# Specialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist

**Company**: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: fixed-term
**Salary**: £47,951 to £56,863 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an 8-month fixed-term, split post as a Specialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist. This role is part of the wider Children's therapies team, offering professional development opportunities.

The post requires experience working with a diverse paediatric caseload, developing and delivering universal and targeted level offers, preferably within special schools and/or mainstream schools. You will work effectively as part of a multi-agency team, flexibly and independently where necessary.

Key responsibilities include:

- Undertaking specialist paediatric assessments and formulating treatment plans as an autonomous practitioner

- Working closely with teaching staff, parents/carers, and other MDT members to support each pupil

- Supervising and supporting undergraduate students and being involved in teaching MDT staff and those from other agencies

- Supporting the implementation of evidence-based projects and participating in departmental research and audit

The ideal candidate will have:

- Relevant specialist experience post-qualification, e.g., ASD population

- Experience working with children with special needs in an educational or multidisciplinary setting

- Experience completing assessments and developing intervention plans

- Degree or equivalent in Speech and Language therapy and HCPC registration

The salary for this Band 6 role is £47,951 to £56,863 per annum pro-rata, inclusive of HCAS (inner London).

The post is full-time, fixed-term for 8 months, and located at St John's Therapy Centre (Battersea), Paddock primary/secondary school (Putney & Tooting), and Wandsworth Resource base.

## Skills

### Required
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Paediatric Assessment
- Treatment Planning
- Multi-agency Team Work
- Autonomous Practice

### Nice to have
- Student Supervision
- Clinical Education
- Teaching Experience
- Leadership Qualities

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