Highly Specialist Speech & 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 provider in London seeks a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join their education team. Responsibilities include providing specialized assessment and intervention for children with speech and language needs, supporting other professionals, and contributing to service development. The role offers flexible working options and a comprehensive induction. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and experience working with children.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Car lease scheme

Flexible working options

Annual travel card loan

Training and development support

Qualifications

• Must have relevant qualifications in Speech and Language Therapy.
• Experience in working with children and young people is essential.
• Knowledge of the Children and Families Act 2014 is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized assessment and intervention for children and young people with communication needs.
• Deliver clinical supervision and peer review to other SLTs.
• Contribute to the development of policies and procedures.

Skills

Assessment and diagnosis skills

Understanding of SEND responsibilities

Supervisory skills

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist 0.8 WTE band 7 Westminster, and Kensington and Chelsea Schools Team

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

We have an exciting opportunity for a band 7 SLT to join our SLT education service. The role will include working in the mainstream education service in the inner London boroughs of Westminster, and RBKC. As a band 7, you will have a key role in service development and supporting others, and will join a friendly, experienced and knowledgeable team.

In the CLCH SLT service we are passionate about reducing inequalities and have an active diversity and inclusion ethos. Take a look at our recruitment video to find out more about working in our teams: CLCH S&L Recruitment - YouTube

Responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist assessment, diagnosis and intervention to CYP with speech language and communication needs. This will include supporting parents, school staff and other professionals in all issues related to client management. Liaison with the MDT is an integral part of the role.
• Understand and meet professional and legal SEND responsibilities outlined in the Children and Families Act 2014 including contributing to statutory assessments of special educational needs and delivery of SLT provision as specified in CYP’s Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).
• Have accountability for own professional actions and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking advice as appropriate.
• Provide highly specialist clinical supervision, line management and peer review to other SLTs and students and support in the training and development of junior therapists in the team.
• Contribute to developments within individual teams and the broader service including the development of policies and procedures relating to clinical care, evidence-based practice, care pathways and outcome development.
• Deliver training to staff, e.g. specific in-service training across settings to a variety of audiences (e.g., parents and staff in school settings).
• Liaise with other colleagues across a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies.

What we offer / Benefits

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career
• Refer to the pay and benefits information for full details: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Additional information

Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

This advert closes on Thursday 25 Sep 2025.