Highly specialist speech & language therapist - mainstream schools

Hayes, Greater London
£53,751-60,651 per year
Permanent
Part-time

2 days ago

Do you want to be part of a friendly and supportive SLT team?Do you want to be able to offer direct therapy to children in mainstream schools?Do you want to develop your leadership skills?0.4 WTE Band 7 role:We are looking for a passionate speech and language therapist to work in the Hillingdon mainstream schools team supporting children and young people who have a speech, language or communication need.You will be offering direct therapy for CYP in schools - working closely with school staff.You will be part of a supportive band 7 team - and take a lead in developing projects and supervising more junior staff.Have a look on our Hillingdon Talks, Moves and Plays website to find out about our wider service.Main duties of the job

To provide a highly specialist speech and language therapy service to children in mainstream schools who have an identified speech/language/communication need. This role will include primary and secondary schools.
To be responsible for providing highly specialist assessment & 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 meet regularly with the SENCO to ensure that the needs of the schools are being met.
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 lead on identified audits and service improvement projects for the team/service
To lead on identified clinical working groups for the service
To deliver workshops for the wider speech and language therapy team
To deliver training workshops for parents and school staff
To offer joint consultations to other members of the team
To jointly lead on developing the quality of the service provided to schools
To be responsible for the performance management of identified team members
To formally and informally support team members
To support the team leader in the leading and development of the team
To deputise for the team leader in the day to day management of the team as requested

About usWe can offer you:

A buddy who will meet with you every week at first to help you settle in and who you can ask lots of questions
Regular supervision meetings with the team leader every 6 weeks, alongside annual appraisal and informal support
Termly peer supervision meetings where you can discuss difficult cases, read articles together and share your experiences
Regular meetings with the other band 7 mainstream team SLTs to ensure that the workload is being shared and support given
A busy but manageable caseload across a range of schools
Opportunities for remote working in school and at home at the end of the day once a week
Opportunities to develop your clinical and leadership skills and knowledge through termly study afternoons, shadowing more experienced therapists/ leaders, membership of a CEN, training courses - clinical and leadership

We are proud to say that the service has:

Excellent relationships with schools - 91% of SENCO's report that they are happy or very happy with the service
Good relationships with parents - 92.5% of parents report that they are happy or very happy with the service. A parent representative attends all of the mainstream schools meetings and parent feedback is sought for new developments
A strong track record on innovation and service development in order to provide a high quality service to children, schools and families

DetailsDate posted01 September 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 7Salary£53,751 to £60,651 a year Pro rata per annum incl. HCASContractPermanentWorking patternPart-timeReference number333-G-HC-1496-AJob locationsWood End CentreJudge Heath LaneHayesUB3 2PBJob descriptionJob responsibilities

To provide a highly specialist speech and language therapy service to children in mainstream schools who have an identified speech/language/communication need. This role will include primary and secondary schools.
To be responsible for providing highly specialist assessment & 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 meet regularly with the SENCO to ensure that the needs of the schools are being met.
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 lead on identified audits and service improvement projects for the team/service
To lead on identified clinical working groups for the service
To deliver workshops for the wider speech and language therapy team
To deliver training workshops for parents and school staff
To offer joint consultations to other members of the team
To jointly lead on developing the quality of the service provided to schools
To be responsible for the performance management of identified team members
To formally and informally support team members
To support the team leader in the leading and development of the team
To deputise for the team leader in the day to day management of the team as requested

Job descriptionJob responsibilities

To provide a highly specialist speech and language therapy service to children in mainstream schools who have an identified speech/language/communication need. This role will include primary and secondary schools.
To be responsible for providing highly specialist assessment & 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 meet regularly with the SENCO to ensure that the needs of the schools are being met.
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 lead on identified audits and service improvement projects for the team/service
To lead on identified clinical working groups for the service
To deliver workshops for the wider speech and language therapy team
To deliver training workshops for parents and school staff
To offer joint consultations to other members of the team
To jointly lead on developing the quality of the service provided to schools
To be responsible for the performance management of identified team members
To formally and informally support team members
To support the team leader in the leading and development of the team
To deputise for the team leader in the day to day management of the team as requested

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

oRecognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent (minimum of 2:2 or equivalent)
oFurther training courses relevant to the post
oAttendance at special interest group/ clinical excellence group
oHealth and Care Professions Council licence to practice.

Desirable

oFirst class honours degree or equivalent
oExtensive training relevant to the post

ExperienceEssential

oExtensive experience of working in a mainstream/special school as a therapist
oExperience of developing and delivering a range of training
oExperience of leading on a project to improve/develop the service
o Experience of providing informal support to junior colleagues

Desirable

oExperience of formally supervising junior staff
oExperience of leading appraisals for less experienced staff

Skills and KnowledgeEssential

oIn-depth knowledge of assessment tools, and experience of using them relevant to school age children with SLCN.
oIn-depth knowledge of a range of appropriate therapy approaches, and experience in using them with school age children with SLCN including: speech, language, stammering, social communication, selective mutism.
oExperience of contributing to an audit
oKnowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to school age children with SLCN

Desirable

oExperience of leading clinical audits

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

oRecognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent (minimum of 2:2 or equivalent)
oFurther training courses relevant to the post
oAttendance at special interest group/ clinical excellence group
oHealth and Care Professions Council licence to practice.

Desirable

oFirst class honours degree or equivalent
oExtensive training relevant to the post

ExperienceEssential

oExtensive experience of working in a mainstream/special school as a therapist
oExperience of developing and delivering a range of training
oExperience of leading on a project to improve/develop the service
o Experience of providing informal support to junior colleagues

Desirable

oExperience of formally supervising junior staff
oExperience of leading appraisals for less experienced staff

Skills and KnowledgeEssential

oIn-depth knowledge of assessment tools, and experience of using them relevant to school age children with SLCN.
oIn-depth knowledge of a range of appropriate therapy approaches, and experience in using them with school age children with SLCN including: speech, language, stammering, social communication, selective mutism.
oExperience of contributing to an audit
oKnowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to school age children with SLCN

Desirable

oExperience of leading clinical audits

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