Job Description

Greenwich Children's Integrated Therapies Service are looking to appoint following increased interest in our services. This is an opportunity for newly qualified or Band 5 Speech and Language Therapists with experience to join our School Years Team.



You will have the opportunity to work with school-age children & young people with a range of speech, language & communication needs. Providing assessment, advice & intervention, with a supportive team of therapists & assistants. These posts have arisen due to increased interest from local nurseries & schools to provide high-quality Speech & Language Therapy provision.



There is the opportunity for professional development & the support of a team of therapists & assistants. You will have access to admin, managerial & clinical support. CPD is supported & the development of clinical interests is encouraged. We have embedded support to offer for B5 therapists including:



regular 1:1 supervision



group supervision



peer support



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Our friendly, well-established Services offer fantastic support & opportunities to develop your career. We have well established development opportunities with most Band 5 therapists progressing into Band 6 roles within the Service.



The Greenwich Children's Integrated Therapies service consists of Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy teams, providing services to Early Years, School Years and Special Schools.



The Greenwich Children's Speech and Language Therapy team has specialists in all key clinical areas including: Autism, DLD, deafness, dysphagia, phonology, and SEMH. We work closely to provide clinical support and second opinions.

As the post holder you will:

Provide assessment and intervention for children with a range of SLCN in settings including schools, nurseries and health centres



Work as part of a integrated team with teachers and outreach services supporting children with communication difficulties and their families



Have opportunities for involvement in service development projects, example projects currently taking place are: The Bilingualism Quality Improvement Project and The Developmental Language Disorder working group.



Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings.. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.



Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our values:



We're Kind

We're

We Listen

We Care



Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)



You may use AI tools to assist with writing your application; however, it is essential to personalise your supporting information to reflect your own experience, skills, and voice. AI-generated content can be inaccurate, generic, or misleading, which may negatively affect your application. Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust does not support using AI to write applications or during interviews. All information provided must be honest and accurate, as applications and references are checked carefully, and you will be tested on your experience at interview.



Oxleas created and facilitate the nationally recognised Allied Health Professionals Preceptorship Programme. Preceptorships aim is to provide support and structure in during a career transition, such as student to newly qualified to help build confidence. At Oxleas, you will have access to a robust and successful AHP Preceptorship support package which is tailored to the individual. You will be part of a wider AHP community, not only within Oxleas but with our National Preceptorship Partners across the country. The programme has been shortlisted for National CAHPO Awards in 2023 and 2024. Listen to Katy & Ruthie, on why they love working for Oxleas and the AHP Preceptorship Programme.



Why Katy & Ruthie, Occupational Therapists, Love Working For Oxleas (youtube.com)



You will work alongside a large team of Therapists and Assistants and will have access to administrative, managerial and clinical support. Where appropriate you will receive higher levels of supervision for Newly Qualified Therapists to support the completion of your RCSLT NQP Competencies Framework.



Training and career development is well supported within Oxleas with the opportunity to attend both internal and external training. Examples of training accessed in the past 12 months includes: Nuffield Dyspraxia, Shape Coding, Word Aware, PECS, Bilingualism, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Evidence based assessment and intervention for DLD, Core Vocabulary Intervention, Attention Autism and Hanen.



Please refer to attached for further details of the role and the Person Specification for essential and desirable requirements of the post holder.