Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - School Age Children/EaH
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a specialist Speech and Language Therapist role focusing on school-aged children within Wolverhampton. The post holder will provide assessment, treatment, and management of communication needs, working closely with multidisciplinary teams and contributing to service development. The role involves delivering highly specialist care and maintaining strong relationships with other professionals.
Key responsibilities
- Provide specialist preschool and school-age assessment, treatment, and management for children and young people (CYP).
- Plan, coordinate, deliver, and evaluate Speech & Language Therapy services for CYP and their families.
- Work closely with Team Leaders to develop and deliver services, including the Experts at Hand offer.
- Provide leadership to the multidisciplinary team regarding Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) in a designated clinical area.
- Maintain close working relationships with other health, local authority, and education professionals.
Essential criteria
- Meets all essential criteria
Desirable criteria
- Meets all desirable
- Education, Knowledge and Skills
- Meets all essential criteria
- Meets all desirable
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 2d ago · Closes in 13d
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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 great admin team support.
We welcome informal visits and discussions about this role.
Main duties of the job
This is a specialist post with clinical responsibility to provide specialist preschool and school-age assessment, treatment and management in conjunction with the Head of Service for Children. This will include planning, coordinating delivering and evaluating the Speech & Language Therapy provided to children and young people (CYP) and their families within Wolverhampton on a day-to-day basis.
The post holder will be a member of the multidisciplinary team.
The post holder will work closely with the Team Leaders to develop and deliver services to children and young people, including as part of the Experts at Hand offer.
The post holder will use the Trust values at all times as a framework for own behaviour and encourage others to do likewise, ensuring the values underpin all that is done.
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