Job summary
- Main area
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (End date 31/3/27)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 220-WHT-3784
- Employer
- Whittington Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Tynemouth Road Health Centre
- Town
- Tottenham
- Salary
- £44,485 - £52,521 Per annum Including Outer HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist SLT (Mainstream Schools) - fixed term
NHS AfC: Band 6
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Job overview
We are looking for a flexible and creative Speech & Language Therapist with experience of working in schools to join our team on a fixed term basis until March 2027.
The Mainstream Schools SLT Service in Haringey works in all mainstream primary and secondary schools in the Borough alongside Specialist Language Support and Autism Teachers from the Local Authority. Our large, friendly team comprises newly qualified and experienced therapists who all share a commitment to work closely with schools in Haringey to provide an excellent service for children with speech, language and communication disorders attending mainstream school.
The post holder will organise and manage their own caseload of schools in addition to supporting more junior staff including therapists and assistants. There will be opportunities to contribute to service development e.g. helping to develop care pathways or packages of intervention. They will receive regular supervision from a Highly Specialist SLT.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be part of the Mainstream Schools Speech and Language Therapy Team providing assessment, differential diagnosis, advice and intervention to children with speech, language and communication difficulties attending mainstream primary and secondary schools in Haringey.
The post holder will manage a mixed caseload of children with speech, language and communication difficulties and will provide assessment and treatment on an individual and group basis.
The post holder will have a high level of knowledge in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of a range of speech, language and communication difficulties including developmental language disorder and selective mutism. In addition the post holder will be knowledgeable and experienced in assessing, treating and managing children and young people who have associated syndromes or special educational needs which interact with their language development.
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 to a high level of professional competence and demonstrating developing clinical expertise in the area of children with speech, language and communication disorders in Mainstream Schools.
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, colleagues and education staff 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 on caseload and facilitate the development or modification of packages of care / targets as appropriate using evaluation/outcome measurement tools.
6. To adapt practice to meet individual client/carer’s circumstances, taking into account cultural and linguistic backgrounds and disabilities.
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 students between schools as appropriate.
10. To refer children/young people to other Health, Education or Social Services professionals as necessary.
11. To undertake home visits, as necessary, in compliance with Home Visiting Safety Policy.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications/ Training
Essential criteria
- Diploma, Degree or MSC in Speech and Language Therapy
- Registered Member of the RCSLT and HCPC Registration to Practice
- Evidence of successful completion of short courses and other CPD in clinical area
Skills/Abilities/Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of a range of experience working with children with complex needs
- Experience of carrying out assessment and intervention for children with complex needs including children with Down syndrome, Autism and general developmental delay
- Experience of prioritisation of therapy/ own workload. Experience working collaboratively with colleagues in health and other agencies including education.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of a range of experience working with children with dysphagia.
- Evidence of ADOS training or other autism assessment
- Evidence of delivering training online or settings to EYPs and parents
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- To take the majority of leave in school holidays
Desirable criteria
- An ability to speak other language e.g. Turkish, Polish, Spanish/ Portuguese, or a non-European language – i.e. an African language.
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
- Jo Davies
- Job title
- Lead, Children's Therapies and Specialist Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0203 224 4654
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