Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in London seeks a Band 6 Specialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist to join their dynamic team. Candidates should have a relevant degree and experience in assessing children with communication difficulties. The role involves managing a caseload, providing therapy in schools, and collaborating with professionals. This full-time position offers a supportive work environment for continued development.

Benefits

Monthly supervision and appraisal

Protected service development time

Opportunity to supervise junior staff

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in assessment, intervention, and developing therapy programmes.
• Experience in assessing and providing intervention for autistic children.
• Experience in schools-based work and with multidisciplinary partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment and therapy for children with communication difficulties.
• Independently manage a complex caseload within mainstream schools.
• Co-ordinate therapy settings and support junior colleagues.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Negotiation and problem-solving skills

Ability to work in partnership with other professionals

Education

Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification

Health Professions Council - Licence to Practice

Job description

Overview

Band 6 Specialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist - Service to Schools

Are you an experienced, innovative and creative Speech and Language Therapist? Would you like to join a supportive, experienced team and bring your skills and ideas to help us deliver change and develop new services?

We are looking for therapists to join our dynamic Speech and Language Therapy Service to Schools in Newham, East London.

Responsibilities

• To provide a specialist level of assessment, therapy and recommendations to a range of children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties within the school setting. This includes planning, implementing and evaluating therapy to early years, primary and secondary school-aged children, writing EHCP advice and reports for annual review for children with a range of speech/language/communication difficulties.
• To work jointly with more senior colleagues and other professionals to take account of the specific communication needs of these children and plan therapy accordingly.
• To independently manage a large and complex caseload of children with diverse communication difficulties in mainstream schools, with a particular emphasis on liaison with staff for information and to train staff in delivering therapy suggestions.
• To co-ordinate and take a lead in the joint planning and working including, setting up therapy groups where appropriate and to support more junior colleagues through joint working.
• To liaise with relevant professional staff in Health, Education and Social Services.
• To take part in supervising staff and students.

About us

The post-holder will manage their own caseload and will have opportunity to support more junior staff and students through supervision and competency development. There will be opportunity for the post holder to be involved in service improvement, audit and QI. Based at the child development centre, in Stratford in the London Borough of Newham, close to the Olympic Park in the heart of London's East End. The children\'s speech and language therapy service has a strong multi-agency work ethic with other services both within the trust and with partner agencies, and offers services across a wide range of care groups in the borough.

We can offer you

• An amazing working environment, with a warm, welcoming and supportive team of SLTs and colleagues who bring experiences from all over the world.
• 1:1 monthly supervision, appraisal and CPD
• Team learning programme
• Protected service development time and regular team away days
• Opportunity to supervise and develop junior staff
• Regular team meetings
• On-going clinical skills development, MDT working
• Opportunity to lead service improvement
• Involvement in audit and quality improvement

Details

Date posted: 25 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £44,485 to £52,521 a year per annum, inc HCA

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Location: West Ham Lane Child Development Clinic, 84 West Ham Lane, London, E15 4PT

Job responsibilities

• To provide a specialist level of assessment, therapy and recommendations to a range of children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties within the school setting. This includes planning, implementing and evaluating therapy to early years, primary and secondary school-aged children, writing EHCP advice and reports for annual review for children with a range of speech/language/communication difficulties.
• To work jointly with more senior colleagues and other professionals to take account of the specific communication needs of these children and plan therapy accordingly.
• To independently manage a large and complex caseload of children with diverse communication difficulties in mainstream schools, with a particular emphasis on liaison with staff for information and to train staff in delivering therapy suggestions.
• To co-ordinate and take a lead in the joint planning and working including, setting up therapy groups where appropriate and to support more junior colleagues through joint working.
• To liaise with relevant professional staff in Health, Education and Social Services.
• To take part in supervising staff and students.

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent
• Health Professions Council - Licence to Practice
• Successful completion of core SLT competencies at band 5

Desirable

• Registered Member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
• Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups / CEN

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level
• Experience of assessment, intervention, goal setting and developing therapy programmes post-registration in a range of settings
• Experience in assessing and providing intervention for autistic children (communication)
• Experience of community and schools based work
• Experience of working with multidisciplinary or multiagency partners

Desirable

• Experience of delivering training

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
• Negotiation and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in partnership with other professionals and other agencies
• Working knowledge of safeguarding and child protection

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here: Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Ham Lane Child Development Clinic, 84 West Ham Lane, London, E15 4PT

Employer website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/