Highly specialist speech & language therapist - mainstream schools

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in England seeks a passionate speech and language therapist for the Hillingdon mainstream schools team. You will provide direct therapy to children with communication needs, lead projects, and supervise junior staff. This full-time Band 7 role comes with opportunities for professional development and support within a collaborative team environment. The role emphasizes safeguarding and effective collaboration with educational staff.

Benefits

Regular supervision meetings

Opportunities for remote working

Development of clinical skills

Qualifications

• Registered as a speech and language therapist.
• Experience working with children in schools.
• Ability to train and support staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist therapy to children with communication needs.
• Support school staff in implementing therapy advice.
• Lead on service improvement projects.

Skills

Leadership skills

Assessment and therapy

Communication Skills

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.

Do you want to be part of a friendly and supportive SLT team? Do you want to offer direct therapy to children in mainstream schools? Do you want to develop your leadership skills?

Full Time Band 7 role

We are looking for a passionate speech and language therapist to work in the Hillingdon mainstream schools team supporting children and young people who have a speech, language or communication need. You will be offering direct therapy for CYP in schools - working closely with school staff. You will be part of a supportive band 7 team - and take a lead in developing projects and supervising more junior staff.

Have a look on our Hillingdon Talks, Moves and Plays website to find out about our wider service.

Responsibilities

• To provide a highly specialist speech and language therapy service to children in mainstream schools who have an identified speech/language/communication need. This role will include primary and secondary schools.
• To be responsible for providing highly specialist assessment & therapy packages into allocated schools.
• To train and support school staff & parents, in order for them to implement therapy advice effectively.
• To support schools with the early identification of children with speech/language/communication needs.
• To meet regularly with the SENCO to ensure that the needs of the schools are being met.
• To prioritise the safeguarding of vulnerable children at all times.
• To support the service to achieve Key Performance Indicators and maintain Target Activity Levels.
• To lead on identified audits and service improvement projects for the team/service.
• To lead on identified clinical working groups for the service.
• To deliver workshops for the wider speech and language therapy team.
• To deliver training workshops for parents and school staff.
• To offer joint consultations to other members of the team.
• To jointly lead on developing the quality of the service provided to schools.
• To be responsible for the performance management of identified team members.
• To formally and informally support team members.
• To support the team leader in the leadership and development of the team.
• To deputise for the team leader in the day to day management of the team as requested.

What we offer

• A buddy who will meet with you every week at first to help you settle in and answer questions.
• Regular supervision meetings with the team leader every 6 weeks, alongside annual appraisal and informal support.
• Termly peer supervision meetings to discuss difficult cases, read articles together and share experiences.
• Regular meetings with the other band 7 mainstream team SLTs to share workload and provide support.
• A busy but manageable caseload across a range of schools.
• Opportunities for remote working in school and at home at the end of the day once a week.
• Opportunities to develop clinical and leadership skills through study afternoons, shadowing, and training courses.

Service achievements

• Excellent relationships with schools – 91% of SENCOs report they are happy or very happy with the service.
• Good relationships with parents – 92.5% report they are happy or very happy with the service. A parent representative attends mainstream schools meetings and parent feedback is sought for new developments.
• An annual service improvement plan to ensure continual evolution and development.
• A strong track record on innovation and service development to provide a high-quality service to children, schools and families.

We are proud to say that the service has the above qualities and responsibilities. This advert closes on Sunday 28 Sep 2025.