Bank Senior Speech & Language Therapist - SE Surrey


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	from £23.89 an hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Redhill, RH1 5GG
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	18 Sept 2026
Closing date:	4 Oct 2026

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Package Description: Join our team as a Bank Senior Speech & Language Therapist. As well as the attractive hourly rates of pay, at HCRG Care Group you will benefit from: 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. 24/7 Well-being Support Free counselling, legal advice, financial guidance, and career coaching. 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. Are you an experienced Speech & Language Therapistready to make a meaningful impact in childrens lives? Join HCRG Care Group as a Senior Speech & Language Therapist, where youll 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 childrens 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 youre passionate about delivering high-quality, child-centred care and working collaboratively within a supportive and dynamic environment, wed 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 childrens 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 childs 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 require. The Ideal Candidate Essential Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree or equivalent (Post Graduate Diploma or MSc in Speech and Language Therapy leading to registration with HCPC) Knowledge/training in ASD strategies and interventions e.g. PECS, SCERTS, ADOS Health and Care Professions Council Licence to Practice (HCPC) Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience Member of relevant Clinical Excellence Network Evidence of relevant post graduate training, internal or external Desirable Knowledge /training in PCI, Hanen strategies. Knowledge/training in educational training packages e.g. ELKLAN, WellComm Knowledge/training in signing e.g. Makaton 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. For further information please contact Lisa on 07867373045 About the Company We 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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