Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Band 7 Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
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As part of Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust's (HCT) commitment to the Experts at Hand model, we are delighted to be able to expand our Children's Speech and Language Therapy Early Years service and offer an exciting opportunity to join our service as a Band 7 Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist for Early Years.
Are you committed to achieving the very best outcomes for children and families?
Would you welcome the opportunity to shape and develop clinical services for the Early Years population?
Are you passionate about delivering expert support through collaborative models of care, ensuring specialist knowledge is available when and where it is needed?
If so, this opportunity could be just right for you at HCT.
We are recruiting Band 7 SLTs to join our large and forward-thinking team of therapists and assistants. Postholders will play a key role in sharing specialist knowledge and building capability across the wider workforce in Hertfordshire. Working collaboratively with colleagues, families, and partner agencies, you will support a consultation-led approach that enables children to access the right expertise at the right time, while empowering those around them to develop the confidence and skills needed to meet communication needs effectively.
Our Band 7 Early Years SLTs will be based across Hertfordshire, with potential bases at present being West Hertfordshire and East/North Hertfordshire, e.g. Stevenage and Hatfield.
The Experts at Hand model is a key part of the local SEND Reform Plan, which focuses on providing earlier specialist advice, consultation, and intervention through an integrated multidisciplinary model. Our Band 7 SLT roles will help to enable the service to continue to shape the support offered to children under 5 years who are at risk of/present with SLCN.
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As An Early Years Specialist, You Will
- Work collaboratively with Early Years settings, strengthening relationships with education professionals (within Hertfordshire DSPL areas)
- Work in partnership with our SLT Education Leads, Clinical Leads, and Clinical Quality leads, to help develop and shape early years interventions
- Develop networks with our colleagues in Family Centres, and continue to support delivery of our universal and targeted offer
- Seek regular feedback from Early Years settings and be responsive/make changes to service provision that will benefit the wider Hertfordshire system
- Work with therapy teams and settings to provide training and specialist advice and support
- Support the senior management team at a strategic level
We Offer
- A 2-week induction period where you will have the opportunity to observe and shadow your team
- Access to a named buddy
- Regular clinical and managerial supervision
- A well-established Appraisal system
- CPD opportunities such as bitesize tutorials; CENs; etc.
- A hybrid model of face-to-face and remote working
We’re delighted that you’re exploring a career with HCT. As an organisation, we’re committed to creating an inclusive, supportive, and rewarding work environment — one where you’ll feel valued and empowered to make a real difference.
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At HCT, we put patients, their families, and carers at the heart of everything we do. Our vision is simple yet powerful: Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities.
Working with us comes with a host of benefits designed to support your wellbeing and work-life balance:
- Generous annual leave (27 days rising to 33 with long service)
- Flexible working arrangements, including up to 5 days of carers leave (pro rata)
- Employee Assistance Programme offering 24/7 confidential support
- Cycle to Work and Car Lease Schemes
- Blue Light Card and NHS Discounts
- Health and wellbeing support, including free flu jabs, Physiotherapy referrals, etc.
- Occupational Pension Scheme
- Enhanced sick pay above statutory entitlements
We celebrate diversity and actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds, ages, and communities to apply.
We’re excited about the possibility of welcoming you to our team and taking the next step in your journey with us.
If there’s high interest in this role, we may close applications earlier than the advertised deadline — so please apply as soon as possible!
Word versions of documents are available if needed to allow for any adaptations to be made i.e. font, colour, background, convert to Read Aloud.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Anneka Wilson
- Job title: Clinical Quality Lead SLT
- Email address: anneka.wilson@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07436052453
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