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Children's Speech and Language Therapist
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
220-WHT-3785
Employer
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Tynemouth Road Health Centre
Town
London
Salary
£35,763 - £43,466 Per Annum (pro rata) including Outer HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/04/2026 23:59

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Children’s Speech and Language Therapist

Band 5

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Job overview

Children’s Speech and Language Therapist  ( Early Years clinics and Mainstream Schools)

Do you want to develop your skills in meeting the needs of children and young people with speech language and communication difficulties in clinics and mainstream schools?

The Haringey Speech and Language Therapy Service works in clinics, special schools and  all  primary and secondary schools in Haringey alongside Specialist Language Support and Autism Teachers from the Local Authority.

We have Band 5 posts based within the Early Years clinics and Mainstream Schools Services. There is the opportunity to work to develop your clinical skills across, language, speech, social communication and stammering caseloads.  We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Speech and Language Therapist who is keen to work with children with speech language and communication difficulties in clinic, early years settings and mainstream schools.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details

Main duties of the job

Main Duties of the Job

You will be responsible for your own caseloads of children and will provide assessment and intervention for children in addition to providing support and advice to parents and nursery and school staff.

This post will suit a newly qualified SLT, including those graduating this year, returning SLTs or SLTs from other specialities wishing to work in early years and clinics.

Our large and friendly team comprises newly qualified and experienced therapists. There are specialist SLTs for children with complex needs; emotional and behavioural difficulties; speech and voice disorders; deafness; stammering; selective mutism; DLD; learning difficulties and regional Makaton trainers who will be at hand to support you. You will also have your own clinical supervisor who will be able to offer you weekly, fortnightly or monthly supervision depending on your experience. A senior SLT will complete your competencies (as needed), appraisals and Personal Development Plans with you.

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff.  We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.  The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  1. To carry a personal clinical caseload maintaining a high level of professional competence and to demonstrate developing clinical expertise with supervision.
  2. To assess, differentially diagnose, plan and implement therapy for children with speech, language and/or communication difficulties on own caseload.
  3. To work effectively with clients, carers, education staff and colleagues around individual case management; providing advice, guidance and support as necessary and involving them in the planning and prioritisation of care wherever possible
  4. To reflect on clinical practice; adequately identifying strengths & needs of clients, reviewing their response to therapy and providing evidence of sound clinical judgement.
  5. To monitor and review the progress of children using evaluation/outcome measurement tools.
  6. To adapt practice to meet individual client/carer’s circumstances, taking into account cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
  7. To produce accurate, & detailed reports, therapy programmes, advice and information as necessary in a timely manner
  8. To respond to the requirements of the Children and Families Act 2014 completing written advice which will contribute to Education, Health and Care assessments for children/young people who may have Special Educational Needs.
  9. To support the effective transition of children between schools and other services as appropriate.
  10. To refer children to other Health, Education or Social Services professionals as necessary.
  11. To undertake home visits, as necessary, in compliance with Home Visiting Safety Policy.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Diploma, Degree or MSC in Speech and Language Therapy
  • HCPC and RCSLT Registration

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to assess and prioritise for therapy.
  • Problem solving and Organisational skills
  • Accuracy and attention to detail
  • Ability to deal with distressed people in stressed situations
  • A commitment to the challenge of the job
Desirable criteria
  • An ability to speak another language relevant to the Haringey population – especially Spanish, Turkish, Polish, Somali or a West African language

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working with children in clinics and running groups
  • Experience of training others e.g. school staff/parents/carers
  • Awareness of clinical governance and how this is reflected in your day to day work
  • Theoretical knowledge of alternative/augmentative communication at undergraduate level e.g. symbols
  • Knowledge of Child Protection guidelines
  • Knowledge of the EHCP process

Other

Essential criteria
  • Ability to take majority of leave in school holidays

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rebekah Rose
Job title
Speech and Language Therapy Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
020 3224 4654
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