Speech and Language Therapist - Early Years Team

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust

Uxbridge (MA)

On-site

USD 49,000 - 60,000

Full time

47 hours ago

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Job summary

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to join the Early Years Team in Uxbridge. You will assess and treat pre-school children with speech and language needs, while coaching parents and Early Years staff to embed therapy strategies.

The role emphasises safeguarding, multi-disciplinary collaboration, and opportunities for supervision and professional development within a supportive Early Years service.

Qualifications

Qualified or soon-to-be qualified Speech and Language Therapist.

Responsibilities

Provide therapy service to pre school children with speech language and communication needs.
Assess and diagnose children within community clinics and family hubs.
Coach and model to parents and Early Years staff to develop children’s speech language and communication skills.
Provide ongoing therapy through groups and individual sessions.
Advise parents and other professionals around early identification, intervention and prevention.
Prioritise the safeguarding of vulnerable children at all times.

Skills

Assessment

Therapy

Parent coaching

Team collaboration

Early years

Job description

Speech and Language Therapist - Early Years Team

Company:

Company: CNWL NHS Foundation Trust

A Vacancy at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.

Are you a recently Qualified or soon to be qualified Speech and Language Therapist? Or do you just want to try something new? Are you interested in a fixed Term Maternity Leave post?

Do you love working in Early Years?

We want to invite you to join the incredibly supportive Early Years Speech and Language Therapy Team working in the outer London Borough of Hillingdon.

Have a look at our Hillingdon Talks, Moves and Plays website to see if we would be a good fit for you

You will be responsible for providing assessment and therapy to

To provide a therapy service to pre school children with speech language and communication needs
To be responsible for providing assessment and diagnosis of children within community clinics and children's centre/family hubs
To provide coaching and modelling to parents and Early Years staff to support them to develop children's speech language and communication skills
To provide specialist ongoing therapy through therapy groups and individual therapy sessions
To provide advice and training to parents and other professionals around early identification intervention and prevention.
To prioritise the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children at all times

You will work closely with experienced SLTAPs

Office space to come back to - where you will get informal support, be able to ask questions and talk about your day
Regular supervision sessions - starting at weekly/fortnightly - and moving gradually to 6 weekly
Regular buddy sessions to help you settle into the team
Termly peer supervision meetings where you can discuss difficult cases, share your experiences with other band 5 colleagues
Opportunities for flexible working where it meets the service needs
Opportunities to develop your clinical skills through termly study afternoons, shadowing more experienced therapists, membership of a CEN, internal and external training
Opportunities to work on projects with small groups of more experienced therapists to develop your skills

To provide a service to children/young people in Early Years who have aspeech, language or communication need.
To be responsible for providing assessment, diagnosis & therapy packages
To train and support Early Years staff & parents, in order for them to implement therapy advice effectively.
To support with the early identification of children with speech/language/communication needs.
To prioritise the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children at all times
To support the service to achieve Key Performance Indicators and maintain Target Activity Levels
To take part in quality governance, audits and projects for the team/service
To contribute to, and provide feedback about, possible developments in the team

This advert closes on Friday 23 Oct 2026

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Speech and Language Therapist - Early Years Team

Company: CNWL NHS Foundation Trust Salary: £36,943 - £44,900 per annum incl. HCAS (pro rata if PT) Hours: Full-time Location: Uxbridge, UB3 1QG Job type: Contract Posting date: 9 Oct 2026 Closing date: 8 Nov 2026

Summary

A Vacancy at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.

Are you a recently Qualified or soon to be qualified Speech and Language Therapist? Or do you just want to try something new? Are you interested in a fixed Term Maternity Leave post?

Do you love working in Early Years?

We want to invite you to join the incredibly supportive Early Years Speech and Language Therapy Team working in the outer London Borough of Hillingdon.

Have a look at our Hillingdon Talks, Moves and Plays website to see if we would be a good fit for you

You will be responsible for providing assessment and therapy to

To provide a therapy service to pre school children with speech language and communication needs
To be responsible for providing assessment and diagnosis of children within community clinics and children's centre/family hubs
To provide coaching and modelling to parents and Early Years staff to support them to develop children's speech language and communication skills
To provide specialist ongoing therapy through therapy groups and individual therapy sessions
To provide advice and training to parents and other professionals around early identification intervention and prevention.
To prioritise the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children at all times

You will work closely with experienced SLTAPs

Office space to come back to - where you will get informal support, be able to ask questions and talk about your day
Regular supervision sessions - starting at weekly/fortnightly - and moving gradually to 6 weekly
Regular buddy sessions to help you settle into the team
Termly peer supervision meetings where you can discuss difficult cases, share your experiences with other band 5 colleagues
A busy but manageable caseload
Opportunities for flexible working where it meets the service needs
Opportunities to develop your clinical skills through termly study afternoons, shadowing more experienced therapists, membership of a CEN, internal and external training
Opportunities to work on projects with small groups of more experienced therapists to develop your skills

To provide a service to children/young people in Early Years who have aspeech, language or communication need.
To be responsible for providing assessment, diagnosis & therapy packages
To train and support Early Years staff & parents, in order for them to implement therapy advice effectively.
To support with the early identification of children with speech/language/communication needs.
To prioritise the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children at all times
To support the service to achieve Key Performance Indicators and maintain Target Activity Levels
To take part in quality governance, audits and projects for the team/service
To contribute to, and provide feedback about, possible developments in the team

This advert closes on Friday 23 Oct 2026

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

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