Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
| Posting date: | 11 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £53,751.00 to £60,651.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £53751.00 - £60651.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 November 2025 |
| Location: | Sidcup, DA14 6LT |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9277-25-1406 |
Summary
The post holder will be responsible for managing and supervising the team of therapists and assistants providing communication and dysphagia support within the Child Development Centre and special/mainstream schools. They will provide highly specialist second opinions to other speech and language therapists. They will plan and organise outreach support to therapists working in early years and mainstream settings to support childrens transition, and ongoing dysphagia management. They will contribute to multi-disciplinary diagnostic assessments as part of the Child Development Centre and multi-disciplinary Paediatric Dysphagia pathway. They will lead on developments within the Dysphagia and Complex Needs team and contribute to the broader service including in the development of policies and procedures relating to clinical care, evidence-based practice, care pathways and outcome development. They will provide second opinions to other Speech and Language Therapists / external professionals. The post holder will be a part of the services senior leadership team and will contribute to Trust, service, and professional wide initiatives.