Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist

NHS; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is offering a rewarding opportunity as a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist in Trowbridge. In this role, you will support children with speech and language difficulties, collaborating with families and professionals to foster effective communication. Join a dedicated team where your contributions will make a real difference in the community.

Benefits

NHS Pension

Flexible working hours

Access to discounts via My Reward Hub

Continuing professional development opportunities

Access to mental health support services

Free refreshments at workplace

Qualifications

• HCPC registration and license to practice.
• Knowledge of assessment tools for children.
• Experience supporting children with communication needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage community-based caseloads for children with speech and language difficulties.
• Assess and diagnose communication challenges using various tools.
• Deliver training and contribute to service development.

Skills

Empathy

Active listening

Organisational skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly team in Derby Court, Trowbridge.

As a Speech and Language Therapist you'll provide speech and language therapy support to pre-school and school age children with a wide range of speech, language and communication difficulties and their families, within the Wiltshire community.

To provide support, training and advice for families and other professionals

Main duties of the job

As a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist, you will independently manage and prioritise a community-based caseload of pre-school and school-aged children with varied speech, language, and communication needs. Your role involves assessing and diagnosing communication difficulties using a range of tools, collaborating with families and professionals, and creating clear, person-centred care plans.

You'll deliver therapy in line with clinical pathways, offering support and guidance to parents, carers, and education staff, and promoting a collaborative approach to care. Sensitivity and empathy are key, particularly when sharing complex or difficult information.

You will maintain accurate records, contribute to safeguarding procedures when necessary, and use evidence-based practice to monitor outcomes. Your responsibilities also include delivering training, supporting student placements, and contributing to service development, audits, and multidisciplinary care planning.

Working flexibly across settings, you'll be expected to adapt to varying environments, manage challenging situations sensitively, and uphold professional standards while working both independently and as part of a wider team.

Please see attached job description for a full list of responsibilities

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Job responsibilities

As a Speech and Language Therapist you'll be part of our valued team at Derby Court, Epsom Square, White Horse Business Park, TROWBRIDGE.

You will feel valued as a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• £29,970 - £36,483 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

The ideal candidate will have:

• Recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy (or equivalent)
• HCPC registration and license to practise
• Right to work in the UK
• Knowledge of assessment tools for pre-school and school-aged children
• Strong auditory discrimination and phonetic transcription skills
• Experience supporting children with a range of communication needs, including speech, language, fluency, autism, and complex profiles
• Understanding of evidence-based interventions and their appropriate application
• Familiarity with clinical governance, audit, and relevant national/local guidelines
• Awareness of multi-agency working and the roles of other professionals
• Clear, accurate record-keeping in line with professional standards
• Motivated, enthusiastic, and reflective in practice
• Strong interpersonal skills: empathy, active listening, and sensitivity in challenging situations
• Confident in negotiation, problem-solving, and teamwork
• Well-organised with effective prioritisation and time management
• Strong communication and presentation skillsboth verbal and written
• Comfortable using IT systems, including Microsoft Office
• Full UK driving licence and access to a car for community-based work
• Registered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy
• Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups
• Experience of working within a range of paediatric community settings
• Experience of delivering training
• Knowledge of alternative and augmentative communication systems, both low and high tech

Person Specification

General Requirements

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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.