Job summary
Joining our supportive and forward-thinking Education and Inclusion Therapy Service as a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, you'll play a key role in ensuring every child has the opportunity to thrive and reach their full potential. In this rewarding and varied role, you'll help deliver Hampshire Local Area Partnership's Experts at Hand offer, providing specialist therapeutic expertise for children and young people from early years through to post-16 education.

Working predominantly within mainstream educational settings, you'll collaborate closely with education professionals, families and partner agencies to provide consultation, advice, training and targeted therapeutic input. By building workforce confidence and promoting inclusive practice, you'll help ensure children and young people receive the right support at the right time, reducing barriers to learning and participation and improving outcomes.

As part of a highly skilled team of therapists, you'll have the opportunity to further develop your specialist practice while helping shape innovative approaches to support children and young people across Hampshire. With a term-time only contract, excellent professional development opportunities and a strong culture of clinical supervision and peer support, this role is ideally suited to an experienced Band 6/7 Speech and Language Therapist seeking their next challenge.

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist Speech and Language Therapy assessments and evidence-based interventions for children and young people.
• Work collaboratively with education staff, families and multi-agency professionals to develop and implement effective, meaningful support plans.
• Deliver specialist Speech and Language Therapy support as part of Hampshire Local Area Partnership's Experts at Hand offer across a range of educational settings and age groups.
• Support capacity-building within schools and educational settings through consultation, training, whole-school communication approaches and policy development.
• Provide clinical and managerial supervision to Speech and Language Therapists within the team.
• Contribute to service development through initiatives such as care pathway development and acting as a locality or school cluster lead.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical records, ensuring compliance with professional, regulatory and organisational standards.
• Travel across Hampshire to deliver services, with caseloads allocated predominantly within your geographical area.

About us

• Be part of a highly skilled and supportive Therapy Service, recognised for its collaborative approach and commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people.
• Benefit from a comprehensive induction programme and excellent continuous professional development opportunities, including regular bite-size learning sessions, access to internal expertise and external supervision where appropriate.
• Thrive in a supportive team environment, with regular clinical and managerial supervision tailored to your role and caseload, alongside strong peer support.
• Access clear career development pathways and opportunities to contribute to service innovation. Our Speech and Language Therapist roles align with NHS Bands 5, 6, 7 and 8a/b, providing opportunities for progression.
• Work collaboratively with Occupational Therapists and other professionals as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Access Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• A competitive benefits package that includes generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Job responsibilities
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Qualifications
Essential

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Desirable

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Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential

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Desirable

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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).

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.