Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - School Age/EaH
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join the school age team, supporting children with SEND through the Experts at Hand delivery model. The post holder will plan, coordinate, deliver, and evaluate SLT services for children and young people in Wolverhampton, ensuring a CYP-centred and high-quality service. Key responsibilities include specialist assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as collaborating with education and local authority partners to strengthen inclusive education and improve outcomes for children with speech, language, and communication needs.
Essential criteria
- Meets Essential Criteria
Desirable criteria
- Meets Desirable Criteria
- Edcation, knowledge and Skills
- Meets Essential Criteria
- Meets Desirable Criteria
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.
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Job summary
We are looking for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join our established school age team and support with the experts at hand delivery model for children with SEND. You will have clinical skills in supporting the communication needs and development of school aged children.
Our wider SLT staff work across a variety of inpatient and community settings. We also benefit from being part of a large SLT service which includes adult services and amazing admin support.
We welcome informal visits and discussions about this role.
Main duties of the job
To work in collaboration with the Head of Servicein planning, coordinating delivering and evaluating the Speech & Language Therapy provided to children, young people and their families within Wolverhampton on a day-to-day basis.
To jointly manage and lead a team of staff providing a Therapy service to CYP in a designated clinical/organisational area, primarily regarding Experts at Hand. The post holder will ensure that the service provided by the team is CYP-centred, effective and of a high quality.
The role will play a key part in delivering the Experts at Hand programme, working with schools and education partners to strengthen inclusive mainstream education, support earlier identification of speech, language and communication needs, and improve educational participation and outcomes. The post-holder
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