Deputy Principal Speech and Language Therapist

As our Deputy Principal Speech & Language Therapist, youll play a central role in leading and developing a dynamic, borough-wide service that supports children and young people across:

Youll work closely with the Principal SLT to shape strategy, drive innovation, and ensure high quality, evidence based practice across all settings.

To

work within the Speech and Language Therapy Team to provide a highly specialist

assessment and diagnostic service, and to develop, implement and evaluate

specialist programs of care, advice, support and training. To develop the skills of the team and to meet

the needs of children and young people.

Work alongside and with the Principal Speech

and Language Therapist, managing a service that encompasses delivery across

primary, secondary and specialist maintained schools, Buy Back, Traded service, Virtual

School Service and Youth Justice Team in line management by the Principal

Speech and Language Therapist.

To highly provide specialist, autonomous

clinical case management including highly specialist assessments and

intervention, adapting practice to meet individual clients circumstances,

overcoming any barriers to understanding.

To assess, develop and highly implement

specialist speech and language therapy intervention programs to meet the needs

of clients; adapting practice based on individual clients or families

circumstances and outcomes, including due regard for cultural and linguistic

differences.

At Merton Council, we are Merton UnitedOne Borough, One

Team. We are committed to nurturing civic pride, building a sustainable future,

and creating a borough where sport and active living are at the heart of our

communities.

Merton Council is a friendly and ambitious organisation

dedicated to the diverse communities who live here and to creating a healthier

future for local people through its joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy. We are

looking for people who resonate with the councils values, which can be viewed

at Values | Work for Merton |

Merton Council

We pride ourselves on creating a workplace that encourages

creativity, supports wellbeing, and delivers real, tangible impacts in the

community.

Merton Council offers a competitive salary, membership of

the Local Government Pension Scheme, excellent holiday entitlement, and

flexible working arrangements.

There are great transport links to the Civic Centre, with

Morden Northern Line Underground Station very close bytravel into central

London takes just 25 minutes. We are also a 10-minute walk from Morden Road

Tram Stop and both Morden South and South Merton Railway Stations.

Please see our Work

for Merton : Working for us | Merton Council page on our website for more information about

a great range of benefits that go beyond salary and offer flexibility to suit

you: Work for Merton : Working for us | Merton Council.

Qualifications

Experience