Paediatric Speech & Language Therapist

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The closing date is 26 January 2026

Are you looking for a great start to your career in the NHS as a speech and language therapist? Come to Worcestershire and start your career surrounded by highly experienced therapists with weekly mentoring, on the job training and access to CPD

What do you need to know?

All our Band 5 therapists have a comprehensive induction programme with mentor support, clinical supervision and CPD during the first 2 years post qualification

We are a Balanced System service we work in an evidence-based way at a universal, targeted and specialist level.

We are a supportive team, working together in settings and schools

We have excellent admin support with two main admin bases

All our team are equipped to do their job we invest in resources/equipment, so we have what we need on a daily basis

None of our team were redeployed during the pandemic; we were back to face-to-face work in Sept 2020 with new investment from our commissioners to support children disadvantaged by covid

This is a full time post

What are the potential opportunities within this role?

Working across a range of clinical areas to give you a broad clinical experience as a Band 5 therapist. This may include:

• Working within our early years service based in Family Hubs the first point of contact for many of our children and their families
• Working within our mainstream school service delivering support from a universal to a specialist level
• Working within specialist provision such as language classes, special schools or autism bases

This might be the role for you if you:

• Are graduating this year and you're looking for your first Band 5 role within the NHS
• Are a current Band 5 looking to develop your skills further or for a new opportunity in a different clinical area
• Are looking to work in a progressive team, following the evidence base and working in creative and innovative ways
• Are looking for a supportive team with opportunities to develop your clinical knowledge and skills

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfill your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

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For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

• Qualification in speech and language therapy plus certificate to practice issued by the College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Member of health professionals council
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

• Ability to communicate effectively and clearly in English both verbally and in writing

• Experience gained through training

• Able to travel efficiently to meet the needs of the job travelling from setting to setting

• Assessment of speech, language and communication difficulties, differential diagnosis of SLCN, knowledge of therapy interventions
• Knowledge of The Balanced System approach and framework and what implementation of this looks like in speech and language therapy services, schools and settings

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust