Job summary
Come and join our exciting and dynamic Children and Young People's Therapies Team

Speech and Language Therapist Band 5

Are you looking for your first post to begin your career?

Are you looking for a new band 5 experience?

If so come and join a supportive and dynamic Integrated Children and Young People's Therapies team in Buckinghamshire who are dedicated to move you through your first year competencies and beyond.

We have a strong commitment to supporting our newly qualified band 5 therapists to develop your clinical and professional skills both face to face and via teletherapy in order to achieve your competencies within your first year.

All staff receive:

• A comprehensive induction supported by the Team Lead
• A 2 year Trust Preceptorship programme to develop professional confidence, skills, values and behaviours to continue on a journey of life long learning within Bucks
• Regular clinical supervision, one to one and peer groups focused to newly qualified and band 5s
• Access to a variety of CPD sessions on specific clinical areas supported by Clinical Leads
• Clinical and caseload discussions with senior colleagues
• Coaching, mentoring and access to external courses
• Attendance at regional and national CEN meetings

Main duties of the job
The post is locality team based in Amersham and the Chiltern South Bucks area. If you are a newly qualified therapist you would be given a mainstream school aged caseload for 4 days of your week, alongside 1 day CPD to develop competencies and shadowing for the first year with the aim to develop interests in different parts of the service. Caseload allocations are caped to allow NQTs the ability to acquire necessary competencies within the first year.

This is a jointly commissioned service that will give you the opportunity to use your innovative and dynamic SLT skills to influence the delivery of high quality, evidence based interventions for children and young people in Buckinghamshire.

We use a wide variety of evidence-based therapy approaches with children. Therapy is delivered individually, in groups or flexibly as the child and setting require.

Award winning and evidence based programmes by Speech and Language Link, are commissioned to every mainstream school setting across Buckinghamshire and supports a graduated approach to therapy delivery alongside our school advice sessions and webinars.

About us
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Details
Date posted
10 September 2026

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 5

Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year
per annum pro rata

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time,
Part-time,
Job share,
Flexible working

Reference number
434-CR8202440

Job locations
Amersham Hospital
Whielden Street
Amersham
HP7 0JD
United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person Specification
EXPERIENCE
Desirable

• Able to identify own strengths and needs
• Able to identify when to seek support
• Demonstrates the ability to reflect on practice with peers/clinical supervisor
• Demonstrates adequate flexibility to meet the demands of an unpredictable workload.
• Demonstrates knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to client group
• Demonstrates knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions
• Demonstrates awareness of the roles of other professionals
• Demonstrates awareness of standards of record keeping
• Able to maintain intense concentration in all aspects of patient management
• Able to manage emotional consequences of working with patients with a range of communication disorders

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential

• Able to travel between a range of clinical locations

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential

• Recognised Speech & Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent
• Health Professions Council Licence to Practice

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development and personal development.
• Attendance of relevant Special Interest Group or Clinical Excellence Network
• Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Desirable

• Ability to write detailed reports on patients' care to ensure interpretation by other professionals and parents.
• Ability to negotiate compromises and resolve conflict between staff amicably
• Clear concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multidisplinary team, patients and carers and to ensure records are kept accurately and in a timely manner
• Knowledge of specific therapy methods and programmes for the treatment of children.

Person Specification
EXPERIENCE
Desirable

• Able to identify own strengths and needs
• Able to identify when to seek support
• Demonstrates the ability to reflect on practice with peers/clinical supervisor
• Demonstrates adequate flexibility to meet the demands of an unpredictable workload.
• Demonstrates knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to client group
• Demonstrates knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions
• Demonstrates awareness of the roles of other professionals
• Demonstrates awareness of standards of record keeping
• Able to maintain intense concentration in all aspects of patient management
• Able to manage emotional consequences of working with patients with a range of communication disorders

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential

• Able to travel between a range of clinical locations

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential

• Recognised Speech & Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent
• Health Professions Council Licence to Practice

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development and personal development.
• Attendance of relevant Special Interest Group or Clinical Excellence Network
• Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Desirable

• Ability to write detailed reports on patients' care to ensure interpretation by other professionals and parents.
• Ability to negotiate compromises and resolve conflict between staff amicably
• Clear concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multidisplinary team, patients and carers and to ensure records are kept accurately and in a timely manner
• Knowledge of specific therapy methods and programmes for the treatment of children.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address
Amersham Hospital
Whielden Street
Amersham
HP7 0JD
United Kingdom

Employer's website
https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details
Employer name
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address
Amersham Hospital
Whielden Street
Amersham
HP7 0JD
United Kingdom

Employer's website
https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Speech and Language Therapy Schools Team Lead
Natasha Patel
natasha.patel34@nhs.net

Details
Date posted
10 September 2026

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 5

Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year
per annum pro rata

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time,
Part-time,
Job share,
Flexible working

Reference number
434-CR8202440

Job locations
Amersham Hospital
Whielden Street
Amersham
HP7 0JD
United Kingdom

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