CYP Advanced Speech and Language Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 19/08/2026
- Closes
- 02/09/2026
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 role involves developing and providing Autism assessments for young people aged 4-19 years, including parent interviews and ADOS. The therapist will offer specialist second opinions and collaborate with staff, teachers, parents, and other agencies to enhance the learning and social environment for students with Autism. Key responsibilities also include promoting the transition of children between educational stages and maintaining accurate records and data.
Essential criteria
- HCPC registration
- Relevant professional degree
- Attendance at masters level post graduate courses relevant to the specialist area or equivalent
- ADOS trained
- Membership of a relevant professional body & related specialist subgroups
Desirable criteria
- Communication skills training
- DISCO and/ or SCERTS training
- Knowledge and Expertise
- Post registration knowledge which is relevant to the specialist area
- In depth knowledge of recent NHS legislation, and recommendations for specialist area
- Detailed awareness of the national and local priorities and changing trends in the specialist area
- Working knowledge of child protection issues
- Proven post registration experience, in the relevant specialism
- Experience of planning and completing audit and research
- Experience of teaching and mentoring of staff
- Experience of undertaking projects
- HCPC registration
- Relevant professional degree
- Attendance at masters level post graduate courses relevant to the specialist area or equivalent
- ADOS trained
- Membership of a relevant professional body & related specialist subgroups
- Communication skills training
- DISCO and/ or SCERTS training
- Knowledge and Expertise
- Post registration knowledge which is relevant to the specialist area
- In depth knowledge of recent NHS legislation, and recommendations for specialist area
- Detailed awareness of the national and local priorities and changing trends in the specialist area
- Working knowledge of child protection issues
- Proven post registration experience, in the relevant specialism
- Experience of planning and completing audit and research
- Experience of teaching and mentoring of staff
- Experience of undertaking projects
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 11d ago · Closes in 4d
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Job summary
To develop and provide Autism assessments for young people aged4-19 yearsTo provide specialist second opinion.To work with staff, teachers, parents and other agencies asappropriate to develop the learning and social environment forstudents with AutismTo promote transition of children from primary schools to secondaryschools and then to adult servicesTo maintain accurate records and data
Main duties of the job
To develop and provide Autism assessments for young people aged4-19 years including parent interviews and ADOS.To provide specialist second opinion.To work with staff, teachers, parents and other agencies asappropriate to develop the learning and social environment for .students with AutismTo promote transition of children from primary schools to secondaryschools and then to adult servicesTo maintain accurate records and data
About us
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting
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