Job overview

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people with autism? Come and join our friendly, supportive, and experienced multidisciplinary team as a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist.

We provide autism assessments across the BNSSG area, working in partnership with children, families, and professionals. As part of our team, you’ll benefit from regular supervision, CPD opportunities, and a supportive leadership structure.

If you're a  compassionate Speech and Language Therapist with an interest in autism and neurodevelopmental conditions, we’d love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

To carry out social communication observations and assessments in a clinic, educational settings or home setting

To undertake ADOS assessments (if/when trained) for children and young people up to the age of 18 years (early years and school age)

To carry out assessment of children with a complex social communication presentations as part of a multi professional team providing specialist clinical advice.

To write contributions to diagnostic multidisciplinary reports and EHCP reports

To carry out formal language assessments and interpret these results 

To take the lead where appropriate in feeding back assessment and diagnostic results to parents and young people

To support other Speech and Language therapists and other professionals including Specialist Nurses, Paediatric Registrars, Early Years Practitioners and Psychology Assistants working as part of the ASD assessment team

Working for our organisation

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.