Job summary
We're excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to join our dynamic education service. This role offers the chance to work with children and young people (CYP) who have a range of complex learning difficulties, including Severe Learning Disabilities (SLD) and Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD) for 2 days a week alongside 1 day in the mainstream schools team. You'll collaborate closely with both the mainstream schools team and multi-disciplinary professionals to deliver a tailored service that supports CYP and their families.
In this role, you'll have the chance to build on your clinical expertise by conducting assessments, identifying needs, and developing, implementing, and evaluating specialist communication interventions, including AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication).
Why Join Us?
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Develop advanced clinical skills in assessment and intervention planning
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Work within a supportive, experienced and collaborative team
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Access regular 1:1 and peer supervision, plus internal twilight training
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Gain experience in clinical supervision and line management
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Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives
Take a look at our recruitment video to discover more about working with us: CLCH S&L Recruitment - YouTube
Main duties of the job
As a Band 7 SLT, your responsibilities will include:
- Providing highly specialised clinical support: Work with children experiencing developmental speech and language delays, disorders, and social communication difficulties and complex needs. You'll use your specialist knowledge in specific areas of speech, language, and communication needs to provide targeted interventions.
- Collaborating with families and staff: Partner with parents, carers, and school staff to enhance the communication skills of children and ensure they can fully participate in the curriculum.
- Supporting SEND responsibilities: Contribute to statutory assessments of Special Educational Needs (SEN) as per the Children and Families Act 2014. You'll also help deliver speech and language therapy as outlined in children's Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).
- Professional accountability: Take responsibility for your professional actions, recognising your boundaries and seeking advice from senior colleagues when necessary.
- Mentorship and supervision: Provide support to less experienced colleagues and students, including offering second opinions, supervision, and peer review.
- Liaising with external agencies: Work closely with colleagues from a variety of statutory and non-statutory agencies to ensure a holistic approach to each child's care.
About us
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.
What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.
Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.
We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Degree or equivalent and Licence to Practice - Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT
- Further study in clinical field, including completion of short courses and additional study
Experience
Essential
- Work with children with a wide range of speech, language and communication difficulties including those associated with complex needs
- Collaborative work with parents and other professionals, across settings
- Training/Experience of supporting others including more junior therapists
- 5 Experience of supporting children, 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
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of typical child development of Speech & Language and general developmental milestones
- Advanced knowledge of appropriate range of assessments and interventions for education and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits to individual children
- Knowledge of Education Practice and Policy
- Knowledge of religious, cultural and linguistic issues impacting upon caseload management
- Principles and models of Adult-Child Interaction
- In-depth knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to education including the Children and Families Act 2014 and education practice and policy
- Knowledge of service models to Education
- In-depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance /audit
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group) especially within MDT
- Knowledge of professional standards of record keeping
- Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member and assume leadership responsibilities
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Degree or equivalent and Licence to Practice - Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT
- Further study in clinical field, including completion of short courses and additional study
Experience
Essential
- Work with children with a wide range of speech, language and communication difficulties including those associated with complex needs
- Collaborative work with parents and other professionals, across settings
- Training/Experience of supporting others including more junior therapists
- 5 Experience of supporting children, 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
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of typical child development of Speech & Language and general developmental milestones
- Advanced knowledge of appropriate range of assessments and interventions for education and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits to individual children
- Knowledge of Education Practice and Policy
- Knowledge of religious, cultural and linguistic issues impacting upon caseload management
- Principles and models of Adult-Child Interaction
- In-depth knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to education including the Children and Families Act 2014 and education practice and policy
- Knowledge of service models to Education
- In-depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance /audit
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group) especially within MDT
- Knowledge of professional standards of record keeping
- Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member and assume leadership responsibilities
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
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Central London Community Health Trust
Address
Medical Centre, Woodfield Road and Schools in Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea
London
W9 3XZ
Employer's website
https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
