# Senior Speech & Language Therapist **Company**: HCRG Care Group **Location**: Chertsey **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: senior **Job type**: bank **Salary**: £23.89 an hour **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0279-26-2687?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_61749617-716 ## Description Are you an experienced Speech & Language Therapist ready to make a meaningful impact in children's lives? Join HCRG Care Group as a Senior Speech & Language Therapist, where you'll provide expert assessment, diagnosis, and evidence-based interventions for children with complex speech, language, and communication needs. In this pivotal role, you will work closely with children, their families, carers, and professionals across the wider children's workforce to deliver tailored support and guidance. Your expertise will empower children to overcome challenges, achieve their potential, and enhance their quality of life. If you're passionate about delivering high-quality, child-centred care and working collaboratively within a supportive and dynamic environment, we'd love to hear from you. **Main Responsibilities** - Carrying out high-quality school-based assessments, as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) for children and young people - Provide support, advice, and accessible therapy programmes to children, families, and carers, adapting communication for understanding - Share and receive complex and sensitive information regarding children's difficulties, progress, and expectations - Attend, arrange, and contribute specialist advice in multidisciplinary meetings - Plan, organise, and manage therapy services, including supervision, appraisals, and training of staff, students, and parents/carers - Deliver and adapt therapy interventions, both individual and group, across home, clinic, and education settings, ensuring evidence-based practice - Conduct and interpret complex assessments, contribute to diagnoses, identify therapy goals, and make referrals where needed - Maintain accurate written and electronic records, reports, and documentation in line with professional and organisational standards - Demonstrate empathy and sensitivity in supporting families adjusting to their child's condition - Apply clinical reasoning to assess needs, develop and adapt therapy/management plans, evaluate outcomes, and ensure best practice - Participate in service development, audits, and research projects to enhance clinical practice - Maintain professional development, reflect on practice, and comply with HCPC and professional body requirements - Prioritise and manage caseloads, respond to urgent referrals, and deputise for Band 7 as required **Benefits** - Flexible Shift Booking: self-book bank shifts and request time off up to six weeks in advance for a better work-life balance - Wagestream Access: track and access earned wages anytime, avoiding high-interest loans or overdrafts - Professional Growth: gain experience across various services, access free training, and join our Strive for Better professional network - Innovative Culture: share ideas, apply for national funding, and contribute to service improvements - Recognition & Engagement: nominate colleagues for awards and participate in executive Q&A sessions - Commitment to Excellence: be part of a team with "Good" or "Outstanding" CQC-rated services ## Skills ### Required - Speech and Language Therapy - ASD strategies and interventions - Health and Care Professions Council Licence to Practice - Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists - Clinical Excellence Network ### Nice to have - PCI - Hanen strategies - ELKLAN - WellComm - Makaton --- Source: [Apply at jobs.nhs.uk](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0279-26-2687?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)