# Spec Speech/Lang Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Your Healthcare CIC. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/spec-speechlang-therapist/fa34c64f-19ea-45ce-8658-8595db4272f8 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/spec-speechlang-therapist/fa34c64f-19ea-45ce-8658-8595db4272f8.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Your Healthcare CIC - **Location:** Hollyfield House, 22 Hollyfield Road, Surbiton, KT5 9AL, United Kingdom - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £55254.00 to £62652.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part-time, Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-08-31T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-18T09:28:16.959Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/B9811-26-0034 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/B9811-26-0034/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=B9811-26-0034 - **Employer website:** https://www.yourhealthcare.org/ ## Job Content ### Job summary Are you inspired by helping children find their voice and reach their potential? Working within our friendly and supportive team, you'll help children and young people who stammer, develop the skills, confidence, and independence to thrive. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated S< to join our stammering team. You will deliver therapy programmes and work closely with families, education staff and other professionals, empowering them to support confident, person-centred communication and help children and young people who stammer achieve their goals. Role Highlights: Make a real difference to children's communication, confidence and independence every day. Work in a supportive, innovative and child-centred team. Build strong partnerships with families, schools and colleagues. Develop and use your specialist skills in stammering. Be part of a service that is ambitious for children and empowers our members to innovate and influence positive change. We're Looking for Someone Who Has experience working with children and young people who stammer. Is enthusiastic about supporting communication needs and inclusion. Is an excellent team player with strong leadership and relationship-building skills. Brings initiative, creativity, specialist clinical knowledge and expertise and a positive, solution-focused approach. Shares our ambition to help every child thrive and achieve their potential. ### Main duties of the job Our Purpose We work collaboratively with families, schools and communities to empower children and young people to communicate effectively, participate fully and develop the confidence and independence needed to succeed in life. Come and help us make communication possible, participation achievable, and every child's potential visible Main Duties Assess, diagnose and provide specialist intervention for children and young people who stammer or are at risk of stammering. Work closely with families, education staff and health professionals to support confident, person-centred communication. Use evidence-based approaches, including recognised specialist programmes such as Palin Parent-Child Interaction Therapy where appropriate. Provide advice, training and clinical support to promote understanding of stammering across the childs environments. Monitor outcomes and coordinate care across the service to ensure smooth, effective support for each child or young person. This is a permanent post and is for 7.5 hours (1 day) per week. You will be based at Hollyfield House. ### About us At Your Healthcare CIC, we are dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-led health and social care services for residents in Kingston and providing specialised learning disability services in Richmond. As a Community Interest Company, we prioritise community-driven care and offer an environment that empowers you to make a real impact. Why Choose Us? NHS Pay & Benefits: Enjoy the security of NHS pay, Agenda for Change terms, NHS pension scheme, and salary sacrifice schemes Bureaucracy-Free Environment: Implement good ideas quickly and effectively without delays Work-Life Balance: Benefit from our Employee Assistance Programme and various staff discounts Exceptional Staff Experience: Join a supportive workplace with positive feedback from staff and patients Inclusive Culture: We promote equality, diversity, and inclusion, encouraging applications from all backgrounds Impactful Community Involvement: Have a real voice in shaping care as part of our membership organization. Your ideas and contributions matter Join Us Today We are looking for passionate individuals who value high-quality care, inclusivity, and community engagement. Join our forward-thinking, patient-centred team. Explore our career opportunities and become part of a team that values your expertise and dedication. We recognise that applicants may choose to use AI as part of their application process. This is permitted, however please clearly state within your application where AI has been used. ### Details - Date posted: 18 August 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 7 - Salary: £55,254 to £62,652 a year per annum pro rata, includes HCAS - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working - Reference number: B9811-26-0034 - Job locations: Hollyfield House, 22 Hollyfield Road, Surbiton, KT5 9AL, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities When completing your application please refer to full Job Description - this can be found under supporting documents. Please be aware that the closing date may be brought forward in the event of a high number of applications. Interview date is 09/09/2026. ### UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Of a range of recognised specialist programmes for this client group and age range. (e.g. PCI, Solution focused brief therapy) - Of additional counselling skills to support clients and their families with the large psychological aspect of this communication difficulty - Of clinical decision making explicitly for the most unique (complex) cases - Of how to support others in their clinical decision making in their own work with children and young people who experience Stammering - In-depth knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the specialist client group) - In depth knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group) and an ability to compare relative benefits - In depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance /audit - Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group) - Knowledge of standards of record keeping **Desirable** - Of models of supervision - Of working with and developing Speech and Language Therapists ### Experience **Essential** - In-depth experience within specialist area - Experience of working with children who experience a wide range of communication difficulties - Extensive experience of working with families using programmes such as PPCI/ Hanen - Experience of running groups - Previous experience of supervision/ mentoring other SALTs **Desirable** - Experience of using Coaching - Using the RCSLT SaLTA framework ### Qualifications **Essential** - Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification - Health Professions Council Licence to Practice - Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist - Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses up to post graduate equivalent - Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Networks ### Any Other Factors **Essential** - Takes pride in delivering high-quality practice that others may wish to adopt and replicate. ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Demonstrates ability to be a good team member and assume leadership responsibilities - Demonstrates a commitment to ongoing learning and professional development, sharing knowledge and supporting the learning and development of colleagues across the team. ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills - Highly developed Negotiation and Problem-solving Skills - Demonstrates excellent analytical and reflection skills - Well-developed concentration skills - Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal - Excellent organisational skills - Prioritisation skills - Delegation skills **Desirable** - Using digital / social media presence with stammering - Ability to contribute to service development, research, quality improvement, and innovation, using evidence, outcomes data, and feedback to improve service delivery and outcomes for children and young people ## 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.