# Specialist Speech & Language Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/a811a001-5b29-41fa-85e9-63cae6df3fa6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/a811a001-5b29-41fa-85e9-63cae6df3fa6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum plus HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-19T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-03T15:01:06.556Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Lewisham_Greenwich_NHS_Trust/Speech_Therapy/Speech_Therapy-v8087881 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8087881?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. In this post you will work across our core and traded pathways, providing universal, targeted and specialist support to your own caseload of schools. ### 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. . ### 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. ## Job Details 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. In this post you will work across our core and traded pathways, providing universal, targeted and specialist support to your own caseload of schools. ## Job Description 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. . ## 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Able to demonstrate post-qualification experience working with children with a wide range of speech, language and communication needs - Able to demonstrate experience of working with schools and engaging them in interventions - Experience of collaborative working with education staff and parents. - Experience of training others **Desirable** - Experience of supporting other less experienced staff/students - Experience of working with Teaching Assistants ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent - Health Professions Council – Licence to Practice - Registration as a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists **Desirable** - Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups - Post graduate study relevant to the field or equivalent specialist advanced short courses ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 379.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10380861) - [working at lgt (pdf, 4.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2533) - [candidate guidance on the use of ai (pdf, 3.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2978) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.