Healthcare Assistant (One-to-One) – Term Time, Part Time
£14.54 per hour | Permanent
32.5 hrs/week : Monday to Friday (£21,457 p.a.) | 13 hrs/week : Monday and Thursday (£8,582 p.a.)
Provide one-to-one care for students with complex medical needs in a school setting. Work closely with nurses and therapists to deliver safe, coordinated care. Full training provided (including tracheostomy and diabetes support). Ideal for calm, committed individuals with an interest in healthcare or SEN.
Senior Speech & Language Therapist – Term Time, Part Time
£20.44-£24.61 per hour (salary equivlalent to NHS Band 6) | Permanent
30hrs/week | Flexible on working hours and days
We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic Speech and Language therapist to join our specialist school therapy team supporting children and young people with complex communication needs. You will deliver high quality speech and language therapy to students within an educational setting embedding strategies into daily routines. Working within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) you will help remove communication barriers and support students’ engagement, learning and wellbeing.
Senior Physiotherapist – Term Time, Part Time
£20.44-£24.61 per hour (salary equivlalent to NHS Band 6) | Permanent
25hrs/week
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Physiotherapist to join our multi-disciplinary team on a part-time basis, supporting children and young people with complex physical and medical needs.
This role offers the opportunity to deliver high quality, evidence-based physiotherapy practice within a specialist school environment. As part of an embedded multi-disciplinary team (MDT) you’ll collaborate daily with education, nursing, care and therapy colleagues in a planned, proactive environment enjoying senior autonomy.
The role will be responsible for managing a defined case load, contributing to students’ physical development, independence and participation across education and residential settings. You will build long term therapeutic relationships and see the impact of your work over time. Further responsibilities will include providing clinical supervision, mentoring and support to therapy assistants and contributing to service development and improvement initiatives.
Deputy Lead Nurse – Term Time + 2 weeks, Full Time/Part Time
£20.44-£24.61 per hour (salary equivlalent to NHS Band 6) | Permanent
32-40hrs/week, over 4 or 5 days
As an experienced registered Nurse, you will deliver individual programmes of care and care packages to students using your clinical expertise in a specialist school setting. This will include health related care, emergency situations and responsibility for the health care of both day and boarding students.
As part of a wider Nursing team and embedded multi-disciplinary team (MDT) you will work collaboratively to find solutions and the best care for our students in a planned, non-acute setting.
The role will support the Nurse Manager in developing and leading the nursing team and ensure the practice and delivery of care and treatment is evidenced-based and of a consistently high standard across the school. The Deputy Lead will provide direct support to students with complex health needs and ensure staff are trained, competent and supervised to deliver the appropriate care to students.
**PLEASE FIND FULL DETAILS OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS ON OUR RECRUITMENT PORTAL**
**The application form for our roles will need to be completed on My New Term** (we are unable to accept CV's).
For details please visit www.valenceschool.com > work for us or visit our recruitment portal on My New Term (https://mynewterm.com/jobs/119032/EDV-2025-VS-95746 : please copy the address provided to visit our careers page)
It is important for the online application form to be completed in full, including complete employment history from leaving full-time education (age 16 or 18) and any gaps must be accounted for. If this is not fully completed your application will not be progressed.
Please also submit a suitable statement describing how you meet the criteria of the person specification and outline your reasons for application.
Please note, we can only consider applicants who have the right to work in the U.K. We are not able to offer visa sponsorship and we are not a sponsorship organisation. For details, please read information for applicants.
As we are recruiting on a rolling basis you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible
We reserve the right to close this vacancy, interview and appoint earlier if we receive sufficient application for this role.
Valence School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every student and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We value diversity and promote equality for all. For shortlisted candidates references will be taken up before interview and online checks undertaken. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check (this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act).
References will be taken up before interview and online checks undertaken for shortlisted candidates. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check (this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act).
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: From £14.54 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Work Location: In person
