Speech and Language Therapist

Central London Community Health Trust; Royal Borough of Greenwich; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust in London is seeking a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist for the Early Years Service, covering Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea. You will join a supportive SLT team delivering SLCN support to preschool children.

The role offers supervision, training opportunities, and working with multi-disciplinary teams across health, social care and education. Applicants may be newly qualified or experienced, with HCPC registration and a passion for early

Qualifications

• Knowledge of child development and its application to speech and language therapy.
• Clear clinical reasoning based on evidence-based practice.
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Carry out assessments and develop, implement and evaluate specialist programmes of care for preschool children.
• Work with early years staff and families to embed communication supportive environments and run targeted interventions.
• Contribute to the universal and targeted service development for SLCN across boroughs.
• Support quality improvement and contribute to EHCPs and statutory assessments as required.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across Health, Social Services, Education and Children’s Services.

Skills

Knowledge of child development

Clinical reasoning

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Education

HCPC registration/licence

RCSLT membership

Job description

Band 5 Speech and Language TherapistEarly Years Service, Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea

Are you looking to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people? Come and join the CLCH SLT Early Years team!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an NQP or experienced Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist to join our innovative and supportive Speech and Language Therapy Early Years Service at Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) NHS Trust.

We are looking for a speech and language therapist with enthusiasm, excellent interpersonal and team-working skills who are seeking to develop and broaden their clinical experience of working with preschool children in a highly skilled, dynamic and supportive team.

Our Early Years team works in close partnership with local stakeholders to deliver SLCN support across the Boroughs of Westminster, Hammersmith and Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea. Our Speech and Language Therapy Service supports prevention and early intervention targeted support in addition to comprehensive assessment and evidence-based therapy packages for pre-school children with a range of SLCN. We are using local population health data to tailor our support offers and work closely with our partners within the boroughs.

You will have access to excellent supervision and support with a range of training and shadowing opportunities, to ensure strong clinical performance and development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

Join us if you want to:

• Continue to develop your clinical skills working with a varied preschool caseload, carrying out assessments, identifying needs, developing, implementing and evaluating specialist programmes of careo 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 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.
• Contribute to the quality improvement work of the wider CLCH SLT early years service.
• Provide an accessible, person centred, needs led SLT service to the 0-5 age population and their families.
• Work with increasing independence to provide assessment, diagnosis, intervention and discharge for children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs.
• Work closely with children, parents, carers and multi-disciplinary team members across Health, Social Services, Education and Children's Services to identify and support children's Speech, Language and Communication Needs.
• To understand and meet professional and legal SEND responsibilities including contributing to statutory assessments of special educational needs and delivery of SLT provision as specified in Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).

About us

We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.

What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.

Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.

We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.

Job responsibilities

Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trusts values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment.

**Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities**

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
• Health Care Professionals Council Licence to Practise
• Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT with the right to work in the UK
• Able to meet the physical demands of community-based clinical practice, including carrying and transporting clinical equipment, prolonged standing, bending, kneeling and working in varied home environments, with reasonable adjustments where appropriate.

Experience

• Relevant experience at undergraduate/postgraduate level working with children and young people with speech, language and communication needs.
• Experience working collaboratively with parents/carers and other health/education professionals.
• Training others
• Working with multi-cultural client groups
• Experience of supporting children, families and schools in line with the Children and Families Act 2014 including contribution to statutory assessments (Education Health and Care Plan Needs Assessments), contribution to the annual review process and delivery of SALT provision as specified in Education health and Care Plans (EHCPs)

Skills

• Knowledge of child development and its application to speech and language therapy
• Knowledge of appropriate range of assessments and interventions for children with Speech, Language and Communication needs and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits to individual children
• Able to demonstrate clear clinical reasoning based on evidence-based practice
• Religious, Cultural and Linguistic issues impacting upon caseload management
• Able to identify appropriate goals and formulate care plans
• Awareness of standards of record keeping
• Understanding of safeguarding
• Able to use own initiative to organise and manage own caseload
• Knowledge of standards of record keeping
• Knowledge of Education Practice and Policy including the Children and Families Act 2014 and National Curriculum
• Awareness of national policies and procedures (relevant to preschool aged children)
• Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
• Awareness of the principles of clinical governance/audit

Key Attributes

• Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
• Negotiation, problem-solving, analytical and reflection skills
• Demonstrates the ability to be a good team member
• Responsive to change and ideas and adaptive and creative within new systems
• Ability to deal with and resolve conflict
• Sensitivity to others' differing needs
• Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills
• Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
• Flexibility
• Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
• To be occupational health cleared for the role specified.
• IT literate and able to use a range of specialist programmes
• Manual dexterity for signing

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.

Medical Centre, Woodfield Road and schools in Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea

Locality Lead Speech and Language Therapist

£38,488 to £46,852 a yearper annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

824-INNER-8384618

Job locations

Medical Centre, Woodfield Road and schools in Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea