# Specialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-paediatric-speech-and-language-therapist/45477a4b-a1b1-4bea-ad38-f4529937e809 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-paediatric-speech-and-language-therapist/45477a4b-a1b1-4bea-ad38-f4529937e809.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Carshalton - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 Term time - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Term time hours, 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-16T09:31:01.845Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Morden/Epsom_St_Helier_University_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Speech_Language_Therapist/Speech_Language_Therapist-v8086070 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8086070?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder will provide a highly specialist speech and language therapy service for children and young people with severe and complex learning difficulties in Perseid special schools, in accordance with the Service Level Agreement for Sutton Health and Care Alliance. They will contribute to the development of the special schools speech and language therapy service for children and young people.  They will plan and provide highly specialist speech and language therapy assessment, advice and treatment to a defined caseload of children and young people with severe and complex needs.  They will work in partnership with the children and young people, their families and with other professions and agencies, including school staff and the wider health team, to reduce the impact of these difficulties on the children’s and young people’s social and emotional development, their learning and their ability to participate in daily life. They will work autonomously and without direct supervision and be accountable for their own actions. ### Main duties of the job General Duties - Be responsible for a clinical caseload of children and young people attending Perseid special schools as identified by the service specification, managing a defined caseload independently and prioritising own workload to ensure effective service provision - Manage the needs of children and young people presenting with eating and drinking difficulties, including assessment, diagnosis and treatment as appropriate - Provide support and training to families and school staff to enable eating and drinking programmes to be implemented as part of clients’ therapy packages - To assess, diagnose, treat and manage a defined caseload of Early years children with complex communication needs within the school including the use of AAC devices where identified - Provide training to enable speech and language communication programmes to be implemented as part of the client’s therapy package - Be involved in planning the development of the speech and language service in liaison with the school management team, Therapy lead, and Service Manager for Children’s Specialist Nursing and Therapies - Act as a resource to the SHC Alliance speech and language service and other agencies. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification. The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit. ## Job Details The post holder will provide a highly specialist speech and language therapy service for children and young people with severe and complex learning difficulties in Perseid special schools, in accordance with the Service Level Agreement for Sutton Health and Care Alliance. They will contribute to the development of the special schools speech and language therapy service for children and young people. They will plan and provide highly specialist speech and language therapy assessment, advice and treatment to a defined caseload of children and young people with severe and complex needs. They will work in partnership with the children and young people, their families and with other professions and agencies, including school staff and the wider health team, to reduce the impact of these difficulties on the children’s and young people’s social and emotional development, their learning and their ability to participate in daily life. They will work autonomously and without direct supervision and be accountable for their own actions. ## Job Description General Duties Be responsible for a clinical caseload of children and young people attending Perseid special schools as identified by the service specification, managing a defined caseload independently and prioritising own workload to ensure effective service provision Manage the needs of children and young people presenting with eating and drinking difficulties, including assessment, diagnosis and treatment as appropriate Provide support and training to families and school staff to enable eating and drinking programmes to be implemented as part of clients’ therapy packages To assess, diagnose, treat and manage a defined caseload of Early years children with complex communication needs within the school including the use of AAC devices where identified Provide training to enable speech and language communication programmes to be implemented as part of the client’s therapy package Be involved in planning the development of the speech and language service in liaison with the school management team, Therapy lead, and Service Manager for Children’s Specialist Nursing and Therapies Act as a resource to the SHC Alliance speech and language service and other agencies. ## Responsibilities Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification. The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - specialist knowledge/experience in paediatric SLT including dysphagia, communication for under 5 and high tech AAC - Experience of working with children and young people with eating and drinking difficulties, complex needs and those requiring an AAC approach - Knowledge/experience in the use of evidence based assessment and treatment approaches and practices Evidence of effective multi-agency work - Evidence of use of prioritisation, clinical risk assessments and outcome measures **Desirable** - Experience in setting up new projects/initiatives ### Education/Qualification **Essential** - Degree/Diploma in Speech and Language Therapy - Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council - Postgraduate dysphagia training at foundation level and working towards Proficient level **Desirable** - Relevant post-registration specialist education - Evidence of attendance at short courses to develop specialist skills - Evidence of additional training in use of high tech AAC - Registration with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists ### Skills/Abilities/Knowledge **Essential** - Good knowledge of AAC devices appropriate for this population - Specialist knowledge and understanding of dysphagia to enable appropriate clinical decision making and management of risk - Excellent interpersonal communication skills including observation, listening and empathy - Good organisation/time management skills ### Other Relevant Requirements **Essential** - Ability to work autonomously - Ability to work as a team member and promote collaborative multidisciplinary and multiagency approach - Evidence of own self development through appraisal, CPD and portfolio - Ability to support and develop other team members **Desirable** - Membership of relevant specialist groups ## Documents - [dbs policy (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=677) - [onboarding roadmap (pdf, 87.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2450) - [we're here to care (doc, 39.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=678) - [onboarding roadmap (pdf, 440.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3008) - [band 6 specialist salt (pdf, 512.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10378917) - [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2413) - [salt b6 person specification (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10378918) ## 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.