Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

The closing date is 26 January 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6, Specialist Speech and Language Therapists to work within a well-established, innovative and supportive team in the London Borough of Havering. This is a great position for a therapist looking to join a progressive and innovative children's speech and language therapy service.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to be part of our team and to contribute to the future of our service. This role will provide the opportunity to work on some of our specialist pathways including stammering, situational mutism and speech sound disorders. There may also be opportunities to support our core mainstream and pre‑school services. While the specifics of this role will be guided by the needs of the service, there is scope to tailor the position based on clinical interest and experience.

Based in Romford with established transport links from London:
We are 17 minutes by train from London Liverpool Street and 20 minutes from Stratford on the new Elizabeth Line, we also have good transport links to Essex and Kent.

You will join a team of passionate and enthusiastic professionals that support children and their families with their speech, language and communication needs.

• To work autonomously as a Specialist therapist within the community team, providing an effective service in Havering for children.
• To carry out screening, assessments and onward referrals to other specialists in integrated services, as early as possible to identify those with speech, language and communication needs.
• To signpost those who have been assessed to appropriate services that offer specialist interventions as well as general advice and guidance.
• To ensure that those identified with speech, language and communication needs receive support to understand and manage their condition where appropriate.
• Where appropriate (and required) the speech and language therapist will signpost children and young people who have difficulties with eating, drinking and swallowing to specialist services.
• To ensure that all children and young people who require a service receive it in accordance within the mandated timeframe appropriate to their needs.
• To be able to work with clients to identify issues with communication, and give them strategies to help address these issues, which may take the form of one‑to‑one, group sessions or other forms of support.
• To engage typically disengaged populations and work with them to improve their outcomes.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co‑produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.

They are:

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

NELFT places great importance on new starters being properly welcomed into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks, including mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will also have the opportunity to meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend several drop‑in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes.

The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Detailed Job Description and Main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at Northeast London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application. We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any…