Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

North East London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 4,000 - 6,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service provider in the City of London is seeking a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join their community team. This role involves training and coaching Early Years Practitioners and providing care to children and families in diverse settings. Ideal candidates will have experience working in educational and clinical environments, and the organization offers a comprehensive induction program. Flexible working arrangements can be discussed.

Benefits

High Cost Area Supplement

Comprehensive induction and training

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in delivering care in clinical and school settings.
• Ability to work with Early Years Practitioners.
• Strong communication skills with families and practitioners.

Responsibilities

• Deliver training and support to Early Years Practitioners in nurseries.
• Provide care to children and families in various settings.
• Engage with families during SLT drop-in sessions.

Skills

Training and coaching

Experience with children and families

Collaboration with Local Authorities

Education

Relevant degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

Are you a Speech and Language Therapist seeking a new role?

At NELFT, we have the perfect opportunity for you. And we flex to suit you, let us know if we can accommodate a flexible working arrangement to suit your personal circumstances.

We are looking for a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly and dynamic Universal and Targeted pre-school community team. You will work across day nurseries and in Family Hubs providing training, coaching and support to Early Years Practitioners and families.

Waltham Forest is a great place to live and work - a thriving community with an abundance of amenities and good transport links. You can find out more about the area and the services that we provide to local residents on our careers website – www.careers.nelft.nhs.uk.

Speech and Language Therapists are core to the efficient service delivery that we provide to children, young people and their families.

As a Speech and Language Therapist in our service, you will deliver care to children, young people and their families in schools and within the clinic setting.

You will be working within our well-established, supportive, friendly and forward thinking Pre-school team. You will work closely with the Local Authority to continue to develop our offer to nurseries and families whilst ensuring key messages are being embedded in these settings. You will have opportunities to support with the SLT drop in sessions and deliver groups to families in the Hubs. There may also be opportunities to work in schools with their universal offer.

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.



Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.



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Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.


This advert closes on Tuesday 29 Jul 2025