Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

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Job summary
Westminster, and Kensington and Chelsea Mainstream Schools Team

We have an exciting opportunity for a band 6 SLT to join our SLT education service. The post includes working with a varied caseload across mainstream schools in the inner London boroughs of Westminster, and Kensington & Chelsea. This is a part time role working 22.5 hours per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide advice to others regarding the management and care of children with communication difficulties.
• Be accountable for own professional actions and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking advice from senior colleagues as appropriate.
• Provide some day-to-day supervision and peer review support to less experienced colleagues and students, including second opinions when necessary.
• Run appropriate training independently for school and other staff.

Main duties of the job

• To assess the need for, develop and implement Speech and Language Therapy treatment to children with a wide range of speech, language and communication difficulties.
• To analyse auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of children's communication and to identify appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness in the home, school and other relevant settings.
• To make appropriate clinical decisions following assessment, using evidence-based practice and outcome measurement to provide the most effective treatment to children and their families within clearly defined care plan.
• To make a differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence from assessment.
• To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures relevant to the field, in particular in the field(s) of specialisation.

What we offer

• Work within innovative, motivated and well-established teams, in a supportive and progressive environment.
• Joint working with other professionals, parents, and class teams to develop a shared understanding of each child's speech, language and communication needs and how these can be supported.
• Support to develop your supervision skills and skills in training others.
• Access to 1:1 & peer group supervision sessions and a regular in-house training programme to develop clinical skills.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential: Degree and Licence to Practise from the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
• Essential: Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT

Experience

• Essential: Experience of supporting CYP, families and schools in line with the Children and Families Act 2014 including contribution to statutory assessments (Education Health and Care Plan Needs Assessments), contribution to the annual review process and delivery of SLT provision as specified in Education health and Care Plans (EHCPs)
• Essential: Collaborative work with parents and other professionals
• Essential: Experience Training others
• Desirable: Interest to develop clinical specialism in education
• Desirable: Training/experience of supporting students and more junior qualified therapists including provision of supervision and line management

Skills

• Essential: Excellent Interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy
• Essential: Excellent communication /presentation skills verbal and written
• Essential: Understanding of typical child development Speech and Language, Play and other milestones
• Essential: Good working knowledge of appropriate range of assessments and interventions for school aged CYP with Speech, Language and Communication needs and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits to individual CYP
• Essential: Understanding and application of Education Practice and Policy including the Children and Families Act 2014
• Essential: Awareness of national policies and procedures (relevant to the Education)
• Essential: Good team working
• Essential: Ability to deal with conflict and good problem-solving skills

Key Attributes

• Essential: Able to maintain prolonged concentration in order to assess the speech, language and communication skills of CYP using formal and informal assessments

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.

Employer details
Employer name: Central London Community Health Trust
Address: Woodfield Road Medical Centre and Mainstream Schools within Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea, Woodfield Road, W9 3XZ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://clch.nhs.uk/

Contact
Locality Lead Speech and Language Therapist: Liz James, elizabeth.james21@nhs.net, 07443354181

Date posted: 06 November 2026
Closing date: 22 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change, Band 6
Salary: £47,951 to £56,863 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 824-INNER-8411348

Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trusts values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment.