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Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
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Location
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum plus HCAS
Profession
Speech and Language Therapist
Grade
Band 6
Deadline
30 Jun 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
16 Jun 2025

Job overview

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

Main duties of the job

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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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.