- Salary:
- FTE £39576 - £45830 DOE
- Role type:
- Term-Time Only, Part Time
- Hours:
- 38hrs weekly / 39 weeks per year (0.86 FTE)
- Contract type:
- Permanent
- Contract:
- Term-time only
- Location:
- Hereford, Mamhilad, Wales, Ullenwood, Worcester
- Closing Date:
- 14/07/2025
- Job Details:
National Star is excited to recruit a Senior Therapist Assessor within Speech and Language Therapy to provide high quality pre-entry therapy assessments for prospective learners with complex physical and learning needs, ensuring the holistic understanding of each learner’s therapy needs prior to enrolment at National Star.
This role bridges assessment and therapy, offering potential students and families an expert clinical perspective during the admissions process. The post holder will not hold a traditional therapy caseload but will play a key role in shaping therapy provision recommendations through functional and subjective assessments. To ensure maintenance of clinical skills, there will be opportunities to be involved in direct therapy delivery to our young people.
The therapist will work collaboratively with the Assessments team and their respective disciplines therapy team (Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy or Speech & Language Therapy) to contribute to the formulation of person centred recommendations for therapy input, equipment needs, and support strategies.
This is a this is a critical role within the organisation contributing to the success of student placements.
How to apply
At National Star, we know the value of a diverse workforce, and welcome applications from all areas of the community. This includes those with disabilities, and we are a proud Disability Confident employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities.
Please note that all applicants will be expected to undertake a DBS Disclosure, and undergo the necessary employer checks. The level of disclosure to be applied for will be dependent on your job role and will be discussed with you during the recruitment process but is usually an enhanced level. Where appropriate, the adult and child barred lists will be checked and we will not employ anyone who appears on either of those registers.
We prefer people to submit an online application as this helps support the charity in saving money. Alternatively please send your cv to recruitment@nationalstar.org or call our recruitment department 01242 504300 for further information or an application form. If you have a disability and need to apply using an alternative format, or if you have any technical problems with our recruitment system please let us know.
All future correspondence with you will be via email (application acknowledgement, invitation to interview etc). Please check your email regularly.
