# Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

**Company**: Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
**Location**: Catford
**Salary**: £39959.00 to £48117.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

This is an ideal opportunity for those who are passionate about working with preschool aged children with a range of speech, language and communication needs, in a clinic setting.

You will work alongside Speech & Language Therapists and SLT Assistants, providing support to children and their families. You will deliver individual and group therapy, offer initial assessment and support the team with our daily drop-in clinic offer.

Main duties of the job:

- Deliver Speech and Language Therapy services to children and young people seen by the Clinic Team

- Work with clinic link colleagues and clinic leads in the development of clinical pathways and service development projects

- Take responsibility for managing a clinic caseload, including triaging new referrals, managing queries, prioritisation, supporting staff and escalating to clinic leads where required

- Deliver a preventative service in settings across Lewisham

- Support negotiation with all stakeholders, including service users, around service implementation

The salary for this role is £39,959 to £48,117 per annum.

## Skills

### Required
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Health Professions Council - Licence to Practice
- Registration as a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

### Nice to have
- Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Networks
- Post graduate study relevant to the field or equivalent specialist advanced short courses

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