Autism Advisory Team Speech and language therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 08/10/2026
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 is for a Speech and Language Therapist within a newly established Autism Advisory Team. The team aims to strengthen autism-informed practice across mental health services in North Central London. The post holder will provide specialist autism-informed communication expertise, focusing on autistic adults diagnosed later in life or those with unmet communication needs. They will deliver specialist assessments, identify communication profiles, and provide practical recommendations to inpatient and community teams. A key part of the role involves enabling other staff to work more effectively with autistic adults through consultation and resource development.
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant field
- Health and Care Professions Council registration.
- High level post-graduate courses in related area of expertise.
Desirable criteria
- Membership of relevant Specialist Interest Groups.
- Highly developed communication skills (written and verbal), able to explain complex information to autistic people, carers and professionals.
- Advanced clinical reasoning and decision-making skills, including the ability to assess, prioritise and manage risk within a specialist assessment pathway
- Strong consultation and influencing skills, enabling effective advisory support to inpatient and community teams
- Ability to work with lived experience contributors to shape resources and training content
- Ability to produce high-quality written assessment outputs and practical recommendations suitable for implementation by multi-disciplinary teams.
- Clear evidence to demonstrate specialist experience and clinical skills for working with autistic people.
- vidence of substantial experience as a qualified Speech and Language Therapist.
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Skills in Quality Improvement (QI) and experience of previous QI projects
- Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant field
- Health and Care Professions Council registration.
- High level post-graduate courses in related area of expertise.
- Membership of relevant Specialist Interest Groups.
- Highly developed communication skills (written and verbal), able to explain complex information to autistic people, carers and professionals.
- Advanced clinical reasoning and decision-making skills, including the ability to assess, prioritise and manage risk within a specialist assessment pathway
- Strong consultation and influencing skills, enabling effective advisory support to inpatient and community teams
- Ability to work with lived experience contributors to shape resources and training content
- Ability to produce high-quality written assessment outputs and practical recommendations suitable for implementation by multi-disciplinary teams.
- Clear evidence to demonstrate specialist experience and clinical skills for working with autistic people.
- vidence of substantial experience as a qualified Speech and Language Therapist.
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Skills in Quality Improvement (QI) and experience of previous QI projects
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £55,524 – £62,652 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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North London NHS Foundation Trust
Autism Advisory Team Speech and language therapist
The closing date is 08 October 2026
Job summary
The Autism Advisory Team Speech and Language Therapist will be part of a newly established, specialist multi-disciplinary team created to strengthen autism-informed practice across inpatient and community mental health services in North Central London. Thisrole supportsthe localdelivery ofNCL'sInpatient Quality Transformation Plan (IQTP), which aims to improve the identification, experience and outcomes of autistic adults, reduce inequalities, and develop a more skilled and confident workforce.
The post holder will contribute to a team that offers specialist autism-focusedconsultation,guidance and training to front line staff across five boroughs. The teamoperatesin an advisory, non-caseload model, supporting inpatient wards, community mental health teams and wider system partners to embed reasonable adjustments, improve personalised care planning and promote earlier intervention.Ongoing case management willremain with the referring service.
Main duties of the job
Within this model, theSpeech and Language Therapist will provide specialist autism-informed communicationexpertise, with a particular focus on autistic adults diagnosed later in life and those who have not previously accessedappropriate communicationsupport. The postho
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