# Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (B6 to B7 Developmental Post) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist-b6-to-b7-developmental-post/c9d43831-dcc6-4471-b1ac-5d5ed752700e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist-b6-to-b7-developmental-post/c9d43831-dcc6-4471-b1ac-5d5ed752700e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £56,515 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-12T13:43:00.762Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Rochester/Central_North_West_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Health_Justice_Services/Health_Justice_Services-v8060082 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8060082?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic  Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our Healthcare Service at Oasis Restore Secure School (ORSS). ORSS is the first residential Secure School in the UK and will hold 12-18 year old children. All staff work in line with ‘Child First’ principles to create a developmentally appropriate and trauma informed healthcare service.  By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be involved in developing a new service that will have a real impact on promoting health and well-being for this vulnerable population and impact on their future life orientation. We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together and in partnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care. Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist will work as part of the team and contribute to the success of the team by being an effective role model and supervising  Therapists, Assistant Practitioners and students to ensure they are working to the standards the children using our services deserve. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of a high-quality specialist Speech, Language and Communication Therapy service within Oasis Restore as part of a multi-disciplinary team. This will involve leading on development and implementation of Specialist Speech and Language Therapy assessments and interventions for this new service. Emphasis will be on evaluating and developing the service to provide high quality care that best meet the needs of children. The post holder will undertake Lead Clinician responsibilities and the delivery of packages of care to children with varying needs and complexities. The post holder will be responsible for providing supervision to clinical staff and students as required. The postholder is expected to deliver trauma-informed, culturally sensitive care, considering the developmental needs of the children, and ensuring consideration of the impact of their experiences on their current strengths, needs and difficulties. Developing good therapeutic relationships with the children and their families, is key for this post and in the wider service delivery. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached JD&PS for full details of duties and responsibilities. - To develop care pathways for an identified cohort of children who present with significant SLCN. - To deliver highly specialist clinical decision-making – including induction screening, detailed assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment, evaluation, discharge and general management of a diverse and complex caseload. - To provide a broad range of treatments to a highly specialist standard – including those for phonological awareness delay, speech sound disorder, auditory attention and processing difficulties, language disorder, social communication delay and disorder, stammering and voice problems. - To maintain an up-to-date, advanced level of theoretical knowledge and therapeutic evidence-based practice. - To provide highly specialist advice and support for other professionals on communication and related issues in order to build an effective communication environment for the children in their care. This may include advising on how documentation provided for the children can be more easily understood. - To provide highly specialist advice to parents, carers and relevant professionals on the impact of communication impairment on a child’s educational, social and emotional development/status – including impairments related to offending history. - To involve children in the development of their care plan and targets where possible. - To provide verbal and typed reports, therapy programmes and other types of complex information to an excellent standard for the child, families, carers and relevant professionals and to adapt the content to the communication styles and diverse backgrounds of the recipients. This may include the need to overcome barriers to understanding or motivation – which may include English as an additional language (EAL), mental health difficulties and environmental issues. - To share appropriate clinical information with those professionals supporting the child’s progress through the Criminal Justice System (CJS), including Intermediaries, and agencies involved with integration back into the community. ## Job Details We are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our Healthcare Service at Oasis Restore Secure School (ORSS). ORSS is the first residential Secure School in the UK and will hold 12-18 year old children. All staff work in line with ‘Child First’ principles to create a developmentally appropriate and trauma informed healthcare service. By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be involved in developing a new service that will have a real impact on promoting health and well-being for this vulnerable population and impact on their future life orientation. We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together and in partnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care. Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist will work as part of the team and contribute to the success of the team by being an effective role model and supervising Therapists, Assistant Practitioners and students to ensure they are working to the standards the children using our services deserve. ## Job Description The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of a high-quality specialist Speech, Language and Communication Therapy service within Oasis Restore as part of a multi-disciplinary team. This will involve leading on development and implementation of Specialist Speech and Language Therapy assessments and interventions for this new service. Emphasis will be on evaluating and developing the service to provide high quality care that best meet the needs of children. The post holder will undertake Lead Clinician responsibilities and the delivery of packages of care to children with varying needs and complexities. The post holder will be responsible for providing supervision to clinical staff and students as required. The postholder is expected to deliver trauma-informed, culturally sensitive care, considering the developmental needs of the children, and ensuring consideration of the impact of their experiences on their current strengths, needs and difficulties. Developing good therapeutic relationships with the children and their families, is key for this post and in the wider service delivery. ## Responsibilities Please see attached JD&PS for full details of duties and responsibilities. To develop care pathways for an identified cohort of children who present with significant SLCN. To deliver highly specialist clinical decision-making – including induction screening, detailed assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment, evaluation, discharge and general management of a diverse and complex caseload. To provide a broad range of treatments to a highly specialist standard – including those for phonological awareness delay, speech sound disorder, auditory attention and processing difficulties, language disorder, social communication delay and disorder, stammering and voice problems. To maintain an up-to-date, advanced level of theoretical knowledge and therapeutic evidence-based practice. To provide highly specialist advice and support for other professionals on communication and related issues in order to build an effective communication environment for the children in their care. This may include advising on how documentation provided for the children can be more easily understood. To provide highly specialist advice to parents, carers and relevant professionals on the impact of communication impairment on a child’s educational, social and emotional development/status – including impairments related to offending history. To involve children in the development of their care plan and targets where possible. To provide verbal and typed reports, therapy programmes and other types of complex information to an excellent standard for the child, families, carers and relevant professionals and to adapt the content to the communication styles and diverse backgrounds of the recipients. This may include the need to overcome barriers to understanding or motivation – which may include English as an additional language (EAL), mental health difficulties and environmental issues. To share appropriate clinical information with those professionals supporting the child’s progress through the Criminal Justice System (CJS), including Intermediaries, and agencies involved with integration back into the community. ## Person Specification ### Previous Experience **Essential** - - Relevant highly specialised post-qualification experience of autonomous working with children in groups and individually. - - Experience of working with children with complex needs and associated challenging behaviour. - - Minimum experience of at least two clinical specialisms. **Desirable** - - Experience of working in a large multidisciplinary health team - - Experience of supervising others in a clinical and performance management context including appraisal. - - Experience of working in an education setting. ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - - Knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools and therapeutic interventions relevant to children - - Knowledge of and skills in assessing young patients for SALCNs balancing risk with patient needs and service priorities. - - Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to relevant field and the full range of patient conditions. - - High standard of SLCT care and commitment to maintaining skills. - - Knowledge of evidence-based practice, clinical governance and related knowledge for research and audit. - - Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the Speech and Language professional body. - - Ability to work with non-verbal clients or clients for whom using English is a major difficulty which could be for cultural reasons, or due to their mental state - - Computer literacy and high standard of typed communication skills including the ability to produce clear reports detailing progress of therapy, selecting relevant information from sessions and expressing analytical detail without bias. - - Understanding of the roles of other members of a multidisciplinary mental health team. **Desirable** - - Understands the importance of assessment that explores and considers individual cultural identity and associated support needs. - - Good knowledge of national and strategic developments in child and adolescent mental health. - - Trained to use SystmOne (healthcare IT program). ## Documents - [cnwl values (pdf, 182.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1162) - [cnwl staff charter (pdf, 684.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2868) - [cnwl staff networks (pdf, 320.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1160) - [band 6 - band 7 developmental post jd (pdf, 288.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10361160) - [cnwl reward and wellbeing handbook 2020 (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1773) - [cnwl culture scarf behaviour framework (pdf, 710.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2869) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 213.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10350274) - [accommodation information for new starters (pdf, 120.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2438) ## 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.