Ealing Community Partners has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated SLT to join a team of Paediatric SLT Clinical Leads, working with the Children’s Services Manager to manage a large, diverse and dynamic Paediatric SLT service. This team is part of Ealing Children’s Services which hosts most of the community health services for the borough. The post holder will join the leadership team and also work closely with our partners in the voluntary, education and social care sectors.
This post is a fixed term maternity leave cover and would suit a progressive clinician who would like to further develop their leadership and management experience within a supportive team.
The post will focus predominately on the service development and delivery of SLT provision to school aged children with EHCPs in Mainstream schools, Additional Resource Provisions (ARPs) and Special Schools. It will involve joint service planning for children and young people with SEND with the local authority and designated clinical officer for health. The post will also oversee the tribunal service the LA commissions the service to provide.
Ealing Paediatric SLT Service sits within Ealing Community Partners which was created in 2019 and hosted by West London NHS Trust in partnership with CNWL NHS Foundation Trust.
Job Summary
* Provide clinical leadership and operational management, delivery and development of the Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Service (SLT) in Ealing.
* Focus predominately on service development and delivery of SLT provision to school aged children with EHCPs in Mainstream schools, Additional Resource Provisions (ARP) and Special Schools.
* Oversee the tribunal service the LA commissions the service to provide.
* Directly support the Clinical Services Manager and Professional Paediatric Therapy Lead in the operational and strategic management of Children’s SLT Services in Ealing.
* Act as a role model in specialist practice, facilitating and supporting the delivery of effective patient care and service development.
* Develop partnership opportunities and joint workings with other clinical and non‑clinical professionals; liaise with other agencies as appropriate, particularly MDT colleagues, Children’s Centres, schools, social services and SEN education colleagues within the London Borough of Ealing and adjacent boroughs.
* Deliver operational, clinical and managerial oversight for the Children’s SLT Service. Duties include line management, recruitment, service development and redesign to deliver on new business and integrated care opportunities as these arise, including joint service planning with the local authority and Designated Clinical Officer for health. As needed the post will also work in the CORE Health parts of the service.
* Jointly be the CQC lead for the service, ensuring services are safe, caring, compassionate, effective and well‑led and that timely action plans are developed relating to any quality and safety risks or gaps identified.
* Work closely with the wider Ealing Children’s therapy service leads to ensure coordinated and effective clinical and managerial leadership.
Professional Development
We offer a wide range of opportunities for CPD and are committed to providing excellent levels of support and supervision such as:
* weekly clinical service lead meetings
* supervision sessions
* journal clubs
* specialism groups
* whole department training days
We maintain strong links with Victoria Kilsby, Trust Head of Profession, and ensure our staff are kept abreast of the opportunities available as part of the wider organisation such as 21CLP Leadership Training.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a friendly team committed to providing care and services which are inclusive and treat everyone with respect. We work with CNWL’s equality, diversity and inclusion network, which is actively anti‑racist and supports our children’s service and SLT team. We are fortunate to work in Ealing, one of the most ethnically diverse boroughs in the UK, and strive to ensure our team reflects the communities we serve. We seek to be allies with LGBTQ+ colleagues and families, as well as with neuro‑divergent colleagues and families. Staff wellbeing is a priority.
Mission
Keeping children and young people’s education, health and well‑being at the centre of decision making to achieve the best possible outcomes.
This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Feb 2026.
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