Band 5 Children’s Speech and Language Therapist

As a Band 5 Children’s Speech and Language Therapist, you will provide assessment, intervention and advice for children and young people aged 0–19 with speech, language and communication needs across a range of settings including schools, clinics, homes and community environments. You will manage your own caseload as an autonomous practitioner, with support from experienced senior clinicians and a well-established multidisciplinary team.

Working collaboratively with education, health and social care colleagues, you will deliver high-quality, evidence-based and child-centred care that helps children and young people achieve their communication goals and participate fully in everyday life.

The role will also support delivery of the Experts at Hand programme, working alongside education settings and system partners to build inclusive approaches for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs. You will help increase the confidence and capability of education staff through training, advice and collaborative working, supporting earlier identification, timely intervention and improved educational participation. Working with health, education and SEND partners, you will contribute to local SEND priorities and reforms, helping improve outcomes for children and young people within mainstream settings.

• Provide assessment, diagnosis, intervention and advice for children and young people with a range of speech, language and communication needs, managing a designated caseload and adapting interventions to meet individual needs.
• Contribute to SEND processes, including Education, Health and Care Needs Assessments (EHCNAs), EHCP reports and annual reviews, working collaboratively with children, families and professionals to achieve agreed outcomes.
• Support delivery of the Experts at Hand programme by working with mainstream education settings and partner organisations to strengthen inclusive practice and improve support for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs.
• Through training, modelling and collaborative working, help increase the confidence and capability of education staff, supporting earlier identification and intervention and improving educational participation and outcomes.
• Contribute to local SEND priorities by working alongside education colleagues, local authorities and wider partners to embed evidence-based approaches and improve access to support within mainstream settings.
• Participate in clinical governance, audit, service evaluation, quality improvement and student education activities, contributing to the ongoing development of a high-quality, evidence-based speech and language therapy service.