Job summary
Job Title: Speech and Language Therapist
Grade: Band 5/6
Trust: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Location: St Marks Hospital, Maidenhead SL6 6DU
Ward: Child, Family & Neurodiv Service
Pay Rates: £25.84 p/h
Shift Patterns: 37.55 hours p/w between Monday to Friday (08:00-16:00, 08:30-16:30 or 09:-17:00)
Why might this job interest you?
Are you passionate and experienced in providing speech and language therapy? Would you like to be part of a team leading the way in community and mental health services? If so, we would love to hear from you today!
An excellent opportunity has arisen to come and be part of our dynamic Speech and Language therapy team at Berkshire Healthcare Trust. We are looking for an experienced Speech and Language therapist to join our Mainstream Schools team. You would visit schools and assess CYPs needs, providing high quality reports and therapy plans as well as advice and strategies to school staff.
Main duties of the job
Maintain accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date documentation, in line with legal and departmental requirements, and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of reports and letters.
Undertake clinical sessions, and manage a caseload as required, offering direct assessment, advice, signposting, intervention and training and support as required by the integrated therapy model.
Provide specialist advice, teaching and training to colleagues working within and outside the service, regarding individual patients and all areas of clinical delivery.
Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing and other therapy and education staff to ensure delivery of a coordinated integrated service.
Identify healthcare inequalities and adapt programmes to meet the needs of the local population.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Details
- Date posted: 15 June 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 6
- Salary: £25.84 an hour
- Contract: Bank
- Duration: 3 months
- Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: M0042-89437
- Job locations: St. Marks Hospital, 112 St. Marks Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 6DU, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.
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