# Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SEND)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Provide CIC.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Provide CIC
- **Location:** Various sites, across Essex, Chelmsford/Colchester, CM2 5PF, Essex
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist
- **Salary:** £49387.00 to £56515.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time, Job share, 22.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-16T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-02T13:07:26.735Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8310804
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8310804?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://providecommunity.org.uk/

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible and motivated speech and language therapist to help us support children and young people in a range of settings across Essex.

This Band 7 role involves co-ordinating, supporting and delivering a high quality, evidence based service in a range of settings, predominantly within the clinical fields of complex needs and AAC. There are also opportunities to supervise and manage therapists, developing their skills, as well as therapy assistants.

### Main duties of the job

To lead on service delivery in designated settings

To hold a highly specialist clinical caseload within these schools.

To supervise and line manage therapists and assistants

To contribute to the planning and service delivery of the Therapies service

To work as part of the Speech and Language Therapy team, as well as the wider multi disciplinary SEND Therapies team.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached job description.

To lead on service delivery in designated schools.

To hold a highly specialist clinical caseload within these schools, predominantly in the clinical fields of complex needs and AAC.

To supervise and line manage band 5/6 therapist and speech and language therapy assistants

### 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

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Relevant in depth clinical knowledge in the area of people with complex speech, language and health needs
- Well-established knowledge of a wide range of conditions and treatments for children with complex speech, language and communication difficulties

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of low and high-tech AAC methods

### Circumstances

**Essential**

- Ability to travel to a variety of sites
- Computer literate and able to use SystmOne

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Speech and Language degree
- Registered member of Health Professions Council

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 255.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10631154)

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