Description
We are seeking a motivated and innovative therapist to join our team as a band 6 specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SLT), delivering services in our School Years' and Special Schools' teams within the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
You 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. You will have access to a comprehensive programme of supervision and Continuing Professional Development (CPD). We will work closely with you to develop your own areas of clinical and operational interests.
The Greenwich Children's Integrated Therapies - Speech and Language Therapy service offers a range of services across three sub-teams: Early Years, School Years, and Special Schools. Clinical specialist expertise is available across the whole service, including Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Deafness, Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), Phonology, Dysphagia, and Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH).
As the post holder, you will:
- Independently manage a caseload while utilizing the knowledge and skills of colleagues
- Refine both assessment and intervention skills
- Work as part of a team with teachers, outreach services, and other health professionals
- Support parents/carers and children/young people in all issues related to clinical care with support from more experienced colleagues
- Provide a specialist clinical and advisory Speech and Language Therapy service to children and young people with diverse speech, language, and communication needs
- Work with Principal and Highly Specialist colleagues leading on service improvement plans
The salary for this position ranges from £45,953 to £54,254 per annum.
The trust offers a range of services including community healthcare, care for people with learning disabilities, and mental health care. They operate over 125 sites in various locations in the South of England.