# Highly specialist speech & language therapist - mainstream schools > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-speech-and-language-therapist-mainstream-schools/d59145b3-c884-4d0c-86dd-3799b3eacc81 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-speech-and-language-therapist-mainstream-schools/d59145b3-c884-4d0c-86dd-3799b3eacc81.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 per annum incl. HCAS (pro rata if P/T) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-02T10:13:12.120Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Hayes/Central_North_West_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatric_Speech_Language_Therapy/Paediatric_Speech_Language_Therapy-v8118159 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8118159?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Do you want to be part of a friendly and supportive SLT team? Do you want to be able to offer direct therapy to children in mainstream schools? Do you want to develop your leadership skills? Full Time Band 7 role: We are looking for a passionate speech and language therapist to work in the Hillingdon mainstream schools team supporting children and young people who have a speech, language or communication need. You will be offering direct therapy for CYP in schools - working closely with school staff. You will be part of a supportive band 7 team - and take a lead in  developing projects and supervising more junior staff. Have a look on our Hillingdon Talks, Moves and Plays website to find out about our wider service. ### Main duties of the job - To provide a highly specialist speech and language therapy service to children in mainstream schools who have an identified speech/language/communication need. This role will include primary and secondary schools. - To be responsible for providing highly specialist assessment & therapy packages into allocated schools. - To train and support school staff & parents, in order for them to implement therapy advice effectively. - To support schools with the early identification of children with speech/language/communication needs. - To meet regularly with the SENCO to ensure that the needs of the schools are being met. - To prioritise the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children at all times - To support the service to achieve Key Performance Indicators and maintain Target Activity Levels - To lead on identified audits and service improvement projects for the team/service - To lead on identified clinical working groups for the service - To deliver workshops for the wider speech and language therapy team - To deliver training workshops for parents and school staff - To offer joint consultations to other members of the team - To jointly lead on developing the quality of the service provided to schools - To be responsible for the performance management of identified team members - To formally and informally support team members - To support the team leader in the leading and development of the team - To deputise for the team leader in the day to day management of the team as requested ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To provide a highly specialist speech and language therapy service to children in mainstream schools who have an identified speech/language/communication need. This role will include primary and secondary schools. - To be responsible for providing highly specialist assessment & therapy packages into allocated schools. - To train and support school staff & parents, in order for them to implement therapy advice effectively. - To support schools with the early identification of children with speech/language/communication needs. - To meet regularly with the SENCO to ensure that the needs of the schools are being met. - To prioritise the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children at all times - To support the service to achieve Key Performance Indicators and maintain Target Activity Levels - To lead on identified audits and service improvement projects for the team/service - To lead on identified clinical working groups for the service - To deliver workshops for the wider speech and language therapy team - To deliver training workshops for parents and school staff - To offer joint consultations to other members of the team - To jointly lead on developing the quality of the service provided to schools - To be responsible for the performance management of identified team members - To formally and informally support team members - To support the team leader in the leading and development of the team - To deputise for the team leader in the day to day management of the team as requested ## Job Details Do you want to be part of a friendly and supportive SLT team? Do you want to be able to offer direct therapy to children in mainstream schools? Do you want to develop your leadership skills? Full Time Band 7 role: We are looking for a passionate speech and language therapist to work in the Hillingdon mainstream schools team supporting children and young people who have a speech, language or communication need. You will be offering direct therapy for CYP in schools - working closely with school staff. You will be part of a supportive band 7 team - and take a lead in developing projects and supervising more junior staff. Have a look on our Hillingdon Talks, Moves and Plays website to find out about our wider service. ## Job Description To provide a highly specialist speech and language therapy service to children in mainstream schools who have an identified speech/language/communication need. This role will include primary and secondary schools. To be responsible for providing highly specialist assessment & therapy packages into allocated schools. To train and support school staff & parents, in order for them to implement therapy advice effectively. To support schools with the early identification of children with speech/language/communication needs. To meet regularly with the SENCO to ensure that the needs of the schools are being met. To prioritise the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children at all times To support the service to achieve Key Performance Indicators and maintain Target Activity Levels To lead on identified audits and service improvement projects for the team/service To lead on identified clinical working groups for the service To deliver workshops for the wider speech and language therapy team To deliver training workshops for parents and school staff To offer joint consultations to other members of the team To jointly lead on developing the quality of the service provided to schools To be responsible for the performance management of identified team members To formally and informally support team members To support the team leader in the leading and development of the team To deputise for the team leader in the day to day management of the team as requested ## Responsibilities To provide a highly specialist speech and language therapy service to children in mainstream schools who have an identified speech/language/communication need. This role will include primary and secondary schools. To be responsible for providing highly specialist assessment & therapy packages into allocated schools. To train and support school staff & parents, in order for them to implement therapy advice effectively. To support schools with the early identification of children with speech/language/communication needs. To meet regularly with the SENCO to ensure that the needs of the schools are being met. To prioritise the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children at all times To support the service to achieve Key Performance Indicators and maintain Target Activity Levels To lead on identified audits and service improvement projects for the team/service To lead on identified clinical working groups for the service To deliver workshops for the wider speech and language therapy team To deliver training workshops for parents and school staff To offer joint consultations to other members of the team To jointly lead on developing the quality of the service provided to schools To be responsible for the performance management of identified team members To formally and informally support team members To support the team leader in the leading and development of the team To deputise for the team leader in the day to day management of the team as requested ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Good IT skills **Desirable** - Car driver ### Experience **Essential** - - Extensive experience of working in a mainstream/special school as a therapist - - Experience of developing and delivering a range of training - - Experience of leading on a project to improve/develop the service - - Experience of providing informal support to junior colleagues - - Experience of supervising students **Desirable** - - Experience of formally supervising less experienced staff - - Experience of leading appraisals for junior staff - - Experience of leadership tasks ### Qualifications **Essential** - - Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent (minimum of 2:2 or equivalent) - - Further training courses relevant to the post - - Attendance at special interest group/ clinical excellence group - - Health and Care Professions Council licence to practice. - - Registered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. **Desirable** - - First class honours degree or equivalent - - Extensive training relevant to the post ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - - In-depth knowledge of assessment tools, and experience of using them relevant to school age children with SLCN. - - In-depth knowledge of a range of appropriate therapy approaches, and experience in using them with school age children with SLCN including: speech, language, stammering, social communication, selective mutism. - - Experience of contributing to an audit - - Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to school age children with SLCN - - Good knowledge of the roles of other professionals relevant to school age children with SLCN **Desirable** - - Experience of leading clinical audits ### Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics **Essential** - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with professionals, children and their families - Excellent empathy skills - Evidence of being a pro-active and supportive team member. - Good negotiation and problem solving skills. - Good analytical and reflection skills - Well developed concentration skills - Good presentation skills; both written and verbal. - Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise and meet deadlines ## Documents - [cnwl values (pdf, 182.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1162) - [person spec (pdf, 352.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10414073) - [job description (pdf, 288.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10414072) - [cnwl staff charter (pdf, 684.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2868) - [cnwl staff networks (pdf, 320.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1160) - [cnwl reward and wellbeing handbook 2020 (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1773) - [cnwl culture scarf behaviour framework (pdf, 710.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2869) - [accommodation information for new starters (pdf, 120.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2438) ## 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.