# Specialist Speech & Language Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/5d1fdc29-3cdc-4196-9565-a1d8d34f5b89 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/5d1fdc29-3cdc-4196-9565-a1d8d34f5b89.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Homerton University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 pro rata p.a. inc. - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (We will consider term time working) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-09T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-26T17:10:34.527Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Homerton_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Speech_Language_Therapy/Speech_Language_Therapy-v8359059 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8359059?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.homerton.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for an enthusiastic SALT with an interest and experience in Early Years, Alternative and Augmentatice Communication (AAC) and Dysphagia to join our friendly, supportive and well-established team. This band 6 post allows you the opportunity to specialise as an early years therapist and also as a dysphagia/AAC specialist. You will work closely with families to support them to develop their childrens' speech, language and communication skills in Children and Family Hubs and clinic settings. You will also work as a member of the MDT in Hackney Ark child development centre, supporting children with a range of complex needs to develop their communication skills and eating, drinking and swallowing skills. You will have the support and guidance you need to develop the role while helping children develop their communication skills and achieve positive eating, drinking and swallowing outcomes. ### Main duties of the job This post allows you to: - Work closely with a team of highly supportive & dedicated SaLTs in Children and Family Hubs and with SALTs and a wide MDT at Hackney Ark Child Development Centre - Develop your knowledge and skills of early communication development, AAC and Dysphagia - Develop specialist skills working with young children in a community setting - Develop leadership skills, and be involved in service development including QI - Raise awareness of SLCN and Eating, Drinking and Swallowing Skills - Develop strong working relationships with a range of staff in and out of SaLT The service has developed the largest and most comprehensive traded services offer in the UK. We are proud to be commissioned by health, education and schools and colleges in Hackney and out of borough as well as Youth Justice and the Virtual School for Looked after Children. We have a strong relationship with schools and alternative providers and are growing in traded services. The service employs over 100 staff and so opportunities arise frequently and staff are deployed flexibly to meet changing need. We embrace flexible working and will consider applicants who wish to work term-time. If at all interested we strongly suggest that you call or email to discuss these posts. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page. The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. ### 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 ### Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding of the roles of other professionals - Understanding of principles of assessment and intervention for bilingual children - Knowledge of standards of record keeping and confidentiality issues - Understanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit - Well established knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the specialist client group) **Desirable** - Knowledge of the Orthodox Jewish community ### Experience **Essential** - Post-graduate experience in relevant specialist area - Evidence of having received mentoring support in the relevant specialist area - Experience of providing clinical supervision to SaLT students - Experience of instigating and managing change **Desirable** - Other relevant experience (eg personal experience of children, previous experience of working with children and /or people with other disabilities) - Previous experience of working with young people in a trauma informed fashion - Experience of working in a Universal way within school and/or nursery settings ### Skills/ Abilities **Essential** - Excellent interpersonal skills – including observation, listening, tact, and empathy - Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, including with children, parents, other professionals and colleagues - Ability to share sensitive and complex information with families and professionals. - Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically - Well developed negotiation, problem solving & conflict resolution skills - Able to adapt to a range of clinical areas, and to seek advice appropriately - Good level of computer literacy e.g. able to use MS Office including Outlook, Powerpoint & Excel - Able to contribute to project work associate with developing and evaluating new service areas - Able to work independently e.g. if line manager / supervisor off site - Able to plan assessments and interventions, including use and interpretation of a range of assessment tools - Good organisational and prioritisation skills **Desirable** - Speaker of a relevant community language ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Understanding of the Trust values - Commitment to equal opportunities - Ability and willingness to travel round the borough - Passion for the clinical area ### Education / Qualifications **Essential** - Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent (Post-Graduate Diploma or MSc in Speech and Language therapy leading to registration with HCPC) - Health and Care Professions Council – Licence to Practice - Successful completion of short courses related to Early Years - Successful completion of short courses related to AAC and Dysphagia **Desirable** - Clinical supervisors course for staff and students - Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist - Post basic or Intermediate Dysphagia qualification or equivalent clinical experience ## Documents - [trust values (pdf, 652.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=938) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 124.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=937) - [job description and specification (doc, 259.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10726132) ## 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.