NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Speech and Language Therapist
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Are you an experienced Speech and Language Therapist looking for a varied and rewarding role where you can make a lasting difference to children and young people?
We are looking for a passionate and innovative Speech and Language Therapist (Band 7) to join our Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service. This unique role combines three days each week within the Youth Offending Service with two days supporting community clinics across Basildon, Brentwood and Thurrock, giving you the opportunity to work with a diverse range of children and young people with speech, language and communication needs.
You'll manage a specialist caseload, providing high-quality assessment, intervention and clinical leadership for children and young people with developmental language disorder, speech sound disorders and complex communication needs. Alongside your clinical work, you'll play a key role in developing services, supporting colleagues through supervision and second opinions, and working collaboratively with schools, families and partner agencies to achieve the best outcomes.
This is an excellent opportunity for a clinician who enjoys combining direct clinical practice with leadership, service development and partnership working.
Main Duties of the Role
As a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, you will:
- Deliver specialist assessment, diagnosis and evidence-based intervention for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs across community and Youth Offending Service settings.
- Manage your own complex caseload autonomously while contributing to the wider development of the local service.
- Work closely with children, young people, families, schools and multidisciplinary teams to develop personalised care plans that improve communication and participation.
- Provide specialist advice, consultation and training to professionals across education, health and social care.
- Support and develop less experienced Speech and Language Therapists, Therapy Assistants and students through supervision, mentoring and clinical guidance.
- Lead on designated clinical pathways and contribute to service improvement, quality initiatives and clinical governance.
- Work collaboratively within the Integrated Therapies Team to deliver joined-up, child-centred care.
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About You
We're looking for someone who is passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people through excellent communication support.
You Will
- Be a qualified Speech and Language Therapist registered with the HCPC and RCSLT.
- Have significant post-registration experience working with children and young people with speech, language and communication needs.
- Demonstrate highly developed assessment and clinical reasoning skills.
- Be confident working independently whilst contributing positively to multidisciplinary teams.
- Enjoy supporting and developing colleagues through supervision, mentoring and training.
- Have excellent communication and relationship-building skills, enabling you to work effectively with families, schools and partner organisations.
- Be motivated to contribute to service improvement, innovation and clinical excellence.
Why Join Us?
This is more than just a clinical role. You'll become part of a supportive and forward-thinking team committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-based care for children and young people across Essex.
We Offer
- A varied and rewarding caseload across community and Youth Offending Service settings.
- Opportunities to lead service development and influence clinical practice.
- Regular clinical supervision and peer support.
- Continuing Professional Development, specialist training and leadership opportunities.
- Supportive multidisciplinary working with education, health and social care colleagues.
- Flexible working opportunities where service needs allow.
- A strong commitment to staff wellbeing, learning and career progression.
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes, Essex.
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Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High Cost Area Supplement Fringe (Basildon, Thurrock, Brentwood, Harlow and Dartford only)
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,303 to a maximum of £2,198 p.a. pro rata for part time)
Working for Us
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.
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