Senior Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Children

The Children's Trust; Manor Park; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site nursery

Free eye tests

NHS pension option

Staff accommodation (subject to avail)

Job summary

The Children's Trust is seeking a highly skilled Speech and Language Therapist to deliver evidence-based interventions for children with neurodisabilities and complex needs. You will work within a multidisciplinary team, providing autonomous clinical leadership and delivering assessments, planning and reviews across home, school, and community settings.

You will collaborate with education services and other professionals to support communication needs, eating and drinking, and

Qualifications

• Specialist speech and language therapy skills for children with complex needs.
• Ability to work autonomously across a caseload.
• Strong liaison with MDTs, families and external services.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, evidence based SLT interventions for children and young people.
• Lead SLT provision for school in partnership with MDT and Education services.
• Support MDT regarding impact of tracheostomies on speaking and swallowing post-assessment.
• Conduct specialist SLT assessments for complex cases using standardised and non-standardised methods.
• Develop individual SLT plans aligned with daily routines for home or school delivery.
• Act as autonomous practitioner with responsibility for own caseload.

Skills

Autonomous practitioner

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Tracheostomy care

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

The Children's Trust is seeking a highly skilled Speech and Language Therapist to deliver evidence-based interventions for children with neurodisabilities and complex needs. You will work within a multidisciplinary team, providing autonomous clinical leadership and delivering assessments, planning and reviews across home, school, and community settings.

You will collaborate with education services and other professionals to support communication needs, eating and drinking, and