Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Main duties of the job In the Mainstream Schools Team Pathway, you will: Provide clinical and operational leadership for speech and language therapy delivery within mainstream schools and the buy-in schools service. Contribute to the effective delivery and development of the service. Work collaboratively with schools, family and SEN support services to co-produce effective, integrated approaches that improve communication outcomes for children and young people. Deliver highly specialist assessment and intervention for school-aged children with speech, language and communication needs within educational settings. Champion inclusive practice and early intervention, working proactively to address inequalities and meet the needs of Redbridge's diverse population.

Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Mainstream Schools Are you an experienced and motivated Speech and Language Therapist ready to take on a leadership role within a friendly and diverse NHS community paediatric service? Due to new investment funding, we are expanding our service and seeking a motivated Band 7 Speech and Language Therapy Team Lead to develop and deliver high-quality Speech and Language Therapy across mainstream schools and buy-in schools provision in Redbridge. This is an exciting opportunity to influence and design a needs-led service. We are a well-established service serving a diverse community. The post will ideally suit an established band 7 speech and language therapist looking for a new challenge or a band 6 therapist wishing to develop their skills and progress to a band 7 role. Working as part of the team, you will provide a service for school-aged children presenting with a range of speech, language and communication needs within

schools and clinics. You will be leading the team alongside another band 7 speech and language therapist to develop the mainstream schools and buy-in schools service, share management responsibilities and the caseload., NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.