Job summaryA fantastic opportunity has arisen across our Schools Speech and Language Therapy Teams. The team is part of the wider Community Paediatric SLT and Children's Therapies team. This is a supportive and dynamic team with many professional development opportunities.
We pride ourselves on our commitment to creating an equal and inclusive working environment for people of all backgrounds providing an evidence based service for all our children and their families. You will have:
- Knowledge and/or experience of working with, a diverse paediatric caseload
- Experience working with parents of young children
- Experience of supporting the evaluation of service delivery
- Experience in delivering universal and / or targeted level offers to mainstream schools
- Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-agency team
- Ability to work flexibly and independently where necessary
- Enthusiasm, imagination, and initiative
- Understanding of the neurodiversity framework
The role will encompass supervision and and support of junior speech and language therapists as well as speech and language therapy assistants. The post holder will also support the development and evaluation of service delivery.
Main duties of the jobWithin this role you will:
- Take a leadership role to continue to develop our service for children with language disorders
- Supervise junior staff including newly qualified Speech and Language Therapists (SLT)
- Support the evaluation and quality improvement of the SLT service with the support of the clinical team leads
- Be able to manage a diverse and varied paediatric caseload of children who are in schools and resource bases
- Develop your leadership and management skills within the Mainstream Primary Schools SLT including service development
About usSt George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.Job responsibilitiesSee attached Job Description and Person Specification for details of main responsibilities
Please ensure you demonstrate how you meet the essential/desirable criteria as part of your application.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent
- Health Professions Council - License to Practice
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
DesirableExperienceEssential- Relevant specialist experience post qualification working as a Speech and Language Therapist
- Experience of operational caseload management for children with an SLCN
- Experience in assessment and intervention of children aged 4-18 years
- Experience in the development, implementation and evaluation of service improvement projects
Desirable- Experience working with assistants
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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