Highly specialist speech & language therapist - mainstream schools

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust; London Borough of Hillingdon; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in London is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to provide direct therapy for children in mainstream schools. The role involves developing projects, training staff, and supporting students with communication needs. The ideal candidate should have a relevant degree and experience in therapy delivery, with opportunities for leadership development and a manageable caseload.

Benefits

Regular supervision meetings

Opportunities for remote working

Clinical and leadership development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering therapy to children with communication needs.
• Ability to work collaboratively with school staff and parents.
• Proven track record in supporting vulnerable children.

Responsibilities

• Provide a highly specialist speech and language therapy service to schools.
• Train and support school staff and parents.
• Lead on service improvement projects and audits.

Skills

Speech and language therapy skills

Leadership abilities

Effective communication

Education

Relevant degree in speech and language therapy

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? 0.4 WTE Band 7 role 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 includes primary and secondary schools.
• To be responsible for providing highly specialist assessment and therapy packages into allocated schools.
• To train and support school staff and 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 whom you can ask 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 ensure workload is shared and support is 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 clinical and leadership skills through termly study afternoons, shadowing more experienced therapists/ leaders, membership of a CEN, and training courses (clinical and leadership).

About the service

• Excellent relationships with schools – 91% of SENCOs 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 mainstream schools meetings and parent feedback is sought for new developments.
• A strong track record on innovation and service development 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.

This advert closes on Monday 15 Sep 2025