Job Description

Signed off on your NQP competencies and looking to develop as a band 6 therapist? Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service are looking for a band 6 therapist to join our large, diverse, and supportive team on the school-aged pathway. We serve the South-East London Borough of Lewisham, as part of the Community Health Service for Children, Young People and Families (CCYP) rated at 'Outstanding' in our last CQC inspection.

There are sessions available in the following:

Mainstream primary and secondary school



We have a whole service approach which means that as a therapist on the school's pathway, you will have strong links and access to the support of therapists working in special schools, Early Years and Complex Needs & Feeding.



We offer a comprehensive and structured induction to all of our new starters followed by regular, high quality clinical supervision. You will also be allocated a 'schools team buddy' to support your transition into the team.



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Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:



Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development



Widening access (anchor institution) and employability



Improving the experience of staff with disability



Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development



Making equalities mainstream

Job Summary:

Accountable to Therapies Manager



To contribute to the School Aged team in developing, testing out and implementing new ways of working.



To ensure that the service provided is integrated (within the relevant multi/uni disciplinary care pathways), evidence based and delivered in accordance with care pathways/protocols and responsive to the needs of the local population.



To assess, diagnose, manage and evaluate outcomes for children and young people presenting with a range of speech, language, communication difficulties some of which may be highly complex.



The post holder will hold an area of special interest within the profile of the clinical caseload.



To develop, implement and evaluate specialist teaching packages within the clinical caseload.