Job requirements
Essential
17 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Extensive experience at post-graduate level with a range of speech, language communication difficulties in children including stammering.
- Experience
Significant experience of working with children and young people with complex communication needs.
- Experience
Experience at post-graduate level of working in multidisciplinary teams to assess the needs of children and families.
- Experience
Experience at post-graduate level of using a range of assessments and assessment processes.
- Experience
Experience at post-graduate level of delivering and evaluating relevant training and coaching programmes.
- Experience
Experience of data gathering methodology and participation in clinical audit.
- Knowledge & Skills
Knowledge of relevant speech, language, communication assessments, interventions and techniques and how to evaluate their relevance and effectiveness.
- Knowledge & Skills
Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to Children’s Speech and Language Therapy and to Children and Young People’s Education.
- Knowledge & Skills
Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and their implementation in practice.
- Knowledge & Skills
Knowledge of nationally recognised training and coaching packages of care for parents and other professionals working with children with SLCN.
- Knowledge & Skills
An ongoing awareness of recent developments in practice and research including National guidance.
- Knowledge & Skills
Understanding of clinical governance and risk management and their implications for the service.
- Knowledge & Skills
Effective written and verbal communication skills for a wide audience of children and adults.
- Training & Qualifications
Holds recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent.
- Training & Qualifications
Holds Health Professions Council licence to practice as a Speech and Language Therapist.
- Training & Qualifications
Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
- Training & Qualifications
Evidence of completion of relevant short course and continuing professional development
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
The Children's SLT teams work in close partnership with parent representative groups, and key stakeholders in education and social care across Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin Local Authorities to monitor and improve the service through co-production.
The teams are committed to ensuring staff have the skills and time to feel proud of the work that we do. At Band 6 there are options and opportunities to deliver care and support, and to develop your skills across our specialist pathways. The focus for this role is to provide care across across universal, targeted and specific waves of intervention to children and young people in early years, mainstream and specialist schools with speech, language and communication needs. If you have interests in specific areas of children's SLT please talk with us about those at interview.
The SLT team actively seek to develop everyone's interest and participation in audit, service improvement and research.
We will actively support you to develop your skills and your career during this fixed term contract and encourage you to consider a longer term career with us as opportunities emerge through the SEND reforms in 2026/27.
Main duties of the job
- To undertake comprehensive autonomous speech, language and communication assessment for children and young people, including those with complex presentations, using investigative and analytical skills.
- To analyse and interpret clinical and non-clinical information to form an accurate profile of strengths, difficulties and needs, diagnoses and prognoses in a wide range of complex conditions.
- To develop care plans in partnership with children and young people, parents and others in children's lives.
- To deliver care and support at a highly specialist level.
- To develop your knowledge, skills and clinical networks in your chosen specialist area responding to available evidence and being involved in audit, service improvement and research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
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.
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This advert is for Specialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist with Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust in Oswestry, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum/pro rata. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity leave cover). The application deadline is 23 Oct 2026.
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