Speech and Language Therapist - Mainstream Schools Team


Company:	CNWL NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£36,943 - £44,900 per annum incl HCAS (pro rata if PT)
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Hillingdon, UB3 2PB
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	16 Jul 2026
Closing date:	15 Aug 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.

Are you a recently qualified or a soon to be qualified Speech and Language Therapist? Or do you just want to try something new?

Do you love working in mainstream schools?

We have a 0.8 WTE job for you!

We want to invite you to join the incredibly supportive Mainstream Schools Team working in the outer London Borough of Hillingdon.

Have a look at our Hillingdon Talks, Moves and Plays website to see if we would be a good fit for you

"Starting my career as a Speech and Language Therapist in Hillingdon Mainstream Schools team has given me a brilliant platform to develop my clinical skills with a varied caseload. Everyone is really friendly and I feel very supported through regular peer support meetings, buddying, safeguarding supervision and supervision with a senior therapist. "– Hannah- band 5.

• You will be responsible for the assessment and therapy for the children attending your allocated schools who have identified SLCN needs including: developmental language disorder, speech sound disorders, stammering, selective mutism, learning difficulties and autism

• You will work directly with the children in groups and individually with an LSA observing the sessions in order to run follow up intervention sessions

• You will offer training, advice and support to school staff

• You will support parents and keep in touch with them via phone calls or meetings, as well as sending them copies of care plans and targets and any reports

• You will jointly plan how to use your time in schools with the SENCO; allowing you to be flexible, creative and effective

• You will write statutory assessment and annual review reports

• You will be part of clinical working groups to help develop the service

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• A bright and homely office space to come back to - where you will get informal support, be able to ask questions and talk about your day

• Regular supervision sessions - starting at weekly/fortnightly - and moving gradually to 6 weekly

• Regular buddy sessions to help you settle into the team

• Termly peer supervision meetings where you can discuss difficult cases, share your experiences with other band 5 colleagues

• A busy but manageable caseload across a range of schools

• Opportunities to work from home one day a week

• Opportunities to develop your clinical skills through termly study afternoons, shadowing more experienced therapists, membership of a CEN, internal and external training

• Opportunities to work on projects with small groups of more experienced therapists to develop your skills

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• To provide a service to children/young people in mainstream schools who have aspeech, language or communication need.

• To be responsible for providing assessment, diagnosis & therapy packages into allocated schools.

• To train and support school staff & parents, in order for them to implement therapy advice effectively.

• To support schools with the early identification of children with speech/language/communication needs.

• To prioritise the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children at all times

• To support the service to achieve Key Performance Indicators and maintain Target Activity Levels

• To take part in quality governance, audits and projects for the team/service

• To contribute to, and provide feedback about, possible developments in the team

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This advert closes on Thursday 30 Jul 2026

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