# Specialist Speech and Language Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/130f2830-5c4a-4daa-85f7-27885e719195 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/130f2830-5c4a-4daa-85f7-27885e719195.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** Emergency/Out of Hours Dental Services - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 per annum, inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-16T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-02T14:03:39.306Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Central_London_Community_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Specialist_Speech_Language_Therapist/Specialist_Speech_Language_Therapist-v8233909 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8233909?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.clch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist 1.0 WTE Special Schools (Westminster) and Additional Resource Provisions (ARPs) in Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea Are you looking to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people? Are you passionate about reducing inequalities and want to belong to a service with an active diversity and inclusion ethos? Come and join the CLCH SLT education team! We have an exciting opportunity for a band 6 SLT to join our education service. The role will include supporting autistic children and young people as part of the on-site team within a special school setting alongside work in the mainstream schools team. ### Main duties of the job Providing a specialist service to children attending mainstream and special schools working closely with parents/carers and staff to enable children to develop their speech, language and communication skills and to access the curriculum. Assess the needs, develop and implement specialist SLT treatment to children referred to the SLT Education service. Provide advice regarding the management and care of children with speech, language and communication difficulties. Join us if you want to: - Deliver specialist interventions to children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans - Work with the onsite therapies team to embed good universal and targeted level practise within a special school setting - Work jointly with parents, class teams and other professionals. Develop a shared understanding of each child’s speech, language and communication needs and how these can be supported - Refine your skills delivering a range of interventions (including AAC) - Access 1:1 & peer group supervision sessions and a regular in-house training programme to develop clinical and supervision skills. - Access Joint working and second opinions from clinical specialists within the service - Work within innovative, motivated and well-established teams, in a supportive and progressive environment - Work in Central London locations For further info on working in our Team, please take a look at our recruitment video CLCH S&L Recruitment - YouTube ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trust’s values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment. **Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.** ### 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Excellent Interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy - Excellent communication /presentation skills verbal and written - Understanding of typical child development Speech and Language, Play and other milestones - Good working knowledge of appropriate range of assessments and interventions for school aged CYP with Speech, Language and Communication needs and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits to individual CYP - Understanding and application of Education Practice and Policy including the Children and Families Act 2014 - Awareness of national policies and procedures (relevant to the Education) ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of supporting CYP, families and schools in line with the Children and Families Act 2014 including contribution to statutory assessments (Education Health and Care Plan Needs Assessments), contribution to the annual review process and delivery of SLT provision as specified in Education health and Care Plans (EHCPs) - Collaborative work with parents and other professionals - Experience Training others **Desirable** - Interest to develop clinical specialism in education - Training/experience of supporting students and more junior qualified therapists including provision of supervision and line management ### Key Attributes **Essential** - Able to maintain prolonged concentration in order to assess the speech, language and communication skills of CYP using formal and informal assessments ### Qualifications **Essential** - Degree and Licence to Practise from the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists - Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT ## Documents - [clch trust values (pdf, 893.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10544107) - [functional requirements form (pdf, 439.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10544106) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 560.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10544105) ## 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.