Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 05/10/2026
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 is an exciting part-time opportunity for a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join the Mainstream Schools team. You will work collaboratively with children, families, schools, and partner agencies to support children and young people with speech, language, and communication needs in mainstream educational settings. Responsibilities include referral triage, caseload management, assessment, intervention, and management of complex paediatric cases. You will also contribute to training, service evaluation, and development, while receiving support for continuing professional development and clinical supervision.
Key responsibilities
- Triage and prioritise referrals.
- Manage and allocate caseloads.
- Assess, intervene, and manage complex paediatric caseloads.
- Contribute to the delivery of training and education for colleagues and partner agencies.
- Provide clinical education and support to Speech and Language Therapy students.
- Be involved in service evaluation and development.
Essential criteria
- Recognised qualification degree / equivalent in S< HCPC registered Post graduate study relevant to clinical area at Masters level or equivalent demonstrable experience at this level Clinical supervisory experience
- Significant experience clinically in area of specialism
- Experience of clinical leadership
- Significant experience of leading multidisciplinary / multiprofessional teams
- Delivering Practice Supervision
- Evidence of attendance on specialist short courses and advanced training in relation to clinical specialty
- Knowledge of assessment tools
- Ability to work as a team member
- Extensive clinical experience and knowledge in relationship to specialty
- Evidence of recent study in relevant clinical area
- Effective planning, time management and organisational skills
Desirable criteria
- Membership of appropriate clinical network group
- Other professional or academic qualification which relates to clinical practice
- Accredited Practice Placement Educator Certificate
- Experience in leading service development / improvement
- Alternative and Augmentative Communication knowledge & skills
- Welsh speaker
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £50,129 – £57,365 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
The closing date is 05 October 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for apassionate, organised andinnovativeHighly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join ourMainstream Schools team, 3 days a week.
Working collaboratively with children, families, schools and partner agencies, you will support children and young people with a range of speech, language and communication needs across mainstream educational settings. You will also play a key role inworking jointly withthe wider service including Pre-School and ALN teams to enhance knowledge and support skills needed to provide a high-quality service to all children. You will be involved in service evaluation and development, training junior staff, and working jointly with education in navigating the complexities of universal, targeted and specialist tiered support. We are a team of highly motivated, hard working therapists and technical instructors with strong team-work values and a focus on quality service delivery and continuing professional development - if this sounds like you, we look forward to meeting you!
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the triage and prioritisation of referrals, caseload management and allocation and the assessment, intervention and mana
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