Band 6 Children's Speech and Language Therapist

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Job Title: Band 6 Children's Speech and Language Therapist
Specialism: Children's Speech and Language Therapy
Location: Homerton, UK
Salary: Up to £28.76 per hour
Type: Ongoing, Full-time Locum

Seize this exciting opportunity as a Band 6 Children's Speech and Language Therapist in Homerton, earning up to £28.76 per hour, depending on your experience. This ongoing, full-time position invites you to manage a diverse caseload and make a real impact on the lives of children and young people with complex communication and dysphagia needs.

Perks and benefits:

• Locum Job: Enjoy the freedom and flexibility to choose assignments that fit your lifestyle, allowing you to balance work and personal life seamlessly.
• Competitive Pay: Earn up to £28.76 per hour, depending on your experience.
• Varied Experience: Gain exposure to a range of clinical settings and challenges, keeping your career engaging and continuously developing.
• Networking Opportunities: Build valuable professional relationships while enhancing your experience and broadening your career prospects.

What you will do:

• Manage a caseload of complex children and young people, tackling both communication and dysphagia needs with care and skill.
• Make specialist clinical decisions following assessments, sharing these decisions with other professionals within the multi-agency team and the wider Speech and Language Therapy team.
• Reflect on all aspects of children's communication and eating or drinking to identify neuro-affirmative strategies that enhance communicative effectiveness.
• Develop comprehensive care plans that incorporate evidence, best practices, and the views of the family and others involved with the child.
• Communicate complex and sensitive condition-related information from assessments to clients, carers, families, and members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Write reports with specialist knowledge, making referrals to other agencies as necessary.
• Promote and develop optimal communicative environments, introducing a range of augmentative and alternative communication strategies and contributing specialist input into policy-making within school settings.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• HCPC Registration: Must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Driving Licence: Must be a car driver.
• Availability: Ready to commit to a full-time, ongoing locum role.

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