# Specialist Speech and Language Therapist **Company**: Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust **Location**: Greenwich **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: part-time **Salary**: £45,953 to £54,254 a year pro rata pa inc **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9277-26-1134?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_45c59c11-a70 ## Description We are seeking an experienced, motivated, and innovative Speech and Language Therapist to join our Children's Integrated Therapies Service in a newly created Early Years complex needs communication role. The successful post holder will be part of a large and supportive team comprising Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, therapy assistants, and a well-resourced admin team. The role will primarily involve managing a caseload of children aged 0-4 years who have complex communication needs, supporting them with their communication development, and, when qualified, their eating, drinking, and swallowing skills. Key responsibilities include: - Assessing, diagnosing, and providing therapy services for pre-school children with speech and language needs, complex communication needs, and eating and drinking needs - Supporting parents, clients, and other professionals in all issues related to client management, including training as appropriate - Developing and implementing evidence-based speech and language therapy for children with a wide range of speech, language, and communication difficulties - Contributing to statutory assessments of special educational needs and delivering Speech and Language Therapy provision as specified in children's Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) - Liaising with education settings, parents/carers, and colleagues in health, education, social care, and the voluntary sector as required The post holder will have a delegated specialist clinical responsibility for an agreed clinical area across the service and will contribute to service development projects. The salary for this position is £45,953 to £54,254 a year pro rata pa inc. **Person Specification:** Essential qualifications and experience include: - Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualifications or Equivalent - Registration with HCPC-Licence to Practice - Registered Member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapist - Evidence of successful completion of a range of generic and specialist short courses at post-graduate level - Clinical experience (at least 2 years post-qualification experience) of assessment and intervention of speech, language communication in education settings - Clinical experience of assessment and advice for children and young people (CYP) with speech, language, communication needs - Clinical experience of working with children with complex health needs - Clinical experience of working with children with social communication needs or Autism - Excellent presentation skills, both verbal and written, of complex information to professionals and carers - Team player who is keen to be part of service innovation and development - Fluent spoken and written skills in English Desirable qualifications and experience include: - Dysphagia competencies - Experience of working with children with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties - Working with AAC ## Skills ### Required - Speech and Language Therapy - HCPC-Licence to Practice - Royal College of Speech & Language Therapist - English ### Nice to have - Dysphagia competencies - AAC --- Source: [Apply at jobs.nhs.uk](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9277-26-1134?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)