Job summary

We have an opportunity for a Band 7 SLT in our community SLT team meeting the needs of pupils with Education, Health and Care plans. This is ideal for someone wishing to develop their leadership and management skills as a Band 7. The successful applicant will be given opportunities to improve their service development skills.

We are a friendly, supportive team who pride ourselves on our commitment to creating an equal and inclusive working environment for people of all backgrounds, providing an evidence informed service for all our families.

You will have:

• Experience of and highly specialist skills working with a diverse paediatric caseload
• Experience of supporting the evaluation of service delivery
• Experience in developing and delivering universal and / or targeted level offers as outlined in Education, Health and care plans
• 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 paradigm/framework

Main duties of the job

• To lead a small team of SLTs/MTA to meet the needs of the children who come under the commissioned service
• To contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of service delivery
• To demonstrate highly specialist clinical skills in an area relevant to therapy
• To lead/supervise others within your chosen area of specialism
• To be responsible for the management of a caseload of children with developmental speech and language delays/disorders and social communication differences
• To provide line management to junior staff and SLTAs.
• To work with parents, carers, school staff and other agencies involved in the children's care as well as part of a multi-agency team
• To participate in and provide clinical supervision and support as required
• To act as a resource and support for other therapists working with children with speech, language and social communication difficulties.

About us

The Children's Therapy team consists of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and speech and language therapists. Therapists work in multi-disciplinary/multi agency teams across the borough of Wandsworth.

We have a range of working parties to ensure we are utilising best practice including:

• Diversity and Inclusion
• Developmental Language Disorder
• Gestalt Language Processing
• Neurodiversity
• Bilingualism
• Social emotional and mental health

We are very proud of our inclusive and proactive team of therapists and assistants providing evidence based and informed intervention to Wandsworth's children.

We will provide:

• The opportunity to work within a highly skilled and experienced team of Speech & Language Therapists
• Access to a structured and supportive professional development process
• Access to regular line management and clinical supervision
• Wellbeing initiatives including craft and book clubs, away days and a newly started running club
• A fully inclusive therapy team with an award winning Diversity and Inclusion working party