Overview
Amazing things are happening and you could be a part of it. Newham's Speech and Language Therapy service is expanding following successful joint commissioning of our schools service and investment of £1.4 million. We are looking for new SLTs to join our growing and supportive team.
Opportunites
We have an exciting opportunity for Newly Qualifying Speech and Language Therapists to join our paediatric speech and language therapy team and be part of our new preceptorship programme. (Preceptorship is a period of structured transition to guide and support all newly qualified practitioners from student to autonomous professional in order to develop their practice further.)
Within the Schools Team, the caseload is varied, split between delivering a core service and a buy-in service into the schools. There are opportunities within pre-school, primary and secondary settings where we work in close partnership with school staff to provide a 3 tier model of universal, targeted and specialist support for children, young people and their families. Training for school staff and families is a crucial part of the service we deliver.
Within Early Years you will be seeing children within clinics and nurseries. We deliver 1-1 dynamic assessments/interventions and provide parent workshops and groups in our Family hubs and Children’s centres.
Our team and values
We are part of a multi-disciplinary therapies team who work to deliver a high quality service for the children of Newham and their families. Within the Child Development Service, the team works closely with multidisciplinary partners such as Dietitians, Paediatricians, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Specialist Nurses.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Responsibilities
* Join the paediatric Speech and Language Therapy team and participate in the preceptorship programme for newly qualifying therapists.
* Deliver a core service and contribute to a buy-in service within the Schools Team.
* Work across preschool, primary and secondary settings to provide universal, targeted and specialist support for children, young people and families.
* Support the training of school staff and families as part of service delivery.
* Deliver 1-1 dynamic assessments and interventions in Early Years clinics and nurseries; provide parent workshops and group sessions in Family hubs and Children’s centres.
* Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including Dietitians, Paediatricians, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Specialist Nurses.
Qualifications and qualities
* Newly Qualifying Speech and Language Therapists seeking to complete or begin a preceptorship programme.
* Innovative, creative approach to speech and language therapy and service development.
* Ability to work in partnership with school staff and families and to support service users with a values-driven approach (We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive).
This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Sep 2025
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