Speech and Language Therapist - Mainstream Schools Team

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 25 January 2026

Are you a recently Qualified or soon to be qualified Speech and Language Therapist? Or do you just want to try something new?

Do you love working in mainstream schools?

We have a full-time job for you!

We want to invite you to join the incredibly supportive Mainstream Schools Team working in the outer London Borough of Hillingdon.

Have a look at our Hillingdon Talks, Moves and Plays website to see if we would be a good fit for you.

"Starting my career as a Speech and Language Therapist in Hillingdon Mainstream Schools team has given me a brilliant platform to develop my clinical skills with a varied caseload. Everyone is really friendly and I feel very supported through regular peer support meetings, buddying, safeguarding supervision and supervision with a senior therapist." - Hannah- band 5.

• You will be responsible for the assessment and therapy for the children attending your allocated schools who have identified SLCN needs including: developmental language disorder, speech sound disorders, stammering, selective mutism, learning difficulties and autism
• You will work directly with the children in groups and individually with an LSA observing the sessions in order to run follow up intervention
• You will run joint sessions with Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists
• You will offer training, advice and support to school staff
• You will support parents and keep in touch with them via phone calls or meetings, as well as sending them copies of care plans and targets and any reports
• You will jointly plan how to use your time in schools with the SENCO; allowing you to be flexible, creative and effective
• You will write statutory assessment and annual review reports
• You will be part of clinical working groups to help develop the service

• A bright and homely office space to come back to - where you will get informal support, be able to ask questions and talk about your day
• Regular supervision sessions - starting at weekly/fortnightly - and moving gradually to 6 weekly
• Regular buddy sessions to help you settle into the team
• Termly peer supervision meetings where you can discuss difficult cases, share your experiences with other band 5 colleagues
• A busy but manageable caseload across a range of schools
• Opportunities to work from home one day a week
• Opportunities to develop your clinical skills through termly study afternoons, shadowing more experienced therapists, membership of a CEN, internal and external training
• Opportunities to work on projects with small groups of more experienced therapists to develop your skills

• To provide a service to children/young people in mainstream schools who have aspeech, language or communication need.
• To be responsible for providing assessment, diagnosis & therapy packages into allocated schools.
• To train and support school staff & parents, in order for them to implement therapy advice effectively.
• To support schools with the early identification of children with speech/language/communication needs.
• To prioritise the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children at all times
• To support the service to achieve Key Performance Indicators and maintain Target Activity Levels
• To take part in quality governance, audits and projects for the team/service
• To contribute to, and provide feedback about, possible developments in the team

• oRecognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent
• oCurrent Health and Care Professions Council licence to practice.
• oRegistered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
• oFurther training courses relevant to the post

• oKnowledge of assessment tools relevant to school age children with SLCN.
• oKnowledge of a range of appropriate therapy approaches for school age children with SLCN including: speech, language, stammering, social communication, selective mutism
• oKnowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to school age children with SLCN.
• oAwareness of the principles of clinical governance/audit
• oAwaren…