Children's Speech & Language Therapist - Band 5 or Newly Qualified

Overview

Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services including community nursing (district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services for all ages. We are a social enterprise that blends NHS strengths with flexible service delivery and reinvests surpluses into community initiatives.

Employees whose role may be at risk will receive priority consideration. Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities must provide proof of business insurance.

Children’s Speech & Language Therapist – Band 5 or Newly Qualified

Salary: £35,763 – £43,466 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata

Hours:

Full-time & Part-time hours considered

Applications from both newly qualified SLTs and experienced Band 5 SLTs are encouraged. The service is expanding to meet increasing demand.

• Regular Band 5 seminars on clinical areas (e.g., Autism Spectrum Conditions, Developmental Language Disorder, Speech Disorders, Stammering, EHCP report writing, target setting) and access to external training courses
• Support for newly qualified therapists through RCSLT competencies with weekly line management initially
• Access to an SLT mentor
• Whole-team CPD meetings and small clinical supervision groups
• Access to clinical specialists for specialist opinions and support
• Opportunities for career progression

“I started working at Bromley Healthcare straight after university and I couldn’t have chosen a better place to begin working as an SLT. The support and supervision from all members of the team has been incredible and it has made transitioning from student to therapist run so smoothly. Everyone on the team made me feel so welcome and helped to build my confidence.”

Proposed interview date: week commencing 9 February 2026

We are developing a Universal, Targeted Specialist model in mainstream schools, delivering EHCP intervention in mainstream schools, and expanding our buy-in service in mainstream and special schools and provisions. Day-to-day, you will provide assessment and therapy services to a mixed paediatric caseload with speech, language, and communication needs, including report writing and opportunities for training parents/carers and those working with children with SLCN.

There are opportunities to work in one of many special schools and provisions with support, including children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Learning Difficulties, Developmental Language Disorder and Speech Disorders. We seek your preference for work locations when re-timetabling.

You will be part of a dynamic team delivering high-quality services to Bromley residents. We value innovation and encourage staff to work in new and effective ways. Bromley Healthcare is an established social enterprise; as a shareholder you would have greater involvement and influence on key decisions.

We encourage you to review the criteria in the person specification and discuss how you meet them in your application/supporting statement for the best chance of shortlist.

Bromley Healthcare offers extensive services from community nursing to therapy services for all ages. Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and banding/pay point. We provide an outstanding benefits package, including pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, cycle-to-work scheme, and more. Flexible working options from day one include remote working, compressed hours, part-time, and job shares. We encourage discussion with the hiring manager about individual circumstances and service needs.

The post holder is responsible for safeguarding children, young people, and adults at risk.

• Provide a speech and language therapy service to patients with communication and/or swallowing disorders, with supervision as appropriate
• Make differential diagnoses based on assessment to guide intervention/treatment
• Communicate complex information to clients, carers, families, and the multidisciplinary team
• Maintain sensitivity to emotional needs when delivering potentially distressing information
• Initiate and provide treatment options…