Are you an experienced Speech & Language Therapist with a passion for supporting children and young people with complex needs?
We are looking for a compassionate and skilled Band 7 Speech & Language Therapist to join our team at HCRG Care Group.
In this role, you will provide highly specialist assessment, diagnosis, and evidence-based interventions, working collaboratively with education professionals, parents, carers, and multidisciplinary teams to meet the needs of children with Education and Health Care Plans (EHCPs).
You’ll play a vital role in delivering a high standard of child-centred care, ensuring the best outcomes for children and young people in line with best practice and commissioning priorities.
If you’re ready to take on a leadership role that combines clinical expertise, collaboration, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Base:
You will be based at one of our Surrey-wide office hubs, with the flexibility of hybrid working to support your professional and personal needs.
At HCRG Care Group, we are proud to be a flexible-first employer. Our agile working approach allows our teams to thrive in a supportive and adaptable environment while delivering high-quality care.
Package DescriptionAs a Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist we value you and your wellbeing, offering a range of benefits to help you feel supported and appreciated:
Competitive Pay & Pension: Enjoy a Band 7 Agenda for Change salary and NHS pension benefits.
Professional Growth: Join our Strive for Better networks, connecting with NHS professionals nationwide to share insights and develop leading care practices.
Exclusive Rewards: Access discounts and premium offers at national supermarkets, well-known retailers, and indulgent treats like Virgin Experience Days through our Reward Gateway.
Wellbeing Support: Benefit from our 24/7 free wellbeing service, offering access to counselors, career coaching, legal advice, and more.
Flexible Pay Options: Use Wagestream to track your earnings and access your wages as you need them, without worrying about high-interest loans or overdrafts.
Learning & Development: Advance your career with support from our Learning and Development team, who collaborate with universities and Health Education England. Access e-learning, career pathways, and funding opportunities to help you grow.
Recognition & Involvement: Celebrate achievements with local and national awards, contribute ideas to improve services, and stay informed through regular updates from our leadership team.
Main ResponsibilitiesPlanning and Organisational Duties:
Day-to day line management of a team of therapy professionals.
Independently manage a caseload of children, including complex cases, primarily in educational settings.
Collaborate with parents, carers, education colleagues, and multidisciplinary teams to address children’s speech, language, and communication needs as part of their EHCP provision.
Contribute to EHCP processes, including reviews, and provide updates to schools, families, and the Service Manager.
Support service development, meet performance targets, and collaborate with other agencies to achieve local and national objectives.
Deliver training programs for professionals, carers, and team members, and participate in recruitment and selection processes.
Patient Care Responsibilities:
Conduct assessments, formulate therapy plans, and evaluate outcomes in collaboration with families and professionals.
Provide specialist advice and reports to support EHCPs, annual reviews, and tribunal processes.
Attend multiagency meetings and safeguarding conferences, sharing sensitive information effectively.
Adapt clinical practice to meet individual and cultural needs, seeking advice and supervision when necessary.
Operational Delivery:
Provide advice and training to education professionals and parents on supporting children with speech, language, and communication needs.
Work directly with children and indirectly through upskilling parents and education staff to implement strategies.
Deliver therapy flexibly across various settings, including schools, homes, and Family Hubs, using virtual methods where appropriate.
Maintain strong communication links with education and health services to ensure coordinated care.
Manage risks, comply with safeguarding policies, and contribute to clinical governance and audits.
Engage in continuous professional development and complete mandatory training.
Please see attached job description for a full list of responsibilities
The Ideal CandidateEssential
Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree or equivalent (Post Graduate Diploma or MSc in Speech and Language Therapy leading to registration with HCPC)
Health and Care Professions Council Licence to Practice (HCPC)
Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Minimum of 4 years post qualification experience
Member of relevant Clinical Excellence Network
Evidence of relevant post graduate training, internal or external
Desirable
Knowledge /training in complex needs/learning difficulties
Knowledge/training in signing (e.g. Makaton, BSL) and AAC
Knowledge/training in ASD strategies and interventions e.g. PECS, SCERT
Demonstrable experience of working in the NHS
Other requirements: the successful applicant will need to be a car driver
Please see attached Job Description for full Personal Specification.
About The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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