Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Deafness & Early Years

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust; White City; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in White City seeks a passionate Speech Language Therapist to work with children with speech, language, and communication needs, particularly those who are deaf. This role involves collaboration with families and educational professionals to provide tailored interventions. The ideal candidate should have experience working with deaf children and a commitment to high-quality service delivery.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Flexible working options

Annual travel card loan

Training and support for career development

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering speech and language therapy interventions.
• Knowledge of child development and strategies to support communication.
• Ability to tailor interventions to individual family needs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with families and multidisciplinary teams to support deaf children's development.
• Conduct assessments and implement specialized programs.
• Develop and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Experience in communication interventions

Knowledge of supporting children with complex needs

Skills in AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication)

Experience working with deaf children

Commitment to reflective learning

Strong teamwork skills

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust.

We are seeking an experienced, innovative and passionate SLT to join the Early Years SLT team working with a range of children with speech language and communication needs and a caseload of deaf children within the Inner London boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster.

The post holder will work in partnership with parents/carers, Qualified Teachers of the Deaf, Educational Audiologists, other members of the multi-disciplinary team and nurseries/schools to deliver a high-quality service consisting of assessment and intervention for a complex caseload. As well as being experienced in delivering a range of communication interventions (including AAC), the post holder should have knowledge and skills in supporting children with complex needs and social communication differences. Experience of assessing and working with deaf children is essential. The post holder will also respect and support each family’s preferred mode of communication, whether this is a listening and spoken language approach or a signed language approach, ensuring that intervention is tailored to the child’s and family’s individual needs. Commitment to reflective learning and strong team work skills are essential.

• Work collaboratively with families, Teachers of the Deaf, and the wider multi-disciplinary team to support the development and communication of deaf children.
• Build on your specialist skills and experience in supporting deaf children and their families.
• Be part of a service which has an active diversity and inclusion ethos where EDI is established as part of our Business as Usual when thinking about our service users and our staff.
• Continue to develop your clinical skills including carrying out assessment, identifying needs, developing, implementing and evaluating specialist programmes of care. Work with early years staff and families to embed communication supportive environments and run evidence based targeted interventions.
• Support the development of the universal and targeted service to children and families with a range of SLC needs.
• Be a representative of the early years SLT service within the child development service
• Contribute to the quality improvement work of the wider CLCH SLT early years’ service.
• Work in innovative, motivated teams in a supportive and progressive environment

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

Benefits

• 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:https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025