Speech and Language Therapist - Mainstream Schools Team
Central and North West London NHS Foundation TrustSearch for more jobs in London
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 full time 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
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This advert is for Speech and Language Therapist - Mainstream Schools Team with Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist role. The advertised salary is £36,943 - £44,900 per annum incl HCAS (pro rata if PT). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Jun 2026.
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