# Specialist Speech & Language Therapist (Community)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Rochford Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 days per week)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-18T07:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-02T09:30:56.485Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Hadleigh/Essex_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Specialist_Speech_Language_Therapist/Specialist_Speech_Language_Therapist-v8335871
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8335871?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.eput.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to deliver communication support to children across community clinics in the Southend/Castlepoint & Rochford area.

This fulltime time, permanent role would be applicable to an established Band 5 SLT looking to progress into a Band 6 community clinic role. Alternatively the role would be applicable to an established Band 6 SLT who is interested working within the EPUT Children's SLT service delivery.

This role would require the successful candidate to have been signed off their RCSLT NQP competencies for at least 2 years.

The service adopted a Link SLT model with local mainstream schools which algins to the Balanced System transformation across the whole of Essex, Thurrock and Southend in September 2024. This has been very successful and the successful post holder will have a small number of link schools alloctaed linked to the geographical area of their community clinic bases

### Main duties of the job

Must have completed and signed off Royal College of Speech & Language Therapist newly qualified therapist competencies for at least 2 years

To manage and deliver a specialist service to children (0 – 18) with speech, language and communication difficulties across community clinic bases

To provide supervision for more junior staff (band 5 or SLT assistants) as requested by the head of service

To develop skills to deliver face to face/video conference triage interventions as part of the service rota for triage appointments

Must have experience of working with children with speech/language delay/disorder and managing an independent caseload at a band 5 level for at least 24 months

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see full job description with the advert for a comprehensive list of expected responsibilities and duties

### 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

### Relevant training

**Essential**

- Completion of post graduate training (e.g. PECS, Makaton etc)
- Experience of using applicable assessment and therapeutic techniques for preschool and school aged children

**Desirable**

- Willingness to complete postgraduate training in relation to a specialist clinical area

### Experience of managing own independent SLT caseload for at least 36 months

**Essential**

- Relevant experience working with children and/or young people on a community SLT caseload

**Desirable**

- Evidence of observation of work with children/young people with ASD
- Evidence of working with schools ina Link model

## Documents

- [ahp letter (pdf, 156.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10659443)
- [staff benefits (pdf, 152.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2990)
- [band 6 community (pdf, 512.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10659465)
- [band 6 community ps (pdf, 448.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10659442)
- [candidate privacy policy (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1853)
- [right to work information (pdf, 293.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2355)
- [values of the nhs pension (pdf, 151.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2659)
- [why join the nhs pension scheme (pdf, 91.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1849)
- [employer recognition scheme - gold award (pdf, 27.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2451)

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