Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 SLT to join our community SLT team for 6 months as maternity cover. This role will be as Locality Lead working in our Community & Clinic teams. This role is ideal for people who are interested in developing their leadership skills at Band 7 level and contributing to the development of the service.

We Are a Friendly, Supportive Team Who Pride Ourselves On Our Commitment To Creating An Equal And Inclusive Working Environment For People Of All Backgrounds Providing And Evidence Informed And Based Service For All Our Families.

You Will Have:

• Experience of, and highly specialist skills working with, a diverse paediatric caseload 2-11 years old
• Experience of supporting the evaluation of service delivery
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-agency team
• Ability to work flexibly and independently where necessary
• Enthusiasm, imagination, and initiative
• Understanding of the neurodiversity framework

• To contribute to the development, implementation, and evaluation of service delivery within Community & Clinics team.
• To demonstrate highly specialist clinical skills in an area relevant to the team you work in
• To lead/supervise others within the locality team and to act as a resource and support for other therapists working with children with speech, language, and social communication difficulties.
• To be responsible for the management of a caseload of children with developmental speech and language delays/disorders and social communication difficulties
• To provide line management to junior staff and SLTAs and participate in and provide clinical supervision and support as required.
• To work with parents, carers, education staff and other agencies involved in the children's care as well as part of a multi-agency team.
• To work as a member of the community paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Team.

The Children's Therapy team consists of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and speech and language therapists. Therapists work in multi-disciplinary/multi agency teams across the borough of Wandsworth.

We have a range of working parties to ensure we are utilising best practice including:

• Diversity and Inclusion
• Neurodiversity
• Bilingualism
• Social emotional and mental health (SEMH)
• Supporting children who use echolalia to communicate

We are very proud of our inclusive and proactive team of therapists and assistants providing evidence based and informed intervention to Wandsworth's children.

Date posted: 06 February 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £56,276 to £63,176 a year p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Inner)

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 6 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: -DE-DG

Job locations: St John's Therapy Centre, St John's Hill, London, SW11 1SW

** Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**

• Experience of working with pre school children in clinic
• Experience of delivering training to parents and professionals
• Experience supervising junior members of staff

• Knowledge of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group
• Well established knowledge of a range of standardised and functional assessment tools relevant to the client group
• Understanding of the neurodiversity affirming framework and how this applies to working with children with SLCN

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer name: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address: St John's Therapy Centre, St John's Hill, London, SW11 1SW

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