Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

st georges nhs trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Band 7) to lead within a community SLT team. You will develop leadership skills, supervise junior staff, and contribute to service development while delivering evidence-informed care to children with speech, language and social communication needs in Wandsworth and surrounding areas.

The role emphasizes flexible, independent working and collaboration with parents, schools and other

Qualifications

• Experience with paediatric caseload (4–11 years)
• Experience in evaluating service delivery
• Ability to supervise junior staff and SLTAs
• Ability to work in a multi-agency team
• Willingness to work flexibly and independently
• Understanding of neurodiversity framework

Responsibilities

• Lead or supervise others within the service and act as a resource for therapists
• Manage a caseload of children with speech, language and social communication needs
• Provide clinical supervision and support as required
• Work with parents, carers and school staff and other agencies
• Contribute to development, implementation and evaluation of service delivery
• Collaborate as part of the community paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Team

Skills

Clinical leadership

Line management

Clinical supervision

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Flexibility and initiative

Neurodiversity framework

Job description

Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Company:

Salary: £58,133 - £65,261 Per annum pro rata inclusive of HCAS (inner London)

A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 SLT to join our community SLT team, working in Community and Clinics Team. This role is ideal for people who are interested in developing their leadership skills at Band 7 level and contributing to the development of the service.

We are a friendly, supportive team who pride ourselves on our commitment to creating an equal and inclusive working environment for people of all backgrounds providing and evidence informed and based service for all our families. You will have:

• Experience of, and highly specialist skills working with, a diverse paediatric caseload 4-11 years old
• Experience of supporting the evaluation of service delivery
• Experience of supporting newly qualified practitioners/SLTAs
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-agency team
• Ability to work flexibly and independently where necessary
• Enthusiasm, imagination, and initiative
• Understanding of the neurodiversity framework
• To contribute to the development, implementation, and evaluation of service delivery within the Community and Clinics Service
• To demonstrate highly specialist clinical skills in an area relevant to the team you work in
• To lead/supervise others within the service and to act as a resource and support for other therapists working with children with speech, language, and social communication difficulties.
• To be responsible for the management of a caseload of children with developmental speech and language delays/disorders and social communication difficulties
• To provide line management to junior staff and SLTAs and participate in and provide clinical supervision and support as required.
• To work with parents, carers, school staff and other agencies involved in the children’s care as well as part of a multi-agency team.
• To work as a member of the community paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Team.

The Children’s Therapy team consists of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and speech and language therapists. Therapists work in multi-disciplinary/multi agency teams across the borough of Wandsworth.

We have a range of project based working parties to ensure we are utilising best practice including:

• Diversity and Inclusion
• Social emotional and mental health (SEMH)
• Supporting children who use echolalia to communicate

We are very proud of our inclusive and proactive team of therapists and assistants providing evidence based and informed intervention to Wandsworth’s children.

£38,488 - £46,852 Per annum pro rata inclusive of HCAS (inner London)

£45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of HCAS (Outer)