# Specialist Speech and Language Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/b3170c23-3074-437b-9059-459915a26413 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/b3170c23-3074-437b-9059-459915a26413.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Cambridge - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 26.25 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T10:30:49.747Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cambridgeshire/Peterborough/Cambridgeshire_Peterborough_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatric_Speech_Language_Therapy/Paediatric_Speech_Language_Therapy-v7996897 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7996897?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are delighted to offer an opportunity to specialise in working with children with complex needs.  This post is suitable for a therapist with experience of working with children with complex needs or as a developing specialist post. If you are a first-class clinician with strong communication and interpersonal skills and enjoy working flexibly within various teams, we would love to hear from you. We are a friendly and supportive team committed to providing effective services to children and young people (CYP) in Peterborough. With a strong ethos of clinical support and supervision, our dynamic team provides evidence-based advice, training and interventions to CYP, their families and education staff. The Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Service is a 0-19 service which assesses, supports, and provides therapy to children with speech, language, communication and feeding difficulties.  We aim to provide services at a universal, targeted and specialist levels. ### Main duties of the job The post holder could be responsible for the management of a specialist clinical caseload of preschool and school-age children with complex needs across a range of clinical settings, including special schools. Depending on service need the postholder may also hold a school age, speech and language caseload. They will work independently with access to more senior colleagues as needed, be responsible for supervision of more junior colleagues and a first point of contact for the preschools and schools they are working in for the service. This post is suitable for a therapist with experience in the specialism or as a developing specialist post. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities - Manages own time and prioritises workload 2.    Manages caseload within departmental standards 3.    Plans and delivers multi-agency training in consultation with lead therapist 4.    Identifies appropriate assessment, intervention and management of children with complex speech, language and communication needs 5.    Involved as a team in the assessment of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6.    Identifies needs of a specialist caseload 7.    Modifies clinical intervention based on outcomes and assessment findings 8.    Applies a range of communication strategies to support the child’s communication needs 9.    Communicates complex condition specific information to carers, teachers, teaching assistants and other professionals. 10.    Can be a member of multi-agency care teams Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria. *DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website ## Job Details We are delighted to offer an opportunity to specialise in working with children with complex needs. This post is suitable for a therapist with experience of working with children with complex needs or as a developing specialist post. If you are a first-class clinician with strong communication and interpersonal skills and enjoy working flexibly within various teams, we would love to hear from you. We are a friendly and supportive team committed to providing effective services to children and young people (CYP) in Peterborough. With a strong ethos of clinical support and supervision, our dynamic team provides evidence-based advice, training and interventions to CYP, their families and education staff. The Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Service is a 0-19 service which assesses, supports, and provides therapy to children with speech, language, communication and feeding difficulties. We aim to provide services at a universal, targeted and specialist levels. ## Job Description The post holder could be responsible for the management of a specialist clinical caseload of preschool and school-age children with complex needs across a range of clinical settings, including special schools. Depending on service need the postholder may also hold a school age, speech and language caseload. They will work independently with access to more senior colleagues as needed, be responsible for supervision of more junior colleagues and a first point of contact for the preschools and schools they are working in for the service. This post is suitable for a therapist with experience in the specialism or as a developing specialist post. ## Responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities Manages own time and prioritises workload 2. Manages caseload within departmental standards 3. Plans and delivers multi-agency training in consultation with lead therapist 4. Identifies appropriate assessment, intervention and management of children with complex speech, language and communication needs 5. Involved as a team in the assessment of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6. Identifies needs of a specialist caseload 7. Modifies clinical intervention based on outcomes and assessment findings 8. Applies a range of communication strategies to support the child’s communication needs 9. Communicates complex condition specific information to carers, teachers, teaching assistants and other professionals. 10. Can be a member of multi-agency care teams Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria. *DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Ability to travel independently around Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A Full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential. ### Experience **Essential** - Experience working in community clinics, a range of different schools and preschools - Relevant experience post registration - Experience and evidence of working with children who have a range of complex needs. - Experience of intervention appropriate for children with complex needs. **Desirable** - Previous experience working with children who use both paper based and power based AAC. - Previous experience of working within a special school setting - ADOS trained - Previous experience supervising less experienced colleagues ### Knowledge & Skills **Essential** - Well-established knowledge about SLCN and functional communication. - Well established knowledge of DLD and SSDs. - Knowledge of assessment procedures relevant to the client groups - Knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions appropriate to the client groups - Highly developed auditory perceptual skills and the ability to transcribe speech phonetically **Desirable** - Knowledge of AAC (including Makaton signing) - Experience with coaching parents and practitioners. - Working in a mainstream school with children who have complex communication needs - Previous experience of working with pre-school and school age children with complex needs ### Education / Qualifications **Essential** - Degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy - Registered Member of RCSLT - Registered Member of HPC - Evidence of successful completion of short specialist courses **Desirable** - Evidence of commitment to CPD - Dysphagia training ## Documents - [cpft values (pdf, 114.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1743) - [cpft benefits (pdf, 74.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2967) - [cpft accommodation (pdf, 296.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2805) - [cpft mindful employers (pdf, 51.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1744) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 392.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10281572) ## 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.