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Site Heart of Hounslow Centre for Health Town Hounslow Salary £42,938.70 - £50,697 per annum inclusive of HCAS (Outer) Salary period Yearly Closing 25/06/2025 23:59
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.
Job overview
West London NHS Trust- Hounslow Community Healthcare Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Service
Band 6 –Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Hours: 1.0 wte (37.5.hrs)
Salary: Band 6 (plus outer London High Area Supplement)
The Hounslow Speech and Language Therapy Team are seeking an enthusiastic and innovative Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) working in the Mainstream School Team. This exciting split post (3 days Mainstream/2 days Dysfluency) offers an opportunity to develop a specialism in dysfluency.
The Mainstream Schools Team provides both a consultative assessment service for school aged students and a specialist stream which provides direct intervention for a caseload of children who stammer.
We are an experienced and friendly team that offer:
• Opportunities to develop an area of clinical specialism
• CPD opportunities
• A professional development infrastructure including Champion Roles (e.g. Student Placements, DLD, Bilingualism), regular whole team meetings and in-house continuing professional development training plan.
• A comprehensive supervision/appraisal structure
• A team of highly skilled and supportive colleagues
• Flexible working hours
Main duties of the job
To deliver specialist clinical decision-making, including assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment, evaluation and general independent management of a diverse and highly complex caseload.
To be accountable for the development, delivery and quality of services for children with speech, language and communication needs by ensuring that the service is effective, well-co-ordinated and responsive to changing needs.
To be responsible for providing specialist knowledge/training/advice in specialist field providing second opinions, clinical supervision and working with students, volunteers and assistants.
To deliver specialist training to the therapy team as well as to a range of professionals as appropriate.
To ensure effective joint working practice between own service, other speech and language therapists and other relevant professionals in the fields of health, education, the voluntary sector, social services.
To maintain an up-to-date, advanced level of theoretical knowledge and therapeutic evidence-based practice through Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities, reading, clinical excellence networks (CENs) and external training courses.
For more information, please contact Helen Downing (SLT Team Lead – Mainstream) on 0208 973 3480.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree / diploma or other professional Speech and Language Therapy qualification
* Registered with HCPC
* Demonstrates interest in a specialist clinical area
Experience
* Relevant experience in working as a Speech and Language therapist with at least some experience of working within an education setting
* Experience of carrying out specialist assessments and intervention
Knowledge
* Ability to write clear concise reports (including contribution to the EHCP or Annual Review process)
* Advanced knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools relevant to the client group
Skills
* Ability to work independently and as part of a (uni or multidisciplinary) team
* Ability to communicate highly complex or sensitive advice and information to others
As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.
We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.
By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks. After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).
Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We encourage the thoughtful use of technology as a demonstration of strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, we encourage applicants to personalise their recruitment application to showcase their unique skills and experiences.
While AI-generated content can be a helpful tool, relying solely on generic responses instead of highlighting your own strengths and achievements may impact the success of your application. The success of an application will always be assessed against the essential and desirable criteria for the role, so it is important to ensure that your application and any supporting information clearly demonstrate how you meet these requirements.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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The outcome
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