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Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist to join our Mainstream Schools Team following internal promotion.
If you are motivated, enthusiastic and looking for an exciting and challenging place to work then come and join us.
We are a team working collaboratively in schools providing a high-quality service to children with a range of special educational needs.
We provide Speech and Language Therapy to children and young people in mainstream schools and colleges at SEN support and with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP's).
Your role would include: The assessment of children and young people with a range of speech, language and communication needs including - Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), speech and selective mutism.
Working directly with children in groups and individually, as well as offering advice and strategies to school staff and parents. You would also be liaising with parents and other professionals as well as providing training for your allocated schools.
If you are passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people and enjoy working as part of a collaborative and supportive team, we would welcome your application.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will act as a link Speech and Language Therapist to a number of Mainstream Schools within CLCH, jointly prioritising referrals with teachers and SENCOs.
The post holder will assess the need for, develop and implement Speech and Language Therapy treatment to children and young people referred to mainstream schools with a wide range of speech, language and communication needs.
Work together with parents/carers and school staff teachers/SENCOs.
Deliver in-service training for school staff with support from a more experienced colleague where appropriate.
The post holder will be accountable for their professional practice, work within their scope of practice, and seek guidance and support from senior colleagues when required.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and person specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Working with children in clinics and/or school based settings
Desirable
- Training others
- Adult-Child Interaction(ACI)
- Working with multi-cultural client groups
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of needs of parents, teachers and others
- Good problem solving skills
- Highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment diagnosis and treatment of children with a broad range of speech, language and communication difficulties
- 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
- 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
- Education Practice and Policy and National Curriculum
- 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
- Assess the speech, language and communication skills of school-aged children using formal and informal assessments
Desirable
- Clinical Governance
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Degree and Licence to Practise from the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
- Current registered membership of HPC and RCSLT
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This advert is for Speech & Language Therapist - Mainstream Schools with Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist role. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 06 Aug 2026.
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