# Speech and Language Therapist - Early Years > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/speech-and-language-therapist-early-years/12f5413b-4274-46c3-a2c3-9ca670ed2b93 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/speech-and-language-therapist-early-years/12f5413b-4274-46c3-a2c3-9ca670ed2b93.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £36,943 - £44,900 per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-13T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-29T12:01:10.310Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Wembley/Central_London_Community_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Speech_Language_Therapist/Speech_Language_Therapist-v8107557 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8107557?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.clch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a Speech and Language Therapist looking to grow your skills and make a meaningful impact in early years services? We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist to join our Community/Pre-School Team, supporting children and families across community clinics in the London Borough of Brent. This role is ideal for therapists in the early stages of their career or those looking to further develop their clinical practice. You will benefit from structured support to build your clinical skills, independence, and confidence within a friendly and collaborative Early Years community service. Delivering Speech and Language Therapy assessment, intervention, and support for children in early years settings, working with increasing independence. Supporting children, families, and professionals to improve communication outcomes. We can offer: - A supportive team environment with Speech and Language Therapists and multidisciplinary colleagues. - A programme of support, supervision and Continuing Professional Development for newly qualified Band 5s to ensure competencies are met, with regular support meetings with senior colleagues. - Access to clinical specialists for second opinions and support - Opportunities for continuous professional development through a range of learning experiences including opportunities to shadow colleagues and membership of Clinical Excellence Networks (CENs) - Involvement in a range of projects and training packages ### Main duties of the job Key Responsibilities - Assess speech, language, and communication needs using a range of tools - Manage and prioritise a defined caseload with appropriate supervision and support - Develop and deliver evidence-based intervention plans - Monitor progress and adapt intervention to meet individual needs - Make informed clinical decisions, including discharge, within scope of practice and competence - Provide clear feedback and reports to families and professionals - Work in partnership with parents, carers, and early years staff - Provide advice and strategies to support communication development at home and in settings - Support children with a wide range of needs, recognising and valuing cultural, linguistic, and individual diversity - Communicate sensitively, particularly when sharing difficult information - Contribute to Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) assessments and annual reviews - Work collaboratively with health, education and social care professionals - Participate in team discussions to support coordinated care planning - Liaise with interpreters and other support services when required - Maintain accurate clinical records in line with HCPC and RCSLT standards - Provide informal and formal training to parents, carers, and staff - Support assistants, students, and volunteers as appropriate - Participate in audit, data collection, and service improvement - Maintain confidentiality and data protection standards at all times ### 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.** ## Job Details Are you a Speech and Language Therapist looking to grow your skills and make a meaningful impact in early years services? We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist to join our Community/Pre-School Team, supporting children and families across community clinics in the London Borough of Brent. This role is ideal for therapists in the early stages of their career or those looking to further develop their clinical practice. You will benefit from structured support to build your clinical skills, independence, and confidence within a friendly and collaborative Early Years community service. Delivering Speech and Language Therapy assessment, intervention, and support for children in early years settings, working with increasing independence. Supporting children, families, and professionals to improve communication outcomes. We can offer: - A supportive team environment with Speech and Language Therapists and multidisciplinary colleagues. - A programme of support, supervision and Continuing Professional Development for newly qualified Band 5s to ensure competencies are met, with regular support meetings with senior colleagues. - Access to clinical specialists for second opinions and support - Opportunities for continuous professional development through a range of learning experiences including opportunities to shadow colleagues and membership of Clinical Excellence Networks (CENs) - Involvement in a range of projects and training packages ## Job Description Key Responsibilities - Assess speech, language, and communication needs using a range of tools - Manage and prioritise a defined caseload with appropriate supervision and support - Develop and deliver evidence-based intervention plans - Monitor progress and adapt intervention to meet individual needs - Make informed clinical decisions, including discharge, within scope of practice and competence - Provide clear feedback and reports to families and professionals - Work in partnership with parents, carers, and early years staff - Provide advice and strategies to support communication development at home and in settings - Support children with a wide range of needs, recognising and valuing cultural, linguistic, and individual diversity - Communicate sensitively, particularly when sharing difficult information - Contribute to Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) assessments and annual reviews - Work collaboratively with health, education and social care professionals - Participate in team discussions to support coordinated care planning - Liaise with interpreters and other support services when required - Maintain accurate clinical records in line with HCPC and RCSLT standards - Provide informal and formal training to parents, carers, and staff - Support assistants, students, and volunteers as appropriate - Participate in audit, data collection, and service improvement - Maintain confidentiality and data protection standards at all times ## 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.** ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - To be occupational health cleared for the role specified - IT literate and able to use a range of specialist programmes - Able to maintain prolonged concentration in order to assess the speech, language and communication skills of school-aged children using formal and informal assessments - Travel around district and access different venues, with or without adaptations ### Skills **Essential** - Awareness of needs of parents, teachers and others - Flexibility - Good problem solving skills - Excellent communication skills both verbal and written - Highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment diagnosis and treatment of children with a broad range of speech, language and communication difficulties - Well developed concentration skills - Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically - Manual dexterity for signing - Manual dexterity sufficient to carry out swallowing assessment and use of high and low technical assessment equipment - Understanding of Normal Child Development including Speech and Language, Play and other milestones - Knowledge of appropriate range of assessments and interventions for children with Speech, Language and Communication impairments and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits to individual children - Understanding of Education Practice and Policy and National Curriculum including Children and Families Act 2014 - Religious, Cultural and Linguistic issues impacting upon caseload management - Awareness of national policies and procedures (relevant to school aged children) - Awareness of the principles of audit - Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group) - Knowledge of professional standards of record keeping - Contribution of other agencies in supporting school aged children **Desirable** - Knowledge of Clinical Governance - Knowledge of Principles and models of Adult-Child Interaction ### Experience **Essential** - Working with children in clinics and/or school based settings **Desirable** - Experience training others - Adult-Child Interaction(ACI) - Working with multi-cultural client groups ### Qualifications **Essential** - Degree and Licence to Practise from the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists - Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT with the right to work in the UK ## Documents - [clch trust values (pdf, 893.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10403339) - [functional requirements (pdf, 439.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10403338) - [speech and language therapist (pdf, 712.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10402308) ## 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.