# Speech and Language Therapist - Mainstream Schools 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-mainstream-schools-team/7983cce6-2207-42f7-a8ab-fe4b9b1cf86b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/speech-and-language-therapist-mainstream-schools-team/7983cce6-2207-42f7-a8ab-fe4b9b1cf86b.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:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-16T10:52:00.270Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Hillingdon/Central_North_West_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Speech_Language_Therapy/Speech_Language_Therapy-v8155484 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8155484?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a recently qualified or a soon to be qualified  Speech and Language Therapist? Or do you just want to try something new? Do you love working in mainstream schools? We have a 0.8 WTE job for you! We want to invite you to join the  incredibly supportive Mainstream Schools 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 "Starting my career as a Speech and Language Therapist in Hillingdon Mainstream Schools team has given me a brilliant platform to develop my clinical skills with a varied caseload. Everyone is really friendly and I feel very supported through regular peer support meetings, buddying, safeguarding supervision and supervision with a senior therapist. "– Hannah- band 5. ### Main duties of the job - You will be responsible for the assessment and therapy for the children attending your allocated schools who have identified SLCN needs including:  developmental language disorder, speech sound disorders, stammering, selective mutism, learning difficulties and autism - You will work directly with the children in groups and individually with an LSA observing the sessions in order to run follow up intervention sessions - You will offer training, advice and support to school staff - You will support parents and keep in touch with them via phone calls or meetings, as well as sending them copies of  care plans and targets and any reports - You will jointly plan how to use your time in schools with the SENCO; allowing you to be flexible, creative and effective - You will write statutory assessment and annual review reports - You will be part of clinical working groups to help develop the service ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To provide a service to children/young people in mainstream schools who have a speech, language or communication need. - To be responsible for providing assessment, diagnosis & therapy packages into allocated schools. - To train and support school staff & parents, in order for them to implement therapy advice effectively. - To support schools 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 placements in mainstream schools **Desirable** - - Experience of working as a speech and language therapist - - Experience of working in a mainstream school as a therapist/teacher/learning support assistant ### Qualifications **Essential** - Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent (minimum of 2:1 or equivalent) - - Current Health and Care Professions Council licence to practice - - Registered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. **Desirable** - - First class honours degree or equivalent - - Further training courses relevant to the post ### Skills and knowledge **Essential** - - Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to school age children with SLCN. - - Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapy approaches for school age children with SLCN including: speech, language, stammering, social communication, selective mutism - - Awareness of the roles of other professionals relevant to school age children with SLCN - - Knowledge of standards of record keeping. **Desirable** - - Experience of assessing a range of school age children with SLCN independently - - Experience of using a range of appropriate therapy approaches independently, with school age children ### Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics **Essential** - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with professionals, children and their families - Good negotiation and problem solving skills. - Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise and meet deadlines ## Documents - [cnwl values (pdf, 182.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1162) - [job description (pdf, 215.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10461263) - [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) - [person specification (pdf, 336.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10455600) - [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.