Speech and Language Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Term time hours
- Posted
- 26/08/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This role involves assessing and diagnosing speech, language, and communication needs in children and young people (CYP) within Hackney and the City. The post holder will plan and implement support and intervention programmes, including for CYP with complex needs. It requires supervision of speech and language therapy assistants and collaboration with other agencies. The service works across various settings like Children's Centres, schools, and specialist provisions, offering a comprehensive service to families.
Essential criteria
- Recognised SLT degree
- Member of HCPC
Desirable criteria
- Member of RCSLT
- Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Negotiation and problem solving Skills
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
- Ability to adapt to a range of different clinical areas
- Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills
- Well-developed concentration skills
- Good presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Good organisational and prioritisation skills
- Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
- Speaker of a relevant community language
- Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level
- Other relevant experience (e.g.: personal experience of children, previous experience of working with children and /or people with disabilities
- Other relevant experience in child care or educational settings
- Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
- Knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group)
- An understanding of principles of assessment and intervention for bilingual children
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
- Understanding of standards of record keeping
- Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group
- Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group)
- Other
- Commitment and adherence to the Equality Act
- Understanding of the Trust values
- Ability and willingness to travel around the Borough and other boroughs where necessary
- Recognised SLT degree
- Member of HCPC
- Member of RCSLT
- Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Negotiation and problem solving Skills
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
- Ability to adapt to a range of different clinical areas
- Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills
- Well-developed concentration skills
- Good presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Good organisational and prioritisation skills
- Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
- Speaker of a relevant community language
- Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level
- Other relevant experience (e.g.: personal experience of children, previous experience of working with children and /or people with disabilities
- Other relevant experience in child care or educational settings
- Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
- Knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group)
- An understanding of principles of assessment and intervention for bilingual children
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
- Understanding of standards of record keeping
- Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group
- Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group)
- Other
- Commitment and adherence to the Equality Act
- Understanding of the Trust values
- Ability and willingness to travel around the Borough and other boroughs where necessary
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £38,488 – £46,852 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 5d ago · Closes in 10d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
Hackney is a great place to start your career. We have a great reputation for both the services we offer and the support we provide to our staff.
We have a high quality, comprehensive service to children, young people and families. We work wherever children and young people are based including: Children's Centres, Early Years settings, nurseries, mainstream primary and secondary schools, colleges, special schools, child development service and a range of specialist provisions. All Speech and Language Therapy posts are locality team based and strong multi-disciplinary links exist across agencies.
The service has developed the largest and most comprehensive traded services offer in the UK, and as a result attracts a high percentage of direct school funding. School commissions are on an annual basis and as a result these staff contracts are also. We are proud to be commissioned by health, education and schools and colleges in Hackney and out of borough as well as Youth Justice and the Virtual School for Looked after Children. We have a strong relationship with schools and alternative providers and are growing in traded services.
Although this post is short term in this advert the funding is anticipated to continue, and as a large service, other opportunities frequently arise, including internal promotions when available.
Main duties of the job
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