Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Special Schools

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in London is seeking a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join their dedicated Special Schools team. This role involves working closely with children, delivering tailored speech and language interventions, and collaborating with staff. The position offers competitive salary, flexible working options, and extensive training. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and a passion for improving children's communication skills.

Benefits

High-Cost Area Supplement

Comprehensive induction training

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent.
• Professional registration required.
• Experience in collaborative work with families and professionals.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care to children and families in special schools.
• Provide assessments and interventions for speech and language difficulties.
• Train school staff to enhance skills in speech and language support.

Skills

Speech and Language Therapy

Collaboration with parents/carers

Clinical reasoning

Problem solving

Education

Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent

Professional registration

Job description

Go back NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Special Schools

The closing date is 13 August 2025

Are you a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist seeking a new role?

At NELFT, we have the perfect opportunity for you. And we flex to suit you, let us know if we can accommodate a flexible working arrangement to suit your personal circumstances.

We are looking for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly and dynamic Special Schools team. You will work across two special schools with a team of SLT's and SLTA's.

Waltham Forest is a great place to live and work - a thriving community with an abundance of amenities and good transport links. You can find out more about the area and the services that we provide to local residents on our careers website - www.careers.nelft.nhs.uk.

Main duties of the job

Speech and Language Therapists are core to the efficient service delivery that we provide to children, young people and their families.

As a Speech and Language Therapist in our service, you will deliver care to children, young people and their families in special schools.

You will be working within our well-established, supportive, friendly and forward thinking special school's team. In your allocated schools you will provide assessments as well delivering intervention and training to upskill school staff. You will have lots of opportunities to develop and specialise in a number of areas relating to the caseload, including AAC and ASC.

About us

Starting with NELFT NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High-CostArea Supplement This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of basic salary, with a minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

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Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Person Specification

AC as Per Person Spec

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
• Professional registration

AC as Per Person Spec

• Working collaboratively with parents/carers and other professionals

AC as Per Person Spec

• Demonstrate clear clinical reasoning based on evidence based practice
• Negotiation, problem solving concentration, analytical and reflection skills

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.

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearPer Annum, Plus HCAS (Pro Rata)