Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a part-time Specialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist to join our well-established Children's Therapy team. We are seeking an experienced therapist with advanced skills in assessing and supporting infants, children and young people with feeding, swallowing and communication disorders in acute or community settings.

This role offers the opportunity to further develop specialist skills across the general paediatric ward, PICU and paediatric specialist services. The post holder will also develop skills in delivering videofluoroscopic swallow studies within the West London Children's Healthcare VFSS service for North West London.

You will undertake advanced assessment and deliver individualised management plans for children with diverse and complex needs, working closely with families, carers and the multidisciplinary team. Alongside other Band 7 Speech and Language Therapists, you will support the Clinical Lead with service planning, coordination, development and evaluation.

Multidisciplinary teaching for staff, parents and carers is an important part of the role. You will be well supported by the Clinical Lead Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist, with a strong commitment to supervision, CPD, audit, service evaluation and improvement. This is a fixed term contract post for 12 months against maternity leave.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be responsible for performing advanced assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex medical, physical and psychological conditions, to develop and deliver an individualised management/treatment programme, relevant to specialism.
• Following assessment, the post holder will be responsible for making therapeutic and/or clinical diagnoses and treating their own caseload of specialised and complex patients/clients and maintaining associated records.
• The post holder may lead a team and be responsible for providing an advanced standard of care to patients at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, which covers a multi-cultural and diverse population.
• The post holder will supervise the work of other more junior staff. The post holder will be based primarily at St Mary's Hospital but will be expected to work across all sites of WLCH.
• The post holder will assist the Clinical Lead in contributing to the planning, coordination, development and evaluation of the service. Together with other senior staff, you will act as a resource of specialist advice to the rest of the therapy service and other professions.

About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainability: Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.

Details
Closing date: 08 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £58,133 to £65,261 a year pa inclusive pro rata
Contract: Fixed term, 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 290-MIC-2299

Person specification
Essential education

• State registration with the Health Professions Council
• Degree (or equivalent) in Speech and Language Therapy
• Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio, especially in the relevant clinical area
• Clinical Educators course or equivalent

Desirable education

• Membership of Professional special interest groups relevant to speciality
• Relevant Postgraduate clinical qualification
• Management skills or leadership training

Essential knowledge/experience

• Significant recent clinical experience in relevant clinical area
• Significant experience of working as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working
• Experience of multidisciplinary goal planning, development of care pathways and using outcome measures
• Advanced knowledge of assessment and treatment approaches for the effective management of relevant conditions
• Advanced clinical reasoning and problem solving skills
• Understanding of clinical governance and the implications for therapy services including experience of quality issues and audit

Desirable knowledge/experience

• Previous Band 7 or equivalent experience in relevant post
• Experience of planning and managing service improvement activities
• Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care
• Recent, relevant work in an NHS environment

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.

Certificate of sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address: St Mary's Hospital, London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Lead: SLT - Paediatrics
Dr Mari Viviers
mari.viviers@nhs.net
02033126092

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