Highly specialist speech & language therapist - mainstream schools

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust; London Borough of Hillingdon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious NHS Trust in London is seeking a dedicated Speech and Language Therapist to support children with communication needs in mainstream schools. The role involves direct therapy, collaboration with staff, and leadership in developing projects. The ideal candidate will have experience in the field and be committed to safeguarding children. This full-time position offers opportunities for professional development and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Regular supervision meetings

Opportunities for remote working

Professional development workshops

Qualifications

• Experience in providing speech and language therapy to children.
• Ability to develop therapy packages for schools.
• Strong communication skills to train staff and parents.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist speech and language therapy services to children.
• Conduct assessments and develop tailored therapy packages.
• Train school staff and parents to implement therapy plans.

Skills

Direct therapy delivery

Collaboration with school staff

Leadership skills

Education

Relevant speech and language therapy qualification

Job description

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 be able 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.
• 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 leading and development of the team
• To deputise for the team leader in the day to day management of the team as requested

We can offer you:
• A buddy who will meet with you every week at first to help you settle in and who you can ask lots of questions
• Regular supervision meetings with the team leader every 6 weeks, alongside annual appraisal and informal support
• Termly peer supervision meetings where you can discuss difficult cases, read articles together and share your experiences
• Regular meetings with the other band 7 mainstream team SLTs to ensure that the workload is being shared and support given
• 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 your clinical and leadership skills and knowledge through termly study afternoons, shadowing more experienced therapists/ leaders, membership of a CEN, training courses - clinical and leadership

We are proud to say that the service has:
• Excellent relationships with schools - 91% of SENCO’s report that they are happy or very happy with the service
• Good relationships with parents - 92.5% of parents report that they are happy or very happy with the service. A parent representative attends all of the mainstream schools meetings and parent feedback is sought for new developments
• An annual service improvement plan in order to ensure that the service is continually evolving and developing
• A strong track record on innovation and service development in order to provide a high quality service to children, schools and families
• 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 leading and development of the team
• To deputise for the team leader in the day to day management of the team as requested


This advert closes on Thursday 7 Aug 2025