# Speech and Language Therapist - Early Years Team > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/speech-and-language-therapist-early-years-team/78ba5574-006f-4816-87b8-2f3b702ce075 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/speech-and-language-therapist-early-years-team/78ba5574-006f-4816-87b8-2f3b702ce075.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 5 - **Salary:** £36,943 - £44,900 per annum incl. HCAS (pro rata if PT) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-02T15:30:33.878Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Uxbridge/Central_North_West_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Speech_Language_Therapy/Speech_Language_Therapy-v8034595 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8034595?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a recently Qualified or soon to be qualified  Speech and Language Therapist? Or do you just want to try something new? Do you love working in Early Years? We want to invite you to join the  incredibly supportive Early Years Speech and Language Therapy Team working in the outer London Borough of Hillingdon. Have a look at our Hillingdon Talks, Moves and Plays website to see if we would be a good fit for you ### Main duties of the job You will be responsible for providing  assessment and therapy to - To provide a therapy service to pre school children with speech language and communication needs - To be responsible for providing assessment and diagnosis of children within community clinics and children's centre/family hubs - To provide coaching and modelling to parents and Early Years staff to support them to develop children's speech language and communication skills - To provide specialist ongoing therapy through therapy groups and individual therapy sessions - To provide advice and training to parents and other professionals around early identification intervention and prevention. - To prioritise the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children at all times You will work closely with experienced SLTAPs ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To provide a service to children/young people in Early Years who have a speech, language or communication need. - To be responsible for providing assessment, diagnosis & therapy packages - To train and support Early Years staff & parents, in order for them to implement therapy advice effectively. - To support  with the early identification of children with speech/language/communication needs. - To prioritise the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children at all times - To support the service to achieve Key Performance Indicators and maintain Target Activity Levels - To take part in quality governance, audits and projects for the team/service - To contribute to, and provide feedback about, possible developments in the team ## Job Details Are you a recently Qualified or soon to be qualified Speech and Language Therapist? Or do you just want to try something new? Do you love working in Early Years? We want to invite you to join the incredibly supportive Early Years Speech and Language Therapy Team working in the outer London Borough of Hillingdon. Have a look at our Hillingdon Talks, Moves and Plays website to see if we would be a good fit for you ## Job Description You will be responsible for providing assessment and therapy to To provide a therapy service to pre school children with speech language and communication needs To be responsible for providing assessment and diagnosis of children within community clinics and children's centre/family hubs To provide coaching and modelling to parents and Early Years staff to support them to develop children's speech language and communication skills To provide specialist ongoing therapy through therapy groups and individual therapy sessions To provide advice and training to parents and other professionals around early identification intervention and prevention. To prioritise the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children at all times You will work closely with experienced SLTAPs ## Responsibilities To provide a service to children/young people in Early Years who have a speech, language or communication need. To be responsible for providing assessment, diagnosis & therapy packages To train and support Early Years staff & parents, in order for them to implement therapy advice effectively. To support with the early identification of children with speech/language/communication needs. To prioritise the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children at all times To support the service to achieve Key Performance Indicators and maintain Target Activity Levels To take part in quality governance, audits and projects for the team/service To contribute to, and provide feedback about, possible developments in the team ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - - Experience of working with pre school children as a therapist or therapy student - - Experience of assessing pre school children - - Experience of delivering training/parent workshops - - Experience of working in a multi agency/multi-disciplinary team **Desirable** - - Experience of developing and delivering training - - Experience of providing informal support to less experienced colleagues - - Experience of working with sign or visuals ### Qualifications **Essential** - - Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent - - Current Health and Care Professions Council licence to practice - - Registered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. - - Further training courses relevant to the post **Desirable** - - First class honours degree or equivalent - - Training relevant to the post ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - - In-depth knowledge of assessment tools, and experience of using them with pre school - - Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to pre school age children - - In-depth knowledge of a range of appropriate therapy approaches, and experience in using them with pre school children - - Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance - - Experience of contributing to an audit - - Good knowledge of the roles of other professionals relevant to pre school children - - Good knowledge of standards of record keeping **Desirable** - - Experience of using Systm one as the main electronic record ### Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics **Essential** - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with professionals, children and their families - Evidence of being a pro-active and supportive team member. - Good negotiation and problem solving skills - Good presentation skills; both written and verbal ## Documents - [cnwl values (pdf, 182.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1162) - [job description (pdf, 232.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10338642) - [band 5 person spec (pdf, 144.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10322388) - [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) - [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) - [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.