Speech and Language Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 18/08/2026
- Closes
- 08/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves providing clinical and advisory Speech and Language Therapy services to pre-school and school-aged children and young people with diverse communication needs, including social communication differences and Autism. You will work across community clinics, children's centres, and early years settings as part of an integrated team. Responsibilities include independent caseload management, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, adhering to professional guidelines. The position offers opportunities for professional development and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Essential criteria
- HCPC Registration
- Royal College of Speech & Language Therapy Registration
- SLT Degree: If student, needs to be finished and working with HCPC by Sept '26.
- Experience of working with children in any setting
Desirable criteria
- Relevant placement / transferrable skills from previous roles
- Training
- Evidence of short courses
- Registration
- HCPC Registration
- Royal College of Speech & Language Therapy Registration
- SLT Degree: If student, needs to be finished and working with HCPC by Sept '26.
- Experience of working with children in any setting
- Relevant placement / transferrable skills from previous roles
- Training
- Evidence of short courses
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £36,943 – £44,900 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Speech and Language Therapist
The closing date is 08 September 2026
Job summary
To provide a clinical and advisory SLT service to pre-school children, some schoolage children and young people with diverse speech, language, and communication needs, including social communication differences/ Autism. To provide a service across community clinics, children's centres and other early years settings. To work as part of an integrated team with Speech and Language Therapy Assistants and SLT colleagues. To participate in multi-disciplinary work with colleagues in health, education, parents / carers.
Main duties of the job
To provide an assessment, diagnostic and treatment service for children referred to the community clinic/early years' service within the Borough of Bexley.
To manage a caseload independently, accessing clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis and to make a differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence from assessment, seeking advice when appropriate.
To deliver care in line with the RCSLT/HCPC professional guidelines and standards.
To demonstrate clinical skills in the assessment and treatment of speech sound disorders.
To demonstrate clinical skills in the assessment of language and communication and deliver individual, paired and small group interventions and parent workshops.
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