# Specialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-paediatric-speech-and-language-therapist/a681ce4e-4e03-4bf2-8b86-5ce1f51555d6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-paediatric-speech-and-language-therapist/a681ce4e-4e03-4bf2-8b86-5ce1f51555d6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust - **Location:** Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust - Oswestry Health Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum/pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity leave cover) - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (flexible working) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-23T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-09T12:47:58.228Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Shropshire/Malinslee_Telford/Shropshire_Community_Health_NHS_Trust/Children_Families/Children_Families-v8005477 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8005477?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Extensive experience at post-graduate level with a range of speech, language communication difficulties in children including stammering. - Significant experience of working with children and young people with complex communication needs. - Experience at post-graduate level of working in multidisciplinary teams to assess the needs of children and families. - Experience at post-graduate level of using a range of assessments and assessment processes. - Experience at post-graduate level of delivering and evaluating relevant training and coaching programmes. - Experience of data gathering methodology and participation in clinical audit. ### Knowledge & Skills **Essential** - Knowledge of relevant speech, language, communication assessments, interventions and techniques and how to evaluate their relevance and effectiveness. - Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to Children’s Speech and Language Therapy and to Children and Young People’s Education. - Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and their implementation in practice. - Knowledge of nationally recognised training and coaching packages of care for parents and other professionals working with children with SLCN. - An ongoing awareness of recent developments in practice and research including National guidance. - Understanding of clinical governance and risk management and their implications for the service. - Effective written and verbal communication skills for a wide audience of children and adults. ### Training & Qualifications **Essential** - Holds recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent. - Holds Health Professions Council licence to practice as a Speech and Language Therapist. - Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. - Evidence of completion of relevant short course and continuing professional development ## Documents - [privacy notice (pdf, 326.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2731) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 165.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10682084) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 75.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2730) ## 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.