Children’s Speech & Language Therapist

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A health and social care organisation in England is seeking a Children’s Speech & Language Therapist to manage a diverse caseload of children. The role offers CPD opportunities and a supportive team environment. Candidates should have a degree in Speech and Language Therapy and be a registered member of relevant professional bodies. Salary ranges from £31,049 to £37,796 per annum.

Benefits

CPD opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience working with children in various settings.
• Ability to transcribe speech phonetically.
• Attended relevant training such as PECS or Makaton.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of children with speech and language difficulties.
• Undertake assessments to identify communication needs.
• Plan, deliver, and evaluate intervention programmes.

Skills

Auditory perceptual skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy

Registered Member of RCSLT

Registered Member of HCPC

Tools

Software for clinical and administrative work

Job description

Go back Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Children’s Speech & Language Therapist

The closing date is 01 October 2025

This is an exciting opportunity for a newly qualified Speech and Language Therapist or an experienced band 5 Therapist to work with our innovative and supportive team.

Peterborough speech and language therapy service is a small team based in a diverse city that has convenient transport links. As a service we pride ourselves on supervision and support, CPD opportunities and the breadth of caseload experience/therapy we enable our therapists.

We have received positive feedback from our current band 5 Therapists including "The team were incredibly welcoming and supportive, and I gained and continue to gain a diverse range of skills across all aspects of paediatric speech and language therapy" and "I have developed my confidence and knowledge across many areas of speech, language and communication, but also my ability to remain resilient when facing the many pressures in an NHS role".

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the independent management of a clinical caseload of pre-school and school-aged children in community settings. This may include community clinics, pre-school settings, mainstream and special schools in and around the area of Peterborough. The client group is children who have a range of difficulties in understanding and/or using speech and language.

About us

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

• To independently manage a caseload of pre-school and school age children who have speech, language and communication difficulties.
• To undertake a range of assessments, both standardised and non-standardised to identify presenting speech, language and communication needs
• To plan, deliver and evaluate intervention programmes following professional guidelines and agreed service standards
• As part of that process, to be able to plan appropriate long term and short term goals working towards discharge
• To undertake administrative duties connected with the caseload including maintenance of case notes and provision of written reports, following service standards
• To manage own time and prioritise workload.
• To ensure that all work is carried out in close collaboration with all those involved in childrens care so that the approach to intervention and support is co-ordinated and comprehensive
• To identify when there is a need for a second opinion, referring to senior colleagues or SLT specialists as appropriate
• To make onward referral as appropriate
• To identify any variations to service delivery or demands and inform the Lead Practitioner of the likely impact on the service
• The post holder may be required to attend meetings, supervision and/or deliver interventions outside of their usual area of work, if necessary, in order to deliver to the countywide service specification

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy
• Registered Member of RCSLT
• Registered Member of HCPC

Experience

• Experience working with children in a variety of settings (student or qualified)
• Working in a mainstream school
• Working in a special school

Knowledge & Skills

• Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
• Highly developed auditory perceptual skills and the ability to transcribe speech phonetically
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to convey sensitive or distressing information to parents/carers
• Ability to work confidently with parents/carers
• Attended relevant training e.g. Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) Makaton, Fluency, Parent Child Interaction (PCI)

Personal Qualities

• Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team

Other

• Ability to use a range of software to support clinical and administrative work

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.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum pro rata