Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
| Posting date: | 24 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £53,751.00 to £60,651.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £53751.00 - £60651.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 April 2026 |
| Location: | Harrow, HA2 9DX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9333-26-0401 |
Summary
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification on this advert for further info. Band 7 Paediatric Dysphagia (0.4 WTE / 2 days per week)Community Dysphagia Team 0-5 years We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist to work within the Community Dysphagia Team, providing specialist assessment and intervention for infants and children with eating, drinking and swallowing needs. This 0.4 WTE role offers the opportunity to lead within a highly specialist area while contributing to service development and supporting colleagues across the department. Main Responsibilities Manage a complex and highly specialist caseload independently, demonstrating sound clinical judgement and effective use of outcome measures, with access to support and supervision as required. Demonstrate highly specialist clinical knowledge within paediatric dysphagia, underpinned by current evidencebased practice. Reflect on practice with peers and identify professional strengths and development needs. Apply highly specialist clinical reasoning and utilise evidencebased practice and outcome measures to inform assessment and intervention. Act as a lead Speech and Language Therapist within the relevant clinical specialism, providing expert guidance to the wider team. Provide support and supervision to junior colleagues as directed by the Team Leader. Offer specialist second opinions, advice and training to less experienced colleagues and other professionals involved in the care of children with eating, drinking and swallowing needs. Produce highquality reports and case notes that reflect specialist knowledge and clinical reasoning. Communicate effectivelyboth verbally and in writingwith parents, carers, and clients regarding assessment findings, diagnoses, and therapy plans, including delivering sensitive or difficult information when required. Negotiate effectively with parents, clients and other professionals around case management, recognising and managing potential conflict or breakdown in communication. Use negotiation and problemsolving skills in the management of conflict across a range of clinical and professional situations. Address initial complaints sensitively, working to resolve concerns before escalation. Attend and contribute to Speech and Language Therapy team meetings, participating in projects, audits and service development initiatives.