Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Speech and Language Therapist - Mainstream Schools Team

The closing date is 25 January 2026

Job summary

Are you a recently Qualified or soon to be qualified Speech and Language Therapist? Or do you just want to try something new?

Do you love working in mainstream schools?

We have a full-time job for you!

We want to invite you to join the incredibly supportive Mainstream Schools 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

"Starting my career as a Speech and Language Therapist in Hillingdon Mainstream Schools team has given me a brilliant platform to develop my clinical skills with a varied caseload. Everyone is really friendly and I feel very supported through regular peer support meetings, buddying, safeguarding supervision and supervision with a senior therapist. "- Hannah- band 5.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the assessment and therapy for the children attending your allocated schools who have identified SLCN needs including: developmental language disorder, speech sound disorders, stammering, selective mutism, learning difficulties and autism
You will work directly with the children in groups and individually with an LSA observing the sessions in order to run follow up intervention
You will run joint sessions with Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists
You will offer training, advice and support to school staff
You will support parents and keep in touch with them via phone calls or meetings, as well as sending them copies of care plans and targets and any reports
You will jointly plan how to use your time in schools with the SENCO; allowing you to be flexible, creative and effective
You will write statutory assessment and annual review reports
You will be part of clinical working groups to help develop the service

About us

A bright and homely 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 across a range of schools
Opportunities to work from home one day a week
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

Date posted

09 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£35,763 to £43,466 a year per annum incl HCAS (pro rata if part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

333-G-HC-1548

Job locations

Wood End Centre

Judge Heath Ln

Hillingdon

UB3 2PB

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a service to children/young people in mainstream schools who have a speech, language or communication need.
To be responsible for providing assessment, diagnosis & therapy packages into allocated schools.
To train and support school staff & parents, in order for them to implement therapy advice effectively.
To support schools 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

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a service to children/young people in mainstream schools who have a speech, language or communication need.
To be responsible for providing assessment, diagnosis & therapy packages into allocated schools.
To train and support school staff & parents, in order for them to implement therapy advice effectively.
To support schools 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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oRecognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent
oCurrent Health and Care Professions Council licence to practice.
oRegistered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.

Desirable

oFirst class honours degree or equivalent
oFurther training courses relevant to the post

Skills and knowledge

Essential

oKnowledge of assessment tools relevant to school age children with SLCN.
oKnowledge of a range of appropriate therapy approaches for school age children with SLCN including: speech, language, stammering, social communication, selective mutism
oKnowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to school age children with SLCN.
oAwareness of the principles of clinical governance/audit
oAwareness of the roles of other professionals relevant to school age children with SLCN
oKnowledge of standards of record keeping.

Desirable

oExperience of assessing a range of school age children with SLCN independently
oExperience of using a range of appropriate therapy approaches independently, with school age children
oExperience of contributing to clinical audits

Experience

Essential

oExperience of working in a mainstream school as a therapist/teacher/learning support assistant

Desirable

oExperience of working as a speech and language therapist
oExperience of delivering training to school staff

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oRecognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent
oCurrent Health and Care Professions Council licence to practice.
oRegistered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.

Desirable

oFirst class honours degree or equivalent
oFurther training courses relevant to the post

Skills and knowledge

Essential

oKnowledge of assessment tools relevant to school age children with SLCN.
oKnowledge of a range of appropriate therapy approaches for school age children with SLCN including: speech, language, stammering, social communication, selective mutism
oKnowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to school age children with SLCN.
oAwareness of the principles of clinical governance/audit
oAwareness of the roles of other professionals relevant to school age children with SLCN
oKnowledge of standards of record keeping.

Desirable

oExperience of assessing a range of school age children with SLCN independently
oExperience of using a range of appropriate therapy approaches independently, with school age children
oExperience of contributing to clinical audits

Experience

Essential

oExperience of working in a mainstream school as a therapist/teacher/learning support assistant

Desirable

oExperience of working as a speech and language therapist
oExperience of delivering training to school staff

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wood End Centre

Judge Heath Ln

Hillingdon

UB3 2PB

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wood End Centre

Judge Heath Ln

Hillingdon

UB3 2PB

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)