Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust; Catford; Sur place; GBP 32 000 - 52 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to join our clinic team. You will work with preschool children with speech, language and communication needs, delivering individual and group therapy and initial assessments alongside SLT colleagues.

The caseload focuses on under-5s, with opportunities to support older children and those who stammer, within a supportive, multi-disciplinary setting.

Qualifications

• Deliver Speech and Language Therapy services to children and young people seen by the Clinic Team.
• Collaborate with clinic link colleagues and leads on pathways and service development projects.
• Manage a clinic caseload, triaging referrals, handling queries, prioritising and escalating as needed.
• Deliver preventative SLT support in settings across Lewisham and beyond.

Responsabilités

• Deliver individual and group SLT therapy to preschool children with speech, language and communication needs.
• Support families with guidance and family-centred approaches.
• Work with SLT Assistants and other professionals to ensure cohesive care.
• Participate in community outreach and nursery visits to promote good communication development.

Connaissances

Speech & Language Therapy

Description du poste

This is an ideal opportunity for those who are passionate about working with preschool aged children with a range of speech, language and communication needs, in a clinic setting. Our caseload is primarily children under the age of 5, with opportunities to work with older children and young people who stammer or require support with their speech sounds. You will work alongside Speech & Language Therapists and SLT Assistants, providing support to children and their families. You will deliver individual and group therapy, offer initial assessment and support the team with our daily drop-in clinic offer. We also work closely with Lewisham education settings, delivering training and support, and nursery visits for specific children. There is opportunity to work more widely in the community with local Family Hubs and Early Years settings, delivering support and training focusing on promoting good communication development in the Early Years.,

• To deliver Speech and Language Therapy services to CYP seen by the Clinic Team
• To work with clinic link colleagues and clinic leads in the development of clinical pathways and service development projects
• To take responsibility for managing a clinic caseload, including triaging new referrals, managing queries, prioritisation, supporting staff and escalating to clinic leads where required
• To deliver a preventative service in settings across Lewisham
• To support negotiation with all stakeholders, including service users, around service implementation, 1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development 2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability 3. Improving the experience of staff with disability 4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development 5. Making equalities mainstream
  Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations