Job summary
- Main area
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (Ends after nine months)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 220-WHT-3446
- Employer
- Whittington Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hunter street Health Centre
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £37,259 - £45,356 Per Annum (Pro Rata) Including HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Speech and Language Therapist
Band 5
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Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to work in Camden Early Years' Service to join our innovative and supportive team.
The successful candidate will deliver a Speech and Language Therapy Service to children under five across Camden with a range of language and communication needs. There are lots of opportunities for joint working with experienced staff and the satisfaction of delivering evidence-based interventions which are supported by a multi-agency initiative known as Camden Kids Talk. The team pride themselves on delivering a holistic approach to families and work closely with other agencies across Camden.
For further information, or for an informal discussion, please contact Colette [email protected]
Main duties of the job
Please see the Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role. If you are unable to access the PDF, the details of the job description can also be found in the 'Detailed Job Description and Main responsibilities' section.
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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
Key Responsibilities:
Clinical
To provide a comprehensive Speech and Language Therapy service to children under fives referred with speech, language and communication difficulties
To deliver appropriate formal and informal assessment, make differential diagnosis on the basis of this assessment, and communicate complex condition related information from assessment to children, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions.
To maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of clients/carers when imparting complex and distressing information regarding the nature of the client’s difficulties and the impact of this on individuals and their families.
Following assessment and differential diagnosis, to design and develop evidence based treatment and management programmes to be implemented within the multi-disciplinary teams available, and within the child’s family.
To take an active interest in working parties and groups within the Trust to develop and improve on service delivery, protocols and guidelines.
Research and Development
To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence based practice, literature and peer review.
To undertake Clinical Governance and Audit projects within the local service
Please see Job description and personal specification for full outline of main role and responsibilities
Person specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Diploma, Degree or MSc in Speech and Language Therapy
- Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists.
- Health and Care Professions Council Registration to Practice
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working with children with a range of speech, language and communication needs/special educational needs
- Working with other professionals to support children with communication needs.
Desirable criteria
- Working in a multi-cultural environment
- Knowledge of interaction therapy, eg Hanen, vpci, Verve
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group.
- Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to children with speech, language and communication needs
- Awareness of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group).
- Awareness of standards of record keeping
- Awareness of the principles of clinical governance and clinical audit
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills – including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Good presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Good organisation and prioritisation skills
Other
Essential criteria
- To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area
- Ability to take majority of leave in school holidays
Desirable criteria
- Car driver
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Colette Quinlivan
- Job title
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07795823719
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