Speech and Language Therapist

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A health trust in London seeks newly qualified or experienced Speech and Language Therapists to join their School Years Team. This role involves assessing and providing intervention for school-age children with speech, language, and communication needs. With strong support from a dedicated team, there are ample opportunities for professional development and training. Successful candidates will work in schools and nurseries, collaborating with teachers and outreach teams. A commitment to creating an inclusive workplace is emphasized.

Benefits

CPD support

Preceptorship programme

Supervision and peer support

Qualifications

• Newly qualified or Band 5 Speech and Language Therapists with experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and intervention for children in various settings.
• Work with integrated teams supporting children with communication difficulties.
• Participate in service development projects.

Skills

Speech and Language Therapy

Assessment and intervention

Team collaboration

Service development

Communication skills

Education

Qualified Speech and Language Therapist

Job description

About the Role

Greenwich Children's Integrated Therapies Service are looking to appoint following increased interest in our services. This is an opportunity for newly qualified or Band 5 Speech and Language Therapists with experience to join our School Years Team.

You will have the opportunity to work with school-age children & young people with a range of speech, language & communication needs. Providing assessment, advice & intervention, with a supportive team of therapists & assistants. These posts have arisen due to increased interest from local nurseries & schools to provide high-quality Speech & Language Therapy provision.

There is the opportunity for professional development & the support of a team of therapists & assistants. You will have access to admin, managerial & clinical support. CPD is supported & the development of clinical interests is encouraged. We have embedded support to offer for B5 therapists including:

• regular 1:1 supervision
• group supervision
• peer support
• Oxleas award winning preceptorship programme Www.OxleasAHPPreceptorship.com

Our friendly, well-established Services offer fantastic support & opportunities to develop your career. We have well established development opportunities with most Band 5 therapists progressing into Band 6 roles within the Service.

As the Post Holder

• Provide assessment and intervention for children with a range of SLCN in settings including schools, nurseries and health centres
• Work as part of a integrated team with teachers and outreach services supporting children with communication difficulties and their families
• Have opportunities for involvement in service development projects; example projects currently taking place are The Bilingualism Quality Improvement Project and The Developmental Language Disorder working group.

Training and career development is well supported within Oxleas with the opportunity to attend both internal and external training. Examples of training accessed in the past 12 months include: Nuffield Dyspraxia, Shape Coding, Word Aware, PECS, Bilingualism, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Evidence based assessment and intervention for DLD, Core Vocabulary Intervention, Attention Autism and Hanen.

Legal and Accessibility Information

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.

If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.