Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist

Job summary

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist to join our team. We are a large and established team made up of SLT's across all bandings, SLTA's and an admin team.

We are committed to delivering evidence based, high quality and progressive services for our patients. To achieve this we aim to continuously develop and implement an innovative way of working within mainstream schools in Wandsworth. You will have the opportunity to use and develop your skills to work collaboratively with a team of Speech and Language Therapists and education staff, advising on interventions that meet the needs of children/young people with a variety of speech, language and communication needs.

We have a number of active working parties within the team to ensure we are using an evidence based model of intervention including:

• Neurodiversity
• Diversity and inclusion
• Bilingualism
• Developmental Language Disorders

We have a robust Personal Development Review process as well as Band 5 support group to help support you to work through your NQP competencies (if required).

There is band 5 peer supervision supported by a highly skilled Band 6/7 therapist (or above) with the opportunity to learn about and practice standardised assessments and interventions appropriate for different communication needs.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic Speech and Language Therapist to take up an exciting opportunity, which is in our Mainstream Schools team.

You will have the opportunity to use and develop your skills to work collaboratively with a team of Specialist Speech and Language Therapists and education staff, delivering interventions that meet the needs of children/young people with a variety of speech, language, and communication needs.

You will need to:

• Have a degree in Speech, Language and Communication Pathology and Therapy recognised by the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
• Be a member of the Health Professionals Council and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Experience of working with children with speech, language and communication needs ages 4-16 years of age.
• Understanding of the role of SLTs in community SLT.
• Work as part of a multi-agency team
• Demonstrate excellent organisational skills
• Demonstrate the ability to work flexibly, under direction and independently where necessary.

About us

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects that all staff will share in this commitment.

The Trust is clear that all staff have a responsibility to be aware of children and adult safeguarding policies and procedures and that each member of staff, clinical and non-clinical, will attend child or adult safeguarding training that is provided at an appropriate level to suit their role.

The Trust has the additional expectation that all staff will be able to identify concerns and know what action to take.

• We receive inner London weighting and travel expenses during the working day are paid.
• Opportunities to develop a specialism e.g., AAC, Selective Mutism.
• Dedicated CPD / admin time.
• Support to pursue research.
• We have working parties for diversity and inclusion, neurodiversity affirmative languageand bilingualism, and regular meet ups with for therapists across the special school network.
• Wellbeing champions running free after work activities such as book club and craft clubs.
• Whole team CPD days