Speech and Language Therapist | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in London seeks an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to support autistic individuals in a specialist unit. The role involves providing assessments, clinical interventions, and team collaboration. Applicants should have a relevant degree and advanced clinical skills, particularly related to autism. Opportunities for continuous professional development are available. This position promises a fulfilling career path with community impact.

Benefits

Regular CPD opportunities

Supportive multi-disciplinary team

Innovative work environment

Qualifications

• Expertise in providing specialist interventions and assessments for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
• Ability to work autonomously and within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience in providing clinical supervision and consultation.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessments and interventions for ASD.
• Contribute to team clinical functioning and service evaluation.
• Allocate and supervise junior staff or trainees as needed.

Skills

Advanced clinical skills

Experience with autism

Team collaboration

Person-centred care

Education

Relevant degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

Overview

This Band 7 role is ideal for experienced Speech and Language Therapists with a strong background in autism and neurodevelopmental conditions. You will bring advanced clinical skills and a commitment to person-centred care, working both independently and collaboratively within a well-established multi-disciplinary team.

Based at the National Autism Unit, a specialist 15-bed inpatient service for autistic men with complex mental health needs, you will deliver a wide range of assessments and interventions. Your work will include direct clinical input, consultation, and training, all within a psychologically safe and inclusive environment that values reflective practice and diversity.

You will benefit from regular CPD, weekly Education and Research meetings, and opportunities to contribute to service development, research, and staff support initiatives. The role offers autonomy, variety, and the chance to shape best practice across the neurodevelopmental pathway.

If you are passionate about improving communication outcomes for autistic individuals and want to work in a setting that supports innovation, learning, and professional growth, we welcome your application.

Key Responsibilities

• To provide specialist interventions including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
• To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
• To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate.
• To promote service evaluation, audit and research.
• To work as an autonomous professional within registration body guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor
• To offer training as required.
• To be active in the provision of staff support within their area, including but not limited to Critical Incident Staff Support and Reflect-Support-Resolve. To participate, as a recipient, in staff support work when appropriate.

The National Autism Unit

The National Autism Unit is a 15 bedded specialist inpatient unit, for men with autism and additional mental health and/or behaviours that challenge, who cannot be safely supported in the community.

Speech and Language Therapy is valued within this setting, and this post is an expansion of previous Speech and Language Therapy resource on the unit.

The National Autism Unit is accredited with the National Autistic Society and aims to not only offer best practice, but also to innovate to ensure the needs of autistic individuals with additional difficulties can be met.

The team consists of a range of professionals including Nursing, Psychological Practitioners, Occupational Therapists, Psychiatrists, Social Workers. The team is friendly and supportive and works closely together to ensure the best outcomes of the individuals we work with.

The National Autism Unit is part of the wider neurodevelopmental pathway, which hosts other Speech and Language Therapists, with opportunities to engage in learning and development, including through our weekly Education and Research meeting.

Additional Information

Key Responsibilities include:

• Clinical and Client Care: To provide specialist assessments, formulations and interventions for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); provide culturally appropriate interventions with carers or families; assess and monitor risk and draw up risk management plans; provide reports with formulation and interventions; select and deliver evidence-based interventions; promote support for carers.
• Contributing to team or service clinical functioning: contribute to the unit, deliver accessible services to diverse communities, challenge discrimination, liaise with referrers, GPs and professionals, and collaborate with MDTs.
• Policy and service development: implement policies, engage service users in planning, contribute to service projects.
• Care or management of resources: manage equipment and resources, ensure safe storage and budgetary considerations.
• Management and supervision: allocate/supervise paid assistants if needed; supervise trainees after appropriate training.
• Teaching and Training: provide specialist training to other professionals; disseminate findings.
• Record-keeping and Information Governance: maintain records per Trust policies and guidelines.
• Research and development: conduct service evaluations, audits or research.
• Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development: supervision, CPD, knowledge of current developments, compliance with professional standards.

Closing

This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Oct 2025