Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
The closing date is 14 August 2025
Job summary
Are you a qualified speech and language therapist seeking a new role?
At NELFT, we have the perfect opportunity for you. And we flex to suit you, let us know if we can accommodate a flexible working arrangement to suit your personal circumstances.
We are looking for a speech and language therapist to join our diverse Children's Speech and Language Therapy Team in the London borough of Redbridge. Redbridge is a great place to live and work - a thriving community with an abundance of amenities and good transport links. You can find out more about the area and the services that we provide to local residents on our careers website - www.careers.nelft.nhs.uk.
You will be working as part of a friendly, diverse and supportive team to provide a service for children presenting with a range of speech, language, communication and feeding difficulties within pre-school settings, community clinics and schools. As part of your role, you will provide assessments as well delivering intervention and training to upskill parents, carers and education staff. You will have lots of opportunities to develop and specialise in a number of areas relating to the caseload, including Autism and AAC.
This post will ideally suit anestablished Band 5 speech and language therapist looking for a new challenge or an experienced Band 6 speech and language therapistready to diversify their career.
Main duties of the job
Speech and Language Therapists are core to the efficient service delivery that we provide to our patients.
As a Speech and Language Therapist in our Children's Speech and Language Therapy Team, you will deliver care to service users in the community, clinics and education settings.
The main responsibilities of the post:
To provide a comprehensive Speech and Language Therapy Service to clients referred with social communication needs and speech and language disorders in a range of settings such as schools, community clinics and the child development centre to include assessment, diagnoses and treatment.
To be responsible for organising and prioritising own workload in the day-to-day allocation of work.
To deputise when required in the team managers absence and delegate appropriately to junior colleagues.
To contribute to multidisciplinary support for clients with a range of speech, language and communication difficulties.
To provide feedback and advice to parents/carers, family members, and members of the multidisciplinary team regarding communication needs and strategies to facilitate development.
To develop and deliver training and support packages.
To regularly attend supervision and commit to the supervision process as a means for developing reflective and clinical decision-making skills.
About us
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High-Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941) pro rata for part time staff.
Certificates of Sponsorship
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Details
Date posted
31 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum plus HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
395-RR069-25
Job locations
The Grove Specialist Community Health Services for Children and Young People
Grove Road
Chadwell Heath
RM6 4XH
Employer details
Employer name
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address
The Grove Specialist Community Health Services for Children and Young People
Grove Road
Chadwell Heath
RM6 4XH
Employer's website
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