Newly Qualified Speech and Language Therapist

SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Job description

This role has a competitive starting salary of £33,103 for 36 hours per week across 42 weeks per year (term time + 3 weeks of holiday working), pro-rata to £35,730 52 week equivalent.

We are excited to be welcoming our 2025 cohort of Newly Qualified Speech and Language Therapists to our fantastic team here at Surrey County Council!

Our main office bases are in Woking, Weybridge and Reigate. We operate a hybrid work style, covering schools across Surrey together with regular visits to schools and offices.

Rewards and Benefits

• We pay your RCSLT membership and HCPC fees!
• Flexible working around core school hours with mobile and agile working solutions
• Comprehensive clinical supervision programme including a buddy, 1:1 meetings with line manager (weekly for NQP's for the first 3 months moving to monthly over the first year, at your pace), extensive in-house training programme and formal external training opportunities, access to clinical effectiveness groups, case study groups and an NQP / Band 5 group, termly study days, encouragement to join and attend CEN's relating to practice
• A mixed and varied caseload across settings and age groups
• Termly themed study days for the whole SALT team
• Enhanced support to take you through your competencies
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carers leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
• 2 paid volunteering days per year
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more

We are a friendly team of dedicated professionals who are passionate about the work we do. If you feel like this could be the place to kick start your career or further develop your therapy skills and knowledge, please do read on or get in touch.

About the Team

Our large and friendly team of Speech & Language Therapists and Assistants work across mainstream and special schools in Surrey. We are part of Surrey's offer to support children with Additional Needs and Disabilities, working collaboratively with the Inclusion and Additional Needs Team and other services like Educational Psychology and Specialist Teaching. Our tiered model supports universal, targeted and specialist intervention for children, families and the school workforce: making sure we deliver the right support at the right time to children and young people, with and without EHCPs.

About the Role

The role of a Speech and Language Therapist is varied and no two days will be the same, however you can expect to be involved with the following:

• Clinical decision making in conjunction with school staff and evidence-based practice, around the level of support needed to achieve the best possible outcome for the Children and Young People (CYP) on your defined caseload
• Working with Assistants, setting targets for the CYP you are jointly supporting and monitoring the delivery and outcomes of their work
• Assessment, advice and intervention for CYP with a range of SLCN within your caseload
• Prioritisation and caseload management

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• You possess a degree in Speech and Language Therapy (or are about to obtain this)
• You will be registered with HCPC and RCSLT and have permission to work in the UK
• Evidence of clinical knowledge and familiarity with a range of formal and informal assessments for school age CYP
• Evidence of experience and knowledge of a range of evidence-based intervention approaches

Therapists will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK, access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across the quadrant. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.

An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role, which we will facilitate.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 20.04.2025 with interviews to follow.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applicants where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.