# Band 5/6 Speech & Language Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Professionals Limited. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-56-speech-and-language-therapist/56478d93-abfc-433c-b180-9644e98d0d3f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-56-speech-and-language-therapist/56478d93-abfc-433c-b180-9644e98d0d3f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Professionals Limited - **Town:** Southampton - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £25.84 an hour - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Full-time, Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-07-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-15T10:29:29.205Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/M0042-89437?employerCode=M0042 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/M0042-89437/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=M0042-89437 ## Job Content ### 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. ## Job Details 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. ## Job Description 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. ## Responsibilities Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role. ## Person Specification ### Travel **Essential** - Driving Licence with access to a vehicle. ### Experience **Desirable** - Experience working within Paediatrics is highly desirable. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Qualified Speech and Language Therapist, registered with HCPC. ## Documents - [Job Description (DOCX, 766 KB)](document:2957466) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.