Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Deafness and Schools

Job summary

Are you a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist seeking a new role? At NELFT, we have the perfect opportunity for you. And we flex to suit you, let us know if we can accommodate a flexible working arrangement to suit your personal circumstances.

We are looking for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our Deafness and schools team in Waltham Forest. Depending on experience and preference, we can also provide opportunities in our pre-school pathway.

Waltham Forest is a great place to live and work - a thriving community with an abundance of amenities and good transport links. You can find out more about the area and the services that we provide to local residents on our careers website - www.careers.nelft.nhs.uk.

Main duties of the job

Speech and Language Therapists are core to the efficient service delivery that we provide to children, young people, and their families.

As a Speech and Language Therapist in our service, you will deliver care to children, young people, and their families in the community, schools, and within the clinic setting at Wood Street Health Centre.

This role involves working with deaf pre-school and school-aged children in a provision. You will be working alongside Teachers of the Deaf and will create links with the audiology team.

You will be part of our well-established, supportive, and dynamic team, with opportunities for sessions within our pre-school team depending on preference and experience. In your allocated schools, you will provide assessments including EHCPs, as well as delivering intervention and training to upskill school staff.

About us

NELFT places 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 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 Rainham, Essex.

This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of basic salary, with a minimum of £4,551 and maximum of £5,735, pro rata for part-time staff.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organization, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system.

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programs are used, then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants from seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Date posted: 14 April 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum, plus HCAS (pro rata)

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, flexible working

Reference number: 395-WF014-25

Job locations: Wood Street Health Centre, Wood Street, Walthamstow, E17 3LA

Job description Job responsibilities:

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role can be discussed at the interview stage.

Person Specification:

• Qualified / Registered
• Significant relevant experience at undergraduate/postgraduate level
• Knowledge of assessment tools, treatment techniques, and therapeutic interventions
• Desirable: Experience with deafness caseload

Disclosure and Barring Service Check:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship:

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information, visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here.

UK Registration:

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information, please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details:

Employer name: NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address: Wood Street Health Centre, Wood Street, Walthamstow, E17 3LA

Employer's website: https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/