Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 15
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is a 10-month fixed-term, part-time position for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist within the Early Years team. The role involves working with North and South inclusion teams in educational settings to support children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN). Key duties include upskilling PVI settings and childminders, coaching parents, and providing on-site training for EY practitioners. The post holder will also act as a main reference point for the universal and targeted SLT service in Hammersmith and Fulham.
Key responsibilities
- Provides support to upskill PVI settings and childminders to support SLCN early identification and intervention.
- Incorporates coaching and support for parents and carers to facilitate support for children's early SLCN development at home.
- Provides on-site SLCN training and advice/support, to upskill EY practitioners, increasing confidence in early identification and SLCN support through drop ins and on-site coaching.
- Act as the main reference point for the day-to-day delivery and management of the universal and targeted speech and language therapy service provided across North and South Hammersmith and Fulham inclusion team.
Essential criteria
- First degree and Licence to Practise from the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
- Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT
- Postgraduate experience in working with children in Early Years (must have successfully completed NQP year)
- Experience of supporting children, 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
- Training others
- Good Team working
- Deal with Conflict and good problem solving skills
- Sensitive to others' issues/differing needs
- Well developed concentration skills
- Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
- Manual dexterity sufficient for signing and use of high and low technological assessments
- IT literate and ability to use a range of specialist programmes
- Able to maintain prolonged concentration in order to assess the speech, language and communication skills of pre-school children using formal and informal assessments
- Organise own caseload
- Normal Child Development including Speech and Language, Play and other milestones
- Good working knowledge of appropriate range of assessments and interventions for preschool aged children with Speech, Language and Communication impairments and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits to individual children
- Understanding and application of Education Practice and Policy including the Children and Families Act 2014
- Religious, Cultural and Linguistic issues impacting upon caseload management
- Awareness of national policies and procedures (relevant to the Early Years
- Knowledge of the principles of audit
- Good understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
- Up to date knowledge of professional standards of record keeping
- Holistic view of communication problems and philosophy to back this
Desirable criteria
- Interest to develop clinical specialism
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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Central London Community Health Trust
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
The closing date is 27 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Central London Community Healthcare to join our Early Years Speech and Language Therapy team.
This is a 10-month fixed-term position offering part-time hours of 15 hours (2 days) per week -term time only.
We are seeking an experienced, innovative and passionate SLT to work in partnership with the North and South inclusion team in educational settings to adopt a 'whole system, needs-led' approach for children with SLCN. The SLTwill be one day with the north team and one day with the south team. The new post holder will support with environmental audits at settings and universal packages which provides evidence-informed strategies to strengthen high-quality adult-child interactions that support communication, learning, and early brain development.
For further information on working within our supportive and dedicated teams, please take a look at our recruitment video:
CLCH S&L Recruitment - YouTube
Main duties of the job
Key duties within this role include:
o Provides support to upskill PVI settings and childminders to support SLCN early identification and intervention.
o Incorporates coaching and support for parents and carers to facilitate support for children's early SLCN development at home.
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