Job summary
The Hounslow Speech and Language Therapy Team are offering an exciting opportunity to Band 5 SLTs wanting to gain a broad range of experience while working in our specialist centres and units team. We welcome students looking for their first role to apply.
The Specialist Centres and Units Team deliver high-quality speech and language therapy to school-aged children and young people from Reception through to 18 years old. We work across a range of specialist centres attached to mainstream schools that support pupils with diverse special educational needs. These include (but are not limited to) Autism, Moderate Learning Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Deafness or Hard of Hearing, Visual Impairment, and Speech, Language and Communication Needs.
We work as a multidisciplinary team with allied health professionals, and education settings, to provide high quality care to children with a range of speech, language and communication needs and their families.
We are a friendly and experienced team that offer:
Both internal & external CPD opportunities
A professional development infrastructure including Champion Roles (e.g. Student Placements, DLD, Bilingualism), regular whole team meetings and in-house continuing professional development training plan.
- Peer support
- A comprehensive supervision and appraisal structure
- A team of highly skilled and supportive colleagues
Main duties of the job
- To deliver assessment and management for children with speech, language or communication needs ensuring that the service is effective and responsive to the changing needs of the local population.
- To ensure effective joint working practice between the SLT service, other speech & language therapists (SLT) and other relevant professional teams in the fields of health, education, the voluntary sector, social services etc.
- To deliver training to parents and professionals to develop their skills and knowledge enabling them to adapt the communicative environment and reinforce identified advice and strategies throughout the day.
- To provide therapy for children with a range of speech, language and communication needs alongside other SLTs or therapy assistants.
- To maintain an up to date theoretical knowledge and therapeutic evidence-based practice relevant to areas of own clinical practice.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative
Details
Date posted
27 March 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS (Outer)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
222-HOU-216
Job locations
Heart of Hounslow Health Centre
92 Bath Road
Hounslow
TW3 3LN
Employer details
Employer name
West London NHS Trust
Address
Heart of Hounslow Health Centre
92 Bath Road
Hounslow
TW3 3LN
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