Specialist Speech and Language Therapist | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Greater London is looking for a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist. This role involves supporting children with a range of communication needs in special schools, collaborating with educational staff and parents. The successful candidate will implement therapeutic interventions tailored to each child's needs while providing training and supervision to colleagues. Benefits include flexible working options and career development opportunities. This position is a chance to make a significant impact on young people's lives.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Flexible working options

Annual travel card loan

Training and development support

Qualifications

• Experience delivering Speech and Language Therapy in educational settings.
• Ability to work with neurodiverse children and those with severe learning difficulties.
• Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration with families and educational staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide speech therapy services in special schools.
• Assess and implement treatment plans for children.
• Liaise with educational staff to enhance student learning.
• Supervise and train less experienced colleagues.

Skills

Speech and Language Therapy

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Supervision

Education

Relevant degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

Overview

Are you looking to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people? We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join our Special Schools & ARPs team to work across 3 provisions with both primary and secondary aged CYP, in the borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. The post includes the opportunity to work with a neurodiverse caseload and with CYP with a variety of profiles including supporting young people with severe learning difficulties including profound and multiple learning difficulties.

What you will do

The post provides the opportunity to implement a wide range of therapeutic approaches and interventions in collaboration with education partners. Through joint planning and delivery of interventions in the classroom and through support to families you will ensure that SLT input has a functional impact for the pupils you support.

Responsibilities

• Provide a specialist service to children attending special schools with Speech/Language and communication needs (SLCN) working closely with parents/carers, and staff to enable children to develop their speech, language and communication skills and to access the curriculum.
• Assess the needs for, develop and implement specialist Speech and Language Therapy treatment to children referred to the SLT Education service (ARP/special schools).
• Provide advice to others regarding the management and care of children with communication difficulties.
• Be accountable for own professional actions and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking advice from senior colleagues as appropriate.
• Provide day-to-day supervision and peer review support to less experienced colleagues and students, including second opinions when necessary.
• Run appropriate in-service training independently for school and other staff.
• Develop well developed specialist skills in a specialist area of SLCN within the broad range of speech, language and communication needs encountered within the caseload of school aged children.
• Liaise with other colleagues across a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies.

We care about you

Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme (only available for Band 5 and up)
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: (reference to pay and benefits page). Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

This advert closes on Thursday 11 Dec 2025