Sirona care & health CIC

Children's Speech and Language Therapist

The closing date is 20 July 2025

Job summary

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people with autism? Come and join our friendly, supportive, and experienced multidisciplinary team as a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist.

We provide autism assessments across the BNSSG area, working in partnership with children, families, and professionals. As part of our team, you'll benefit from regular supervision, CPD opportunities, and a supportive leadership structure.

If you're a compassionate Speech and Language Therapist with an interest in autism and neurodevelopmental conditions, we'd love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

To carry out social communication observations and assessments in a clinic, educational settings or home setting

To undertake ADOS assessments (if/when trained) for children and young people up to the age of 18 years (early years and school age)

To carry out assessment of children with a complex social communication presentations as part of a multi professional team providing specialist clinical advice.

To write contributions to diagnostic multidisciplinary reports and EHCP reports

To carry out formal language assessments and interpret these results

To take the lead where appropriate in feeding back assessment and diagnostic results to parents and young people

To support other Speech and Language therapists and other professionals including Specialist Nurses, Paediatric Registrars, Early Years Practitioners and Psychology Assistants working as part of the ASD assessment team

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Date posted

04 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

083-7287813-WW

Job locations

Osprey Court

Whitchurch Lane

Bristol

BS14 0BB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

Degree or equivalent in Speech & Language Therapy
Registered with HCPC

Desirable

ADOS training
Post graduate training appropriate to the field

Skills, Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Experience of carrying out formal language assessment with a wide age range
Ability to cover a wide patch if required
Experience of working with Children as a SALT
Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner e.g., caseload management, prioritising cases, effective organisation and time management skills
To be able to assess and provide intervention for more complex cases in area of speciality, with clinical support from more senior clinicians

Desirable

Willing to learn and develop skills in Neurodiversity
Knowledge of Autism and differential diagnosis

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

Degree or equivalent in Speech & Language Therapy
Registered with HCPC

Desirable

ADOS training
Post graduate training appropriate to the field

Skills, Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Experience of carrying out formal language assessment with a wide age range
Ability to cover a wide patch if required
Experience of working with Children as a SALT
Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner e.g., caseload management, prioritising cases, effective organisation and time management skills
To be able to assess and provide intervention for more complex cases in area of speciality, with clinical support from more senior clinicians

Desirable

Willing to learn and develop skills in Neurodiversity
Knowledge of Autism and differential diagnosis

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

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

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Osprey Court

Whitchurch Lane

Bristol

BS14 0BB

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Osprey Court

Whitchurch Lane

Bristol

BS14 0BB

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)