Speech and Language Therapist
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
London, N1 5RA
Salary
£38,488 to £46,852
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
9 September 2026
9 days left
Job description
Hackney is a great place to start your career. We have a great reputation for both the services we offer and the support we provide to our staff. We h...
The Children's Integrated Speech and Language Therapy Service for Hackney & the City is a unique collaboration between local health & education agencies. By pooling resources, the service is able to provide high quality, comprehensive service to children/young people & families within Hackney & The City and other London boroughs.
We look to have have sessions available within our Mainstream Schools Service and Early Years service.
Mainstream school settings are in Hackney and we also work in West London alongside our partner West London Zone/All Child.
The post holder will assess/diagnose speech, language and communication needs in children and young people (CYP). They will plan and implement programmes of support and intervention for CYP with speech, language, and communication needs, including CYP with complex needs. This includes the supervision of speech and language therapy assistants and collaborative work with other agencies.
The post holder will attend relevant training to work towards more specialist skills & knowledge and participate in CPD and other developmental activities.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised SLT degree
- Member of HCPC
Desirable
- Member of RCSLT
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Negotiation and problem solving Skills
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
- Ability to adapt to a range of different clinical areas
- Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills
- Well-developed concentration skills
- Good presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Good organisational and prioritisation skills
- Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
Desirable
- Speaker of a relevant community language
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level
Desirable
- Other relevant experience (e.g.: personal experience of children, previous experience of working with children and /or people with disabilities
- Other relevant experience in child care or educational settings
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
- Knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group)
- An understanding of principles of assessment and intervention for bilingual children
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
- Understanding of standards of record keeping
- Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group
- Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group)
Other
Essential
- Commitment and adherence to the Equality Act
- Understanding of the Trust values
- Ability and willingness to travel around the Borough and other boroughs where necessary
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
26 August 2026
Last checked
28 August 2026
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