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 healthcare service provider is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist for the Early Years Service in London. This role involves working with preschool children, developing and implementing care programmes, and collaborating with families. The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills and be part of a team promoting diversity and inclusion in service delivery. Opportunities for training and development are available.

Benefits

Car lease scheme

Flexible working options

Annual travel card loan

Comprehensive induction and training

Qualifications

• Enthusiasm for working with children and families.
• Demonstrated clinical skills in Speech and Language Therapy.
• Experience in evidence-based interventions.

Responsibilities

• Carry out assessments and develop care programmes for preschool children.
• Work with families to support communication environments.
• Contribute to quality improvement work of the service.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Team working skills

Ability to work with preschool children

Education

NQP or experienced Band Speech and Language Therapist qualification

Job description

BANK - Early Years Service - Kensington and Chelsea

Are you looking to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people? Come and join the CLCH SLT Early Years team!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an NQP or experienced Band Speech and Language Therapist to join our Speech and Language Therapy Early Years Service at Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) NHS Trust.

We are looking for a speech and language therapist with enthusiasm, excellent interpersonal and team‑working skills who are seeking to develop and broaden their clinical experience of working with preschool children in a highly skilled, dynamic and supportive team.

Our Early Years team works in close partnership with local stakeholders to deliver SLCN support across the Boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham, Westminster, and Kensington and Chelsea. Our Speech and Language Therapy Service supports prevention and early intervention targeted support in addition to comprehensive assessment and evidence‑based therapy packages for pre‑school children with a range of SLCN. We are using local population health data to tailor our support offers. We have worked closely with our partners to develop local Parent SLCN Champions to support other parents and co‑production across a range of areas.

Take a look at our recruitment video to find out more about working in our teams: CLCH S&L Recruitment - YouTube

Contact us now to arrange an informal chat.

Join us if you want to:

• Continue to develop your clinical skills working with a varied preschool caseload, carrying out assessments, identifying needs, developing, implementing and evaluating specialist programmes of care.
• Work with early years staff and families to embed communication supportive environments and run evidence based targeted interventions.
• Support the development of the universal and targeted service to children and families with a range of SLC needs.
• Be part of a service which has an active diversity and inclusion ethos where EDI is established as part of our Business as Usual when thinking about our service users and our staff.
• Contribute to the quality improvement work of the wider CLCH SLT early years service.
• Work in innovative, motivated teams in a supportive and progressive environment.
• Have access to excellent supervision and support, a range of training and shadowing opportunities, to ensure strong clinical performance and development opportunities.

We can offer you:

• 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

Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!

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 12 Nov 2025