Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join the education service at Central London Community Health Trust. The role involves supporting autistic children and young people in special schools and mainstream settings. You will provide specialist services, assess needs, and implement treatment plans to help children develop their speech, language, and communication skills. The position requires close collaboration with parents, carers, and school staff to ensure children can access the curriculum effectively.
Essential criteria
- Degree and Licence to Practise from the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
- Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT
- Experience of supporting CYP, families and schools in line with the Children and Families Act 2014 including contribution to statutory assessments (Education Health and Care Plan Needs Assessments), contribution to the annual review process and delivery of SLT provision as specified in Education health and Care Plans (EHCPs)
- Collaborative work with parents and other professionals
- Experience Training others
Desirable criteria
- Interest to develop clinical specialism in education
- Training/experience of supporting students and more junior qualified therapists including provision of supervision and line management
- Excellent Interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy
- Excellent communication /presentation skills verbal and written
- Understanding of typical child development Speech and Language, Play and other milestones
- Good working knowledge of appropriate range of assessments and interventions for school aged CYP with Speech, Language and Communication needs and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits to individual CYP
- Understanding and application of Education Practice and Policy including the Children and Families Act 2014
- Awareness of national policies and procedures (relevant to the Education)
- Key Attributes
- Able to maintain prolonged concentration in order to assess the speech, language and communication skills of CYP using formal and informal assessments
- Degree and Licence to Practise from the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
- Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT
- Experience of supporting CYP, families and schools in line with the Children and Families Act 2014 including contribution to statutory assessments (Education Health and Care Plan Needs Assessments), contribution to the annual review process and delivery of SLT provision as specified in Education health and Care Plans (EHCPs)
- Collaborative work with parents and other professionals
- Experience Training others
- Interest to develop clinical specialism in education
- Training/experience of supporting students and more junior qualified therapists including provision of supervision and line management
- Excellent Interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy
- Excellent communication /presentation skills verbal and written
- Understanding of typical child development Speech and Language, Play and other milestones
- Good working knowledge of appropriate range of assessments and interventions for school aged CYP with Speech, Language and Communication needs and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits to individual CYP
- Understanding and application of Education Practice and Policy including the Children and Families Act 2014
- Awareness of national policies and procedures (relevant to the Education)
- Key Attributes
- Able to maintain prolonged concentration in order to assess the speech, language and communication skills of CYP using formal and informal assessments
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £47,951 – £56,863 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist 1.0 WTE
Special Schools(Westminster) and Additional Resource Provisions (ARPs) in Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea
Are you looking to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people? Are you passionate about reducing inequalities and want to belong to a service with an active diversity and inclusion ethos? Come and join the CLCH SLT education team!
We have an exciting opportunity for a band 6 SLT to join our education service. The role will include supporting autistic children and young people as part of the on-site team within a special school setting alongside work in the mainstream schools team.
Main duties of the job
Providing a specialist service to children attending mainstream and special schools working closely with parents/carers and staff to enable children to develop their speech, language and communication skills and to access the curriculum.
Assess the needs, develop and implement specialist SLT treatment to children referred to the SLT Education service.
Provide advice regarding the management and care of children with speech, language and communication difficulties.
Join us if you want to:o Deliver specialist interventions to children and young people with Education, Health and Care Planso Work with the onsite therapies team to embed good universal and targeted level practise wit
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