Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Schools
The closing date is 20 August 2025
Job summary
Are you a Specialist 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 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our schools team in Waltham Forest, depending on experience and preference we can also provide opportunities in our home school and pre-school 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.
Main duties of the job
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 the community, schools and within the clinic setting at Wood Street health Centre.
You will be working within our well-established, supportive and dynamic school team, there will also be opportunities for sessions within our home school/pre-school team depending on preference and experience. In your allocated schools you will provide assessments including EHCP's as well delivering intervention and training to upskill school staff.
About us
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 on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
HCAS
This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of basic salary, with a minimum of minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941 (pro rata for part time staff)
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
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.
Details
Date posted
06 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum, pro rata (plus HCAS)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
395-WF050-25
Job locations
Wood Street Health Centre
Wood Street
Walthamstow
E17 3LA
Employer details
Employer name
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address
Wood Street Health Centre
Wood Street
Walthamstow
E17 3LA
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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