Social Impact jobs in United Kingdom

The Children’s Integrated Speech and Language Therapy Service for Hackney and the City is a collaboration between local health and education agencies, providing comprehensive services to children, young people, and families within Hackney and The City.

Verbo (www.verboapp.co.uk) is an award-winning online Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy Toolkit. It offers universal and targeted preventative care for children and young people from ages 2 to early adulthood. Our mission is to enhance communication skills across this age range.

This is a remote, work-from-home position. If you are local to Hackney, community office spaces are available for use. Travel requirements include:

1. At least three times a year to a team meeting in London
2. Attending conferences and exhibitions around the UK, which may include overnight stays
3. Management of IT equipment

Additionally, you will need to travel to Homerton for the recruitment process to show ID documents and possibly attend an Occupational Health appointment.

Note: The advert may close early due to high application volume.

The post involves working collaboratively with the Verbo team, leading on marketing and communications efforts, including increasing brand awareness and supporting user engagement. You will work with band 6, 7, and 8a Speech and Language Therapists (SaLTs), external contractors, and other stakeholders to promote and embed Verbo’s developments.

You will support linking Verbo with settings and developing opportunities for communication development for caseload children and CPD for education staff and SaLTs. Participation in specialist projects within the Verbo team is also expected.

Key working relationships include:

• The Verbo SaLT Team
• The wider Hackney SaLT Team
• The Homerton R&I Department
• Verbo customers and users (therapists, education staff, parents/carers)

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high-performing organization serving Hackney, East London, The City, and beyond. We are proud of our 'Outstanding' CQC rating and our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We offer a range of staff benefits and have been recognized as one of the best places to work by HSJ and Nursing Times.

Verbo has received multiple awards, including the HSJ Driving Efficiency Through Technology 2023, and the Digital Leaders Impact and Social Impact Awards in 2023.

The full job description and person specification are available via the attachments on this page. The person specification provided is a summary for application assessment purposes.

This advert closes on Sunday, 27 July 2025.