Speech and Language Therapist

Employer Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Cedar House Town Enfield Salary £44,485 - £52,521 Including Outer HCAS pro rata, per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 27/03/2026 23:59

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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We are delighted to advertise the following vacancy in our friendly, innovative team. You would be joining a large team of 35 whole time equivalents in a diverse borough. We have a strong partnership with the local authority, and can offer you a range of experience across the delivery of interventions to school age children

We have a high retention rate amongst staff and will work closely with you to tailor make opportunities to develop your career.

We would welcome applications from newly qualified staff as well as staff with some experience and therefore would consider offering this post as a Band 6 or a Band 5/6 run through.

We would love you to come and join us.

This is what our team say about working for the Enfield School age Speech and Language Team:

'Supportive and welcoming team'

'Friendly, stable team. Open to innovation'

'Supportive management and supervision structure. I feel very well supported and always listened to.

'The management team care about your well-being and career development is at the heart of their priorities.

'Nurturing team where you feel like family!

'Excellent clinical supervision, very friendly supportive team. Excellent peer supervision, excellent safeguarding supervision. You will be valued, respected for your skills in every way.

The post holder will have a varied post, supported and guided by Senior staff.

Main duties of the job

Supporting children and young people with Education Health and Care plans who have a range of speech, language and communication needs, attending Enfield mainstream primary and secondary schools and in specialist provisions (Additional Resource Provision or special school).

Supporting children and young people and Education staff within special schools to develop facilitative communication environments and contribute to developing the curriculum to focus on communication everyday throughout the day.

The post holder will participate in CPD activities and will contribute to departmental meetings, clinical audit and projects.

They will deliver training, initially with a more senior colleague, to other professionals and parents/carers on…