Central London Community Health Trust

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

The closing date is 04 January 2026

Job summary

Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist 1.0 WTE

Special Schools (Westminster) and Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea Mainstream Schools Service

Are you looking to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people? Are you passionate about reducing inequalities and want to belong to a service with an active diversity and inclusion ethos? Come and join the CLCH SLT education team!

We have an exciting opportunity for a band 6 SLT to join our education service. The role will include supporting autistic children and young people as part of the on-site team within a special school setting alongside work in the mainstream schools team.

Main duties of the job

Join us if you want to:

Deliver specialist interventions to varied caseload of children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans.

Work with the onsite therapies team to embed good universal and targeted level practise within the special school setting.

Work jointly with parents, the class teams and other professionals to develop a shared understanding of each child's speech, language and communication needs and how these can be supported.

Refine your skills in delivering a range of interventions (including AAC).

Develop your supervision skills and skills in training others.

Access 1:1 & peer group supervision sessions and a regular in-house training programme to develop clinical skills.

Access Joint working and second opinions from clinical specialists within the service

Work within innovative, motivated and well-established teams, in a supportive and progressive environment

Work in Central London locations

For further info on working in our Team, please take a look at our recruitment video: CLCH S&L Recruitment - YouTube

For further details please contact:Bryony Schnadhorst, Lead for complex needs and dysphagia bryony.schnadhorst@nhs.net or Liz James De Silva, Mainstream Schools Team Lead for Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea Schools on elizabeth.james21@nhs.net

About us

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Date posted

22 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£46,419 to £55,046 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

824-INNER-7671420

Job locations

College Park School and Mainstream Schools within Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea

Garway Road,

London,

W2 4PH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree and Licence to Practise from the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT

Experience

Essential

Experience of supporting CYP, families and schools in line with the Children and Families Act 2014 including contribution to statutory assessments (Education Health and Care Plan Needs Assessments), contribution to the annual review process and delivery of SLT provision as specified in Education health and Care Plans (EHCPs)
Collaborative work with parents and other professionals
Experience Training others

Desirable

Interest to develop clinical specialism in education
Training/experience of supporting students and more junior qualified therapists including provision of supervision and line management

Skills

Essential

Excellent Interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy
Excellent communication /presentation skills verbal and written
Understanding of typical child development Speech and Language, Play and other milestones
Good working knowledge of appropriate range of assessments and interventions for school aged CYP with Speech, Language and Communication needs and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits to individual CYP
Understanding and application of Education Practice and Policy including the Children and Families Act 2014
Awareness of national policies and procedures (relevant to the Education)

Key Attributes

Essential

Able to maintain prolonged concentration in order to assess the speech, language and communication skills of CYP using formal and informal assessments

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree and Licence to Practise from the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT

Experience

Essential

Experience of supporting CYP, families and schools in line with the Children and Families Act 2014 including contribution to statutory assessments (Education Health and Care Plan Needs Assessments), contribution to the annual review process and delivery of SLT provision as specified in Education health and Care Plans (EHCPs)
Collaborative work with parents and other professionals
Experience Training others

Desirable

Interest to develop clinical specialism in education
Training/experience of supporting students and more junior qualified therapists including provision of supervision and line management

Skills

Essential

Excellent Interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy
Excellent communication /presentation skills verbal and written
Understanding of typical child development Speech and Language, Play and other milestones
Good working knowledge of appropriate range of assessments and interventions for school aged CYP with Speech, Language and Communication needs and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits to individual CYP
Understanding and application of Education Practice and Policy including the Children and Families Act 2014
Awareness of national policies and procedures (relevant to the Education)

Key Attributes

Essential

Able to maintain prolonged concentration in order to assess the speech, language and communication skills of CYP using formal and informal assessments

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.

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

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 London Community Health Trust

Address

College Park School and Mainstream Schools within Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea

Garway Road,

London,

W2 4PH

Employer's website

https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

College Park School and Mainstream Schools within Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea

Garway Road,

London,

W2 4PH

Employer's website

https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)