Speech and Language Therapist

Main area Speech and Language Therapy Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent:
The role is 5 days a week (1.0 WTE) on a substantive basis Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Return to Practice can be considered) Job  

Site Rikenel Health Centre Town Gloucester Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 19/10/2026 23:59

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county .

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care . We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you ’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and w e are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality team s in all areas of the Trust .

Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .

This post is for a full time Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist on a permanent basis.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated Speech and Language Therapist who is keen to join our dynamic and friendly team providing Speech & Language Therapy services to children & young people in Gloucestershire.

The post offers an opportunity to work with early years and school aged children with a range of speech, language and communication needs. We work creatively with parents, settings and other professionals to provide appropriate intervention packages using a care aims framework.

The post holder will be responsible for assessing, treating, managing and prioritising a designated caseload of children with speech, language and communication needs in community clinics and mainstream schools. They will also be supporting universal and targeted provision pathways.

They will provide advice to parents and other professionals in order to support the needs of children with speech, language and communication difficulties in line with the Care Aims approach including agreeing outcomes with key adults supporting the children on the caseload.

As a Band 5, the post holder will work under the close supervision of a clinical supervisor as well as be supported by their designated line manager:

• To independently assess, diagnose, plan and deliver an appropriate therapeutic service to children who have any type of speech and language / communication difficulty, working with the care aims framework.
• To analyse complex cases in order to inform decision making for case management, working within the care aims framework to design appropriate evidence based intervention to meet the needs of children aged 0
  -19 referred to the SLT service.
• To provide advice, information, demonstration and training where necessary concerning specific strategies of intervention for the management of the child’s communication difficulties.
• To provide timely reports to parents / carers and other…