Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust; Royal Borough of Greenwich; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HCAS supplement

Structured induction

Clinical supervision

Job summary

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 speech and language therapist for the school-aged team within Lewisham's children’s services. The role involves assessing and managing children with complex needs and delivering targeted support across Watergate Special School and mainstream schools.

The successful candidate will hold HCPC registration and RCSLT membership, with experience in school settings and a commitment to evidence-based practices, care pathways, and service integration.

Qualifications

• Recognised speech and language therapy degree or equivalent.
• HCPC registration to practise.
• RCSLT membership.
• Post-qualification experience with children across a range of needs.
• Experience working in schools and engaging them in interventions.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and manage children with speech, language and communication needs.
• Provide support across special and mainstream schools.
• Split time between Watergate Special School and mainstream schools.
• Develop and evaluate specialist teaching packages within caseload.
• Collaborate with education staff and parents.

Skills

SLT for children

School collaboration

Training others

Education

Speech and Language Therapy degree

Job description

A Band 6 post in the school-aged speech and language therapy team of Lewisham's children's service, run by Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. The therapist assesses, diagnoses and manages children with speech, language and communication needs, some highly complex, and develops specialist teaching packages. Time is split between Watergate Special School and mainstream schools, on a personal caseload with a special interest area. HCPC registration and RCSLT membership are needed.

What the job involves

• Assess, diagnose, manage and evaluate outcomes for children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties, some highly complex
• Work across special and mainstream schools providing universal, targeted and specialist support to a caseload of schools
• Two days a week at Watergate Special School for children with severe learning disabilities (primary)
• Three days a week on the mainstream core and traded pathway
• Hold an area of special interest within the clinical caseload
• Develop, implement and evaluate specialist teaching packages within the caseload
• Help the school-aged team develop, test and implement new ways of working
• Make sure the service is integrated within care pathways, evidence based and responsive to the local population

What’s required

Qualifications

• Recognised speech and language therapy degree or equivalent

Registration & licences

• HCPC licence to practise
• RCSLT membership

Experience

• Post-qualification experience with children across a wide range of speech, language and communication needs
• Working with schools and engaging them in interventions
• Collaborative working with education staff and parents
• Training others
• Working with children with complex needs, including severe learning disabilities, autism, physical disabilities, sensory difficulties and profound and multiple learning disabilities

Nice to have

• Membership of relevant CENs
• Postgraduate study relevant to the field or specialist advanced short courses
• Postgraduate training in dysphagia
• Experience of the SCERTS framework with children with autism
• Experience working with children with eating and drinking difficulties

What’s offered

• Comprehensive and structured induction
• Regular, high quality clinical supervision
• A buddy to support transition into the team
• High Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) on top of salary