rata.

Sherbourne Fields is an ‘Outstanding’ all aged Special School catering for 240 pupils on roll from September 2022. Our pupils have a broad spectrum of special educational need. We have been recognised, and pride ourselves on our innovative and creative approaches throughout our school, and we want you to join us!

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, talented and committed professional to join our dedicated team in our ‘Outstanding’ Special School. The successful candidate will be given supervision through the Health and Care Professional Council; with protected time to enable them to access this. In addition, two weeks of flexible working can be taken out of term time to help support the management of your caseload.

As part of the school’s therapy team you will work closely with our school based Occupational Therapist and the AAC lead to further develop the use of the school’s high tech and low tech communication systems which include PODD Systems; CIP, Boardmaker; Grid 3 and Eye Gaze. As our school based therapist, you will use clinical reasoning, critical thinking, reflection and analysis to support assessments using a child centred approach.

An important and exciting aspect of your roll will include:

Staff training
Giving Parental support and advice
Planning therapy programmes
Provision of therapy
Reporting as part of the EHC process
Assessments and interventions

The Speech and Language Therapist (SaLT) appointed will be a registered member of the Health Professional Council and preferably a specialist in paediatrics. We are looking for a candidate who can embrace a busy and dynamic working environment, have compassion and a passion for the profession and can work as a key member of our multi disciplinary team to support our flexible and solution focused approach.

The successful candidate will be supported to manage their caseload by the Senior Leadership Team and be expected to work with our specialist NHS colleagues including specialist tertiary services such as ACT.

We would welcome your enquires and/or visits to the school. Please feel free to contact us for further information or to make an appointment to view our facilities.

The role advertised is subject to receiving two satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS and medical clearance check. The official closing date for the vacancy is Friday 24^th June 2022 and interviews will be held shortly after this date. For more information and to download an application form, the job description and person specification, please visit our website on: www.sherbournefields.co.uk Please email completed applications to office@sherbournefields.coventry.sch.uk

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

This School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Coventry City Council