# Bank Speech and Language Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-speech-and-language-therapist/8f45566d-32dc-45a2-b087-067dc0f09876 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-speech-and-language-therapist/8f45566d-32dc-45a2-b087-067dc0f09876.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** Emergency/Out of Hours Dental Services - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £24.52 (inclusive of HACS) - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, Other, 22.5 hours per week (12.07% holiday pay + Unsocial Hours (if applicable)) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-14T08:20:47.910Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Edgware/Central_London_Community_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Speech_Language_Therapist/Speech_Language_Therapist-v8365591 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8365591?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.clch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview - Providing specialist assessment, diagnosis and intervention to children and young people with complex communication needs and dysphagia (eating, drinking and swallowing disorders) needs as relevant to the role. This will include supporting parents, school staff and other professionals in all issues related to client management. Liaison with the MDT is an integral part of the role. - To assess the needs for, develop and implement specialist Speech and Language Therapy treatment to children referred to the SLT service to mainstream schools - To provide advice to others regarding the management and care of children with communication difficulties. - To be accountable for own professional actions and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking advice from senior colleagues as appropriate ### Main duties of the job - To assess the need for, develop and implement Speech and Language Therapy treatment to children with a wide range of speech, language and communication difficulties - To analyse auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of children’s communication and to identify appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness in the home, school and other relevant settings - To assess children’s communication and interaction needs and provide professional advice to contribute to statutory assessments (Education Health and Care Plan Needs Assessments) and the annual review process for individual children in line with the Children and Families Act 2014. - To make appropriate clinical decisions following assessment, using evidence-based practice and outcome measurement to provide the most effective treatment to children and their families within clearly defined care plan ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trust’s values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment. ### 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** - Ability to assume leadership responsibilities - Comfortable addressing difficult issues e.g. limited rehab potential; complex condition-related information to patients’ families/carers **Desirable** - Able to demonstrate initiative and innovative approaches towards work. ### 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 and 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 of Religious, Cultural and Linguistic issues impacting upon caseload management - Awareness of national policies and procedures (relevant to the Education) - Good understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group) - Up to date knowledge of professional standards of record keeping ### Education/Qualification **Essential** - Degree and Licence to Practise from the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists - Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 344.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10692721) - [clch trust values (pdf, 893.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10692720) - [functional requirements (pdf, 439.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10692719) ## 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.