# Speech and Language Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Whittington Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/speech-and-language-therapist/d3cbc0bf-9b13-4222-899d-337c5eb7f487 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/speech-and-language-therapist/d3cbc0bf-9b13-4222-899d-337c5eb7f487.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Whittington Health NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** Per Annum (pro rata) including HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours, 35.5 hours per week (0.95 whole time equivalent available, with scope to increase to full time in the near future) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-19T08:30:38.035Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Whittington_Health_NHS_Trust/Speech_Language_Therapy/Speech_Language_Therapy-v8091550 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8091550?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.whittington.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic and motivated Speech and Language Therapists to work in Barnet  special schools and to join our wonderful and supportive team (part-time/flexible working will be considered) ensuring that the role offers excellent work/life balance opportunities. The successful candidates will deliver a Speech and Language Therapy Service to children and young people across the borough of Barnet with a range of language and communication needs.  This role will offer the job satisfaction of knowing you are helping to shape and improve the quality of life of children and young people living in Barnet. You will work with close supervision and support, alongside a friendly, open, supportive and experienced therapy team to deliver assessment and intervention for children and young people with a range of speech, language and communication needs. You will also provide training and advice to empower their families and education staff. For further information, or for an informal discussion, please contact Claire Turner, Clinical Lead  on \[email protected\] We look forward to hearing from you! ### Main duties of the job Please see the Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role. If you are unable to access the PDF, the details of the job description can also be found in the 'Detailed Job Description and Main responsibilities' section. Find out what it is like to work in our friendly, supportive teams which span hospital and community settings across vibrant and diverse North Central London first hand, visit What is it like at Whittington Health? (you may have to copy and paste this link into your browser) to hear from some of our current staff about why they chose to join and stay at Whittington Health. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Key Responsibilities: Clinical To provide a comprehensive Speech and Language Therapy service to clients referred with speech, language and communication difficulties within special schools in the borough To deliver appropriate formal and informal assessment, make differential diagnosis on the basis of this assessment, and communicate complex condition related information from assessment to children, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions. To maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of clients/carers when imparting complex and distressing information regarding the nature of the client’s difficulties and the impact of this on individuals and their families. Following assessment and differential diagnosis, to design and develop evidence based treatment and management programmes to be implemented within the multi-disciplinary teams available, and within the child’s family. To take an active interest in working parties and groups within the Trust to develop and improve on service delivery, protocols and guidelines. Research and Development To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence based practice, literature and peer review. To undertake Clinical Governance and Audit projects within the local service Please see Job description and personal specification for full outline of main role and responsibilities ## Job Details We have an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic and motivated Speech and Language Therapists to work in Barnet special schools and to join our wonderful and supportive team (part-time/flexible working will be considered) ensuring that the role offers excellent work/life balance opportunities. The successful candidates will deliver a Speech and Language Therapy Service to children and young people across the borough of Barnet with a range of language and communication needs. This role will offer the job satisfaction of knowing you are helping to shape and improve the quality of life of children and young people living in Barnet. You will work with close supervision and support, alongside a friendly, open, supportive and experienced therapy team to deliver assessment and intervention for children and young people with a range of speech, language and communication needs. You will also provide training and advice to empower their families and education staff. For further information, or for an informal discussion, please contact Claire Turner, Clinical Lead on \[email protected\] We look forward to hearing from you! ## Job Description Please see the Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role. If you are unable to access the PDF, the details of the job description can also be found in the 'Detailed Job Description and Main responsibilities' section. Find out what it is like to work in our friendly, supportive teams which span hospital and community settings across vibrant and diverse North Central London first hand, visit What is it like at Whittington Health? (you may have to copy and paste this link into your browser) to hear from some of our current staff about why they chose to join and stay at Whittington Health. ## Responsibilities Key Responsibilities: Clinical To provide a comprehensive Speech and Language Therapy service to clients referred with speech, language and communication difficulties within special schools in the borough To deliver appropriate formal and informal assessment, make differential diagnosis on the basis of this assessment, and communicate complex condition related information from assessment to children, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions. To maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of clients/carers when imparting complex and distressing information regarding the nature of the client’s difficulties and the impact of this on individuals and their families. Following assessment and differential diagnosis, to design and develop evidence based treatment and management programmes to be implemented within the multi-disciplinary teams available, and within the child’s family. To take an active interest in working parties and groups within the Trust to develop and improve on service delivery, protocols and guidelines. Research and Development To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence based practice, literature and peer review. To undertake Clinical Governance and Audit projects within the local service Please see Job description and personal specification for full outline of main role and responsibilities ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area - Ability to take majority of leave in school holidays - To be aware and demonstrate the Trust Values **Desirable** - Car driver ### Skills **Essential** - Excellent interpersonal skills – including observation, listening and empathy skills - Negotiation and problem-solving skills - Good presentation skills, both written and verbal - Good organisation and prioritisation skills - Ability to be a good team member - Basic awareness of IT and IT skills - Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically - Good analytical and reflection skills - Well-developed concentration skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group. - Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to children with speech, language and communication needs - Awareness of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group). - Awareness of standards of record keeping - Awareness of the principles of clinical governance and clinical audit - Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to clinical client groups - Awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities ### Experience **Essential** - Working with children with a range of speech, language and communication needs/special educational needs - Working in mainstream primary/secondary schools or special school settings - Joint working with special needs coordinators, teachers, learning support assistants, specialist teachers **Desirable** - Working in a multi-cultural environment - Planning and delivery of training to other professionals ### Education, qualifications, training **Essential** - Diploma, Degree or MSc in Speech and Language Therapy - Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists. - Health and Care Professions Council Registration to Practice - NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy ## Documents - [whittington employment promise (pdf, 22.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=839) - [whittington probationary policy (pdf, 298.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=621) - [speech and language therapist - job description and person specification (pdf, 288.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10390245) ## 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.