Speech and Language Therapist | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 30 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,964 - £43,780 per annum inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 July 2025 |
| Location: | London, E1 4DG |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7315695/259-7315695RLH |
Summary
We have a role working across our schools team, with the expected schools being Primary and Nursery Schools. They may also be opportunities to work in Secondary Schools in the future, if this is of interest. Part time working may also be possible.
What we can offer you:
• Lots of support - group clinical supervision, 1:1 line management, Band 6 buddy, ad hoc informal office support and monthly clinical sharing sessions
• The benefits of a large team – we are well-resourced with assessments, intervention programmes and training packages that we share and adapt
• You will have a clear timetable for your days
• Rewarding clinical work in an interesting and busy east London borough
• Easy travel to your allocated schools, clinics and Children and Family Centres by public transport, cycling or walking.
• You will be involved in universal, targeted, and specialist levels of support, and will have the opportunity to support ongoing development of the service
• Flexible working opportunities
Please get in touch to find out more.
For more information about the post please contact Kate Perry, Lead for Primary Schools Service on kate.perry2@nhs.net or 07927 683019 or Clair Chen, Lead SLT for the Early Language Team on clairchen@nhs.net or 07927 682 995.
As a speech and language therapist working in mainstream schools you will support children and young people with varied speech, language and communication needs to reach their potential. You will have a small allocation of schools that you will visit weekly. You will provide specialist assessments, a range of specialist and targeted interventions, and offer training, support and advice to school staff and parents. You will support children with developmental language disorder, autism, speech disorders, complex needs, and other communication difficulties. You will provide a service that considers the needs of children and families from a range of ethnic, linguistic, and neurodiverse backgrounds. You will have access to regular support, clinical supervision and learning opportunities.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
This advert closes on Monday 14 Jul 2025