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Job overview
The Bi-Borough Mainstream Schools Speech and Language Therapy Team is looking for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join the temporary bank workforce and provide support across mainstream schools in Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster.
The successful candidate will work with school-aged children with a range of speech, language and communication needs (SLCN), supporting schools to deliver appropriate speech and language therapy provision.
Main duties of the job
- Minimum of 3 years’ post-qualification experience as a Speech and Language Therapist.
- Experience working with school-aged children in mainstream schools and supporting children with a range of speech, language and communication needs (SLCN).
- Strong knowledge of the UK EHCP process.
- Experience of writing EHCNA reports is essential.
- Experience delivering EHCP provision within schools is essential.
- Experience working with children with ASD and social communication differences is essential.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with children, families, education staff and multidisciplinary teams.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values & the behaviours aligned to those values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Other
Essential
- Able to maintain prolonged concentration in order to assess the speech, language and communication skills of CYP using formal and informal assessments
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
- Post graduate clinical experience in paediatric dysphagia
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- 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
- Understanding of Religious, Cultural and Linguistic issues impacting upon caseload management
- Awareness of national policies and procedures (relevant to the Education)
- Knowledge of the principles of audit
- Good understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
- Up to date knowledge of professional standards of record keeping
- Holistic view of communication problems and philosophy to back this
- Ability to organise and manage own caseload independently and support other more junior staff manage their caseload.
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Degree and Licence to Practise from the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
- Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT
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This advert is for Bank Specialist Speech & Language Therapist with Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust in The Medical Centre,. It is listed as a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist role. The advertised salary is £23.74 (inclusive of HACS). The contract type is Bank. The application deadline is 07 Sep 2026.
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