• Job Description

  Req#: C9197-25-0722?language=en&page=356&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  This is an ideal opportunity for those who are passionate about working with preschool aged children with a range of speech, language and communication needs, in a clinic setting. Our caseload is primarily children under the age of 5, with opportunities to work with older children and young people who stammer or require support with their speech sounds. You will work alongside Speech & Language Therapists and SLT Assistants, providing support to children and their families. You will deliver individual and group therapy, offer initial assessment and support the team with our daily drop-in clinic offer. We also work closely with Lewisham education settings, delivering training and support, and nursery visits for specific children.

  Main duties of the job

  • To deliver Speech and Language Therapy services to CYP seen by the Clinic Team
  • To work with clinic link colleagues and clinic leads in the development of clinical pathways and service development projects
  • To take responsibility for managing a clinic caseload, including triaging new referrals, managing queries, prioritisation, supporting staff and escalating to clinic leads where required
  • To support negotiation with all stakeholders, including service users, around service implementation

  About us

  Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

  1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
  2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
  3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
  4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
  5. Making equalities mainstream

  Details

  Date posted

  25 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rata plus HCAS

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  10 months

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  197-RF7095

  Job locations

  Kaleidoscope Centre for Children and Young People

  32 Rushey Green

  Catford

  SE6 4JD

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on the clinical and non-clinical aspects of the role.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on the clinical and non-clinical aspects of the role.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications and Training

  Essential

  • Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
  • Health Professions Council - Licence to Practice
  • Registration as a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

  Desirable

  • Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Networks
  • Post graduate study relevant to the field or equivalent specialist advanced short courses

  Experience

  Essential

  • Able to demonstrate significant post qualification experience working with pre school aged children with a range of speech, language and communication needs.
  • Significant experience working with parents/carers
  • Experience of training others

  Desirable

  • Experience of supporting other less experienced staff/students
  • Experience of working with Speech and Language Therapy Assistants

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Working knowledge of national procedure, policies and legal frameworks relevant to the service area such as the
  • Up to date knowledge of a range of assessments tools and intervention techniques relevant to children and young people with a variety of speech/language, communication, eating and drinking needs.
  • Understanding of Equal Opportunities and the ability to reflect this in practice and interactions with others.

  Desirable

  • Able to target and evaluate training (formal and informal) appropriately to the needs of course participants

  Personal Qualities

  Essential

  • Flexible and adaptable to different working environments and modes of service delivery
  • Able to demonstrate self-motivation and initiative
  • Demonstrates effective communication skills written and verbal

  Person Specification

  Qualifications and Training

  Essential

  • Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
  • Health Professions Council - Licence to Practice
  • Registration as a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

  Desirable

  • Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Networks
  • Post graduate study relevant to the field or equivalent specialist advanced short courses

  Experience

  Essential

  • Able to demonstrate significant post qualification experience working with pre school aged children with a range of speech, language and communication needs.
  • Significant experience working with parents/carers
  • Experience of training others

  Desirable

  • Experience of supporting other less experienced staff/students
  • Experience of working with Speech and Language Therapy Assistants

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Working knowledge of national procedure, policies and legal frameworks relevant to the service area such as the
  • Up to date knowledge of a range of assessments tools and intervention techniques relevant to children and young people with a variety of speech/language, communication, eating and drinking needs.
  • Understanding of Equal Opportunities and the ability to reflect this in practice and interactions with others.

  Desirable

  • Able to target and evaluate training (formal and informal) appropriately to the needs of course participants

  Personal Qualities

  Essential

  • Flexible and adaptable to different working environments and modes of service delivery
  • Able to demonstrate self-motivation and initiative
  • Demonstrates effective communication skills written and verbal

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This 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 Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This 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 Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

  Address

  Kaleidoscope Centre for Children and Young People

  32 Rushey Green

  Catford

  SE6 4JD

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

  Address

  Kaleidoscope Centre for Children and Young People

  32 Rushey Green

  Catford

  SE6 4JD

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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