Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare organization in London is seeking a skilled speech and language therapist to join their team focused on autism and developmental disorders. The role involves assessment, diagnosis, and clinical service delivery, along with supervision and training of junior staff. Ideal candidates will have ADOS training and experience working with children. Flexible working options and comprehensive training are provided.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Car lease scheme

Flexible working options

Annual travel card loan

Career training and support

Qualifications

• Proven skills in Autism Spectrum Condition assessment.
• Experience delivering clinical services in child development.
• Ability to manage and supervise junior therapists.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment and diagnosis for Autism.
• Deliver clinical services to children of varying ages.
• Supervise and train junior therapy staff.

Skills

Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Clinical supervision

Specialist knowledge of speech and language needs

Experience with children

Education

ADOS training

Master’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Are you a highly motivated and skilled speech and language therapist looking to advance their skills in autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders including Developmental Language Disorder?

We are currently looking for an experienced band 7 ADOS trained SLT with a passion for working with children with Social Communication Difficulties (SCD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as part of a friendly, experienced and knowledgeable multi-disciplinary team of professionals.

Role and Team

You will have a key role in the assessment of ASD in pre-school and school aged children working alongside Paediatrics and other members of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) within the Cheyne Child Development Services based at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and Parkview Centre for Health and Wellbeing and at Woodfield Child Development Service based at the Medical Centre, Woodfield Road. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced clinicians wanting to continue to develop their expertise and interest in working within Child Development Services.

You will also join a progressive, collaborative and innovative Early Years Speech and Language Therapy team delivering a service to the Boroughs of Westminster, Hammersmith and Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea. The post holder will be required to assist senior colleagues as and when necessary, in tasks related to audit, service development and supervision.

Responsibilities

• Work within the Early Years Speech and Language Therapy and Child Development Service Teams to provide a highly specialist assessment and diagnostic service as part of a multidisciplinary team, for assessment and diagnosis of Autism and related conditions using relevant standardised assessments of children’s language, communication and interaction skills (such as the ADOS).
• Deliver highly specialist clinical services to children across the age range referred to the child development service.
• Have well established and proven highly specialist skills in the area of Autism Spectrum Condition and other relevant clinical specialisms within the broad range of speech, language and communication needs encountered within the caseload. This will have been acquired through a combination of short courses/ modules up to Master’s level or equivalent with demonstrable in-depth experience of clinical practice.
• Provide highly specialist clinical supervision and line management to other speech and language therapists and support in the training and development of junior therapists in the team.

Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, 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 (only available for Band 5 and up)
• 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 and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

This advert closes on Thursday 9 Oct 2025