Specialist Paediatric Speech and language TherapistNHS

Job summary

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an 8 fixed term, split post between our Special settings and school based commissioned service. These teams are part of the wider Children's therapies team, a supportive and dynamic team with many professional development opportunities.

This post offers a unique opportunity to develop a wide repertoire of clinical skills.

We are a friendly, supportive team and pride ourselves on our commitment to creating an equal and inclusive working environment for people of all backgrounds providing an evidence based service for children, young people and their families. You will have:

• Experience of, and specialist skills working with, a diverse paediatric caseload
• Experience in developing and delivering universal and / or targeted level offers, preferably within special schools and/or 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

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 job

• To undertake specialist paediatric assessment of children/students on own caseload, who may have complex presentations and from this assessment to formulate a treatment plan and carry out this treatment as an autonomous practitioner.
• To work closely with teaching staff, parents/carers and other MDT members to support each pupil.
• To supervise and support undergraduate students, and be involved in teaching MDT staff as well as those from other agencies.
• To support the implementation of evidence-based projects, including making recommendations for change in practice and participating in departmental research and audit as appropriate.

**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**

Job description

See 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.

About us

The St George's Children's Therapies team work across acute, community and school sites.

St 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 which helps us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.