Specialist Speech & Language Therapist | Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in East London is seeking a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to work across early years and mainstream school settings. This role involves providing specialist interventions and support for children with diverse needs. The organization promotes equality and offers flexible working arrangements, creating a supportive environment for professional growth and development. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply before the closing date of 28 September 2025.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Support for professional development

Valued nursing community

Qualifications

• Qualifications and skills to be provided in the job description.
• Experience in speech and language therapy preferred.
• Ability to work in diverse educational settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist interventions in early years settings.
• Deliver support for children in mainstream schools.
• Collaborate with link therapists for comprehensive care.

Job description

Overview

The Children’s Integrated Speech and Language Therapy Service for Hackney and the City is a unique partnership between health and education and has grown into a large dynamic team that delivers innovative models of working. It is a welcoming, fun and supportive place to work. With well-established clinical supervision and access to CPD it is a great place to make the move and become a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist.

Role structure

This post is split between working in our early years’ service and mainstream schools. The service has developed the largest and most comprehensive traded services offer in the UK. We are proud to be commissioned by health, education and schools and colleges in Hackney and out of borough as well as Youth Justice and the Virtual School for Looked after Children. We have a strong relationship with schools and alternative providers and are growing in traded services.

Responsibilities

• Work across two parts of the service: Early Years and Mainstream schools.
• Early Years: provide specialist interventions with families and support children in early years settings; also provide universal support as part of the service offer.
• Mainstream schools: work with a link therapist to deliver universal, targeted and specialist support for children and young people.

Flexible working

We embrace flexible working and will consider applicants who wish to work term-time. If interested, please call or email to discuss these posts.

Organisation

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond. The Trust has been rated “Outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). It provides hospital and community health services and manages services at St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and is committed to inclusion for all staff. This is reflected in policies, procedures and our People Plan. All staff are expected to embody our Trust values. We are committed to Fair Recruitment Standards to ensure applicants are treated fairly. The Trust supports staff development and offers a range of benefits, including a valued nursing community and opportunities for progression.

How to apply

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page. The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application will be assessed.

Closing date

This advert closes on Sunday 28 Sep 2025