Highly specialized Speech & Language Therapist

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust; Tooting; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider is seeking a Band 7 Speech & Language Therapist in Tooting. You will assess children with neurodevelopmental disorders, working within a dedicated team. The ideal candidate should be a registered Speech and Language Therapist with experience in neurodevelopmental assessments. Competitive salary between £33,765 to £37,905 is offered along with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Development and CPD opportunities

Flexible working

Inclusive and diverse environment

Qualifications

• Registered Speech and Language Therapist.
• Training relevant to neurodevelopmental assessment required.
• Experience working with children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessments of young children and their parents.
• Formulate plans for evidence-based interventions.
• Contribute to holistic and coordinated services.

Skills

Neurodevelopmental assessment

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Assessment tools for autism

Education

Registered Speech and Language Therapist

Training relevant to neurodevelopmental assessment

Job description

Go back South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

Highly specialized Speech & Language Therapist

The closing date is 24 September 2025

The CYP Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team is one of three dedicated services formed from the 2014 service transformation model which features dedicated and local services in the directorate. We are an expanding, highly specialist team, combining expertise in CYP neurological disorders with specialist mental health assessment skills.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a Band 7 Speech & Language Therapist (0.6 FTE) with an interest in neurodevelopmental disorders and related experience. As the successful post holder, you will be contributing to completing assessments for ASD and ADHD, using your expertise within the CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team. You will join a multi-disciplinary team made up of psychologists, psychiatrists and nurses and work alongside assistant psychologists in the team. There is hope the service will continue to expand to meet the demand. The successful post-holder will receive clinical supervision from a clinical psychologist experienced in neurodevelopmental disorders, as well as group supervision from the team.

The post holder would be part of the dynamic allied health professional workforce in the Trust and be able to access development and CPD opportunities (e.g. ADOS training)

About us

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Springfield University Hospital, Tooting

Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are coming soon. Close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.

Job responsibilities

Clinical

1. To provide specialist assessments of young children and their parents/carers referred to the service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and where appropriate, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews in line with CYP IAPT methodology.

2. To formulate plans and recommendations for evidence-based interventions, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, to improve the parent/child relationship.

3. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual and the family.

4. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans

5. To provide specialist mental health advice guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to the care of the young child and their parents/carers

6. To contribute to and/or use evidence-based, integrated working tools and processes, to ensure young children and their parents/carers receive holistic and co-ordinated services in response to their mental health needs.

7. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for young children and their parents/carers.

8. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of young children and their parents/carers who are under their care.

9. To monitor progress during the course of interventions, ensuring that all interventions are fully assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated in conjunction with CYP IAPT minimum dataset standards.

10. To maintain accurate and accessible health care records according to Trust policy and Information Governance requirements.

11. To demonstrate high level communication skills, both written and verbal, within all agencies.

Person Specification

TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS

• Registered Speech and Language Therapist
• Training relevant to neurodevelopmental assessment
• Training as part of a CYP IAPT collaborative in a recognised evidenced based approach
• Formal training in assessment tools for autism (e.g., 3DI, ADOS, ADI-R)

EXPERIENCE

• Demonstrable experience of working with children and young people in a variety of community settings
• Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
• Experience of inter-agency working
• Experience of safeguarding and Child Protection
• Relevant experience of neurodevelopmental assessments
• Experience of leading case reviews
• Experience of working in the NHS
• Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

£33,765 to £37,905 a yearper annum inclusive of Inner London HCAs