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Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Linden Lodge School

Wandsworth

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Salary:
NHS Band 6 Including HCAS
Job type:
Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
Apply by:
21 July 2020

Job overview

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time and Term-time only considered.

Specialty/Function: Paediatrics

Pay Band: NHS Band 6

Salary: £36,481- £44,044 inc HCAS pro rata

Linden Lodge School is a leading provider of education for children and young people aged 2 – 19 years with profound and multiple learning difficulties and sensory impairment, including deaf-blindness, physical disability, and complex medical needs. 

We are a new, developing service with a focus on integrated and evidenced-based working, growing our provision to meet the needs of our young people. As part of our strategy to be a fully integrated therapy team at Linden Lodge, we have the opportunity to expand our team and are looking for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist passionate about integrated working and with a desire to develop their career in the Special School setting.  

You'll be working in a new team of colleagues committed to providing high quality therapy. We will support your development through a commitment to CPD and a protected training budget. We will also support your work life balance by offering a range of working patterns including full-time, part-time, and term-time only. The pay and conditions offered reflect Agenda for Change – please contact us for details and to discuss options.

We have an impressive three-acre campus in Wimbledon offering fabulous indoor and outdoor innovative facilities to support teaching and learning. These include hydrotherapy pool, sensory integration facilities, sensory gardens and a variety of specialised environments.

Our staff wellbeing programme which includes:

• Employee Assistance programme

• Free local gym membership

• End of term staff awards

• Weekly art and Pilates classes

Linden Lodge School is a very special place to work and staff wellbeing and career progression is very important to us. In addition to our Staff wellbeing programme you will be provided with tailored in-house and external training appropriate to your needs and interests.

Flexible working arrangements can be considered.

If you would like to hear more about this exciting opportunity to be a part of a growing and developing Special School Therapy team, please contact the Clinical and Strategic Leads for Therapy: Therapy.recruitment@lindenlodge.wandsworth.sch.uk

Please see the job description and person specification attached to ensure you meet the requirements prior to application. Completed applications should be emailed to: Therapy.recruitment@lindenlodge.wandsworth.sch.uk

CV’s are not accepted.

Linden Lodge School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment, an enhanced DBS will be required.

Closing date for all applications: 21st July 2020

Shortlisting: 22nd July 2020

Interview dates: TBC

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About Linden Lodge School

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+44 20 8788 0107

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Linden Lodge School is a day and residential special needs school for pupils with Vision and Multi Sensory Impairment. We are based in Wimbledon, southwest London, and consider prospective pupils from a wide area.

We accept children from nursery to year 14 ( 2 to 19 ) with Vision Impairment, Hearing Impairment and Multi-Sensory Impairment. We also consider applications for pupils who would benefit from our sensory education approaches and facilities.

The education of pupils with Sensory Impairment is highly specialist and therefore we have specialist teachers, a specialist sensory curriculum and extensive specialist resources and facilities on our campus.

These include:

  • A large workforce of specialist sensory impairment teachers who in addition to their teaching qualifications hold a Diploma or Masters Degree in teaching the visually impaired, hearing-impaired and multi-sensory impaired
  • A large on-site therapy team of Speech and Language therapists, Physiotherapists and Occupational therapists directly employed by the school who work alongside teachers and education teams
  • A team of habilitationists for the visually-impaired
  • An onsite Learning Resources Centre which enables us to provide a wide range of fully accessible learning resources tailored to meet each pupil’s specific sensory needs
  • On-site Vision assessment hub to carry out Functional Vision Assessments
  • An NHS standard Audiology testing booth to assess pupils’ hearing and the use of audiological equipment
  • A centre for families of children with Sensory Impairment to provide training, parent guidance and social opportunities
  • An accessible physical environment including acoustically treated classrooms and clear signage for the visually-impaired

Our expectations for each pupil are high and we understand that each pupil with a Sensory Impairment has a unique diagnosis and learning profile. We have specialist centres for pupils with profound multiple learning needs and also for pupils following the National Curriculum and a range of GCSE, BTEC and externally accredited pathways.

We, therefore, offer a range of Curriculum pathways each tailored to pupils’ needs and abilities delivered through our departmental and specialist centres. A number of our centres are in separate purpose-built accommodation on site.

We want our pupils to reach their potential and achieve as much independence as possible. Every pupil has, in addition to their curriculum targets, personal goals to optimise their use of Vision, Hearing and other Senses.

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