Job overview

The Hounslow Speech and Language Therapy Team are seeking an enthusiastic and innovative Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to join our Preschool Team. The post also provides the opportunity to work with and continue to develop a service for a caseload of deaf and hard of hearing children (preschool and school age).

The Deaf/Hard of Hearing service provides SaLT to babies, children and young people who are Deaf/Hard of hearing across the Preschool and Mainstream Schools Teams in Hounslow.

We provide high quality therapy for children via assessment, diagnosis, management and training. We work in a multidisciplinary team with allied health professionals including audiology, education settings and teachers of the deaf, and families

Main duties of the job

To deliver specialist clinical decision-making, including assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment, evaluation and general independent management of a diverse and highly complex caseload.

To be accountable for the development, delivery and quality of services for children with speech, language and communication needs by ensuring that the service is effective, well-co-ordinated and responsive to changing needs.

To be responsible for providing specialist knowledge/training/advice in specialist field providing second opinions, clinical supervision and working with students, volunteers and assistants.

To deliver specialist training to the therapy team as well as to a range of professionals as appropriate.

To ensure effective joint working practice between own service, other speech and language therapists and other relevant professionals in the fields of health, education, the voluntary sector, social services.

To maintain an up-to-date, advanced level of theoretical knowledge and therapeutic evidence-based practice through Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities, reading, clinical excellence networks (CENs) and external training courses.

For more information, please contact Helen Downing (SLT Team Lead – Mainstream) on 020 3808 3389.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and   Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m. 

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.