Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a skilled Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist. You will work collaboratively with specialist teams to deliver high-quality interventions for children and young people with various speech and communication challenges. The ideal candidate will possess a Speech and Language Therapy degree and relevant experience.

Benefits

Opportunities for CPD and admin time

Support for research projects

Wellbeing activities and initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in assessing and intervening with communication difficulties.
• Training in Child Interaction and therapeutic interventions.
• Familiarity with standardised assessment tools.

Responsibilities

• Deliver interventions for children with speech and communication needs.
• Collaborate with multi-agency teams to support families.
• Participate in personal development reviews and peer supervision.

Skills

Experience with children aged 2-16 years

Understanding of SLT role in community services

Ability to work independently

Education

Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree

Health Professions Council - Licence to Practice

Registered Member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists

Post grad training relevant to the client group

Job description

Overview

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a skilled and motivated Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist to join our team. The closing date is 12 October 2025.

We are a large and established team made up of SLTs across all bandings, SLTA's and an admin team. We are committed to delivering evidence based, high quality and progressive services for our patients. To achieve this we aim to continuously develop and implement an innovative way of working within mainstream schools in Wandsworth. You will have the opportunity to use and develop your skills to work collaboratively with a team of Speech and Language Therapists and education staff, advising on interventions that meet the needs of children/young people with a variety of speech, language and communication needs.

We have a number of active working parties within the team to ensure we are using an evidence based model of intervention including:

• Diversity and inclusion
• Developmental Language Disorders

We have a robust Personal Development Review process as well as Band 5 support group to help support you to work through your NQP competencies (if required).

There is band 5 peer supervision supported by a highly skilled Band 6/7 therapist (or above) with the opportunity to learn about and practice standardised assessments and interventions appropriate for different communication needs.

Main duties of the job

You will have the opportunity to use and develop your skills to work collaboratively with a team of Specialist Speech and Language Therapists and education staff, delivering interventions that meet the needs of children/young people with a variety of speech, language, and communication needs.

You will need to:

• Have a degree in Speech, Language and Communication Pathology and Therapy recognised by the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
• Be a member of the Health Professionals Council and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Experience of working with children with speech, language and communication needs ages 2-16 years of age.
• Understanding of the role of SLTs in community SLT.
• Work as part of a multi-agency team
• Demonstrate the ability to work flexibly, under direction and independently where necessary.

About us

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects that all staff will share in this commitment.

The Trust is clear that all staff have a responsibility to be aware of children and adult safeguarding policies and procedures and that each member of staff, clinical and non-clinical, will attend child or adult safeguarding training that is provided at an appropriate level to suit their role.

The Trust has the additional expectation that all staff will be able to identify concerns and know what action to take.

• We receive inner London weighting and travel expenses during the working day are paid.
• Opportunities to develop a specialism e.g., AAC, Selective Mutism.
• Dedicated CPD / admin time.
• Support to pursue research.
• We have working parties for diversity and inclusion, neurodiversity affirmative language and bilingualism, and regular meet ups with for therapists across the special school network.
• Wellbeing champions running free after work activities such as book club and craft clubs.
• Whole team CPD days

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role. Please ensure that your application is in reference to the supporting documents

Person Specification

Experience

• Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level in the assessment and intervention with children aged 0-16 years with a variety of speech, language and communication difficulties
• Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level in working with families and carers of children and / or education staff

Qualifications

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent
• Health Professions Council - Licence to Practice
• Registered Member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
• RCSLT membership
• Post grad training relevant to the client group

Knowledge

• Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the client group
• Knowledge of a range of standardised and functional assessment tools relevant to the client groups
• Knowledge of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group eg. Adult Child Interaction, colourful semantics

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.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£37,259 to £45,356 a year p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Inner)