Speech & Language Therapist | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

North East London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a qualified Speech and Language Therapist to join their schools team in Waltham Forest. This role involves providing assessments and interventions for children and young people, collaborating with educators, and being part of a supportive team. The position offers opportunities for professional growth and development, including regular training and supervision.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Peer supervision group

High Cost Area Supplement

Qualifications

• Experience with children and young people is preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Ability to provide training and support to school staff.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care to children and young people in Waltham Forest.
• Provide assessments including Education, Health and Care Plans.
• Collaborate with school staff for student interventions.

Skills

Child and adolescent communication skills

Assessment and intervention techniques

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

Are you a 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 speech and language therapist to join our schools team. You will be joining a friendly, supportive and forward thinking team.

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.

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 Waltham Forest.

In your allocated schools you will provide assessments including EHCP’s as well delivering intervention and training to upskill school staff. There will be opportunities to work with our home school caseload and pre-school depending on experience and preference.

Our band five therapists are well supported through our band five peer supervision group and regular supervision from an experienced therapist. We have regular catch-meetings and service specific meetings.

We have both internal and external training opportunities and promote being a reflective team where change is welcomed.

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 in 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 Cost Area Supplement - London
This post attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (Subject to 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.

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.

Please do not apply if you have previously been unsuccessful for this role at NELFT.

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.




This advert closes on Tuesday 29 Jul 2025