Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 19 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £56,276 - £63,176 per annum, inclusive of HCAS (pro rata) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 21 March 2026 |
| Location: | London, W9 3XZ |
| Company: | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7795471/824-INNER-7795471 |
Summary
We’re excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to join our dynamic education service. This role offers the chance to work with children and young people (CYP) who have a range of complex learning difficulties, including Severe Learning Disabilities (SLD) and Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD)for 2 days a week alongside 1 day in the mainstream schools team. You'll collaborate closely withboth the mainstream schools team and multi-disciplinary professionals to deliver a tailored service that supports CYP and their families.
In this role, you’ll have the chance to build on your clinical expertise by conducting assessments, identifying needs, and developing, implementing, and evaluating specialist communication interventions, including AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication).
Why Join Us?
• Develop advanced clinical skills in assessment and intervention planning
• Work within a supportive, experienced and collaborative team
• Access regular 1:1 and peer supervision, plus internal twilight training
• Gain experience in clinical supervision and line management
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives
Take a look at our recruitment video to discover more about working with us:CLCH S&L Recruitment - YouTube
As a Band 7 SLT, your responsibilities will include:
• Providing highly specialised clinical support: Work with children experiencing developmental speech and language delays, disorders, and social communication difficultiesand complex needs.You’ll use your specialist knowledge in specific areas of speech, language, and communication needs to provide targeted interventions.
• Collaborating with families and staff: Partner with parents, carers, and school staff to enhance the communication skills of children and ensure they can fully participate in the curriculum.
• Supporting SEND responsibilities: Contribute to statutory assessments of Special Educational Needs (SEN) as per the Children and Families Act 2014. You’ll also help deliver speech and language therapy as outlined in children’s Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).
• Professional accountability: Take responsibility for your professional actions, recognising your boundaries and seeking advice from senior colleagues when necessary.
• Mentorship and supervision: Provide support to less experienced colleagues and students, including offering second opinions, supervision, and peer review.
• Liaising with external agencies: Work closely with colleagues from a variety of statutory and non-statutory agencies to ensure a holistic approach to each child’s care.
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.
What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life’s most important moments.
Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.
We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.
Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
This advert closes on Thursday 5 Mar 2026