Highly specialized Speech & Language Therapist

South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust; Tooting; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent mental health service provider in Tooting is seeking a Band 7 Speech & Language Therapist to assess and support young children with neurodevelopmental disorders. The ideal candidate will work with a multi-disciplinary team to provide assessments for ASD and ADHD, contributing to holistic care plans and interventions. Development opportunities and flexible working conditions are offered as part of our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Interest in neurodevelopmental disorders and related experience.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience in assessments and evaluations with children.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessments of young children and their parents/carers.
• Formulate intervention plans based on evidence-based methodologies.
• Evaluate treatment options while considering complex factors.
• Exercise professional responsibility for treatment and discharge.

Skills

Experience with neurodevelopmental disorders

Assessment skills for ASD and ADHD

Communication skills

Education

Relevant Speech & Language Therapy qualification

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust. 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.

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).

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 of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Location

About our locations: 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.

Responsibilities

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.

This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Sep 2025