Bank Specialist Speech & Language Therapist | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare organization in London is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to provide specialized services for children with communication needs. The role involves assessing, developing, and implementing therapy plans, alongside supervising less experienced colleagues. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in pediatric therapy. This position offers flexible working options and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction into the community service

Car lease scheme

Flexible working options

Annual travel card loan

Training and development support

Qualifications

• Experience working with children with communication difficulties.
• Ability to develop and implement treatment plans.
• Strong understanding of speech, language and communication needs.

Responsibilities

• Assess and develop treatment plans for children with communication difficulties.
• Analyze communication strategies and adapt practices to individual needs.
• Provide supervision and training to less experienced colleagues.

Skills

Specialist Speech and Language Therapy

Communication Skills

Clinical Decision Making

Education

Relevant Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

Overview

The post holder will be responsible for: Providing a specialist service to children attending mainstream schools with Speech/Language and communication needs (SLCN) working closely with parents/carers, and staff to enable children to develop their speech, language and communication skills and to access the curriculum. To assess the needs for, develop and implement specialist Speech and Language Therapy treatment to children referred to the SLT service to mainstream schools. To provide advice to others regarding the management and care of children with communication difficulties. To be accountable for own professional actions and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking advice from senior colleagues as appropriate. The post holder will also provide some day-to-day supervision and peer review support to less experienced colleagues and students, including second opinions when necessary. The post holder will run appropriate in service training independently for school and other staff. The post holder will have well developed specialist skills in a specialist area of SLCN within the broad range of speech, language and communication needs encountered within the caseload of school aged children.

Responsibilities

• To assess the need for, develop and implement Speech and Language Therapy treatment to children with a wide range of speech, language and communication difficulties
• To analyse auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of children’s communication and to identify appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness in the home, school and other relevant settings
• To make appropriate clinical decisions following assessment, using evidence based practice and outcome measurement to provide the most effective treatment to children and their families within clearly defined care plan
• To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence based practice and outcome measures relevant to the field, in particular in the field(s) of specialisation
• To adapt practice to meet individual children’s and families circumstances including; due regard for specific clinical conditions affecting their speech and language cognitive, cultural, religious and linguistic differences
• Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!

Benefits

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here:https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

This advert closes on Wednesday 15 Oct 2025