Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

We have a vacancy for a highly specialist speech and language therapist for deaf children and young people to work in our Deaf Communication team as part of the wider Children's Community Speech and Language Therapy team. We are a department that promotes Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in our workforce and practice, value difference and welcome everyone., In the Deaf CommunicationTeam you will:

• manage a caseload of deaf children and young people across Lambeth and/or Southwark
• advise and lead on service development in the Deaf Communication team with support from the clinical lead SLT in deafness.
• provide training, support and second opinions to parents/carers, the wider SLT team and to relevant professionals.
As a senior therapist, you will be expected to take on service development work supported by departmental Clinical Leads. We provide separate line management and clinical supervision to ensure strong clinical performance and development opportunities. You would offer line management and clinical supervision to junior colleagues (with support from Leadership) and offer second opinions to colleagues as needed.,
• Separate line management and clinical supervision to ensure strong clinical performance and development opportunities
• A range of training and shadowing opportunities
• Extensive range of hardcopy and online resources; including team-working applications, therapy applications, and online assessments
• Mobile working-access to a dedicated device (tablet/laptop/mobile phone) enabling access to Trust networks throughout your working day
• Support from a friendly and sociable team - including a team choir, craft and other activities
• Access to a full range of health and wellbeing activities within the Trust, e.g. sports and social club, swimming pool, Cycle to Work scheme, psychological support
• EDI initiatives
  
  The boroughs of Lambeth & Southwark in South East London stretch from Big Ben and London Bridge in the North, to Streatham and Dulwich in the South, with easy access to The South Bank and Central London.We can offer you:
• Varied and interesting work with a diverse population
• A professionally led, data and evidence based service
• Excellent supervision and support, alongside a commitment to learning and development