• Job Description

  Req#: C9395-25-0737?language=en&page=71&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Are you a 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 speech and language therapist to join our schools team. You will be joining a friendly, supportive and forward thinking team.

  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 Waltham Forest.

  In your allocated schools you will provide assessments including EHCP's as well delivering intervention and training to upskill school staff. There will be opportunities to work with our home school caseload and pre-school depending on experience and preference.

  Our band five therapists are well supported through our band five peer supervision group and regular supervision from an experienced therapist. We have regular catch-meetings and service specific meetings.

  We have both internal and external training opportunities and promote being a reflective team where change is welcomed.

  About us

  Starting with NELFTNELFT 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 in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.Probationary PeriodThis 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 - LondonThis post attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata).Certificates of SponsorshipAlthough we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system.

  Details

  Date posted

  02 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 5

  Salary

  £29,970 to £36,483 a year plus HCAS per annum (pro rata)

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  395-WF040-25

  Job locations

  Wood Street Health Centre

  Linford Rd

  London

  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.

  Please do not apply if you have previously been unsuccessful for this role at NELFT.Use of AIApplications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes 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 seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

  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.

  Please do not apply if you have previously been unsuccessful for this role at NELFT.Use of AIApplications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes 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 seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

  Person Specification

  AC as per person spec

  Essential

  • Demonstrate clear clinical reasoning based on evidenced based practice
  • Formulate care programmes and identify goals using good organisational and prioritisation skills

  AC as per person spec

  Essential

  • Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level
  • Government policy and legislation and how this may affect service delivery

  AC as per person spec

  Essential

  • Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
  • Professional registration

  Person Specification

  AC as per person spec

  Essential

  • Demonstrate clear clinical reasoning based on evidenced based practice
  • Formulate care programmes and identify goals using good organisational and prioritisation skills

  AC as per person spec

  Essential

  • Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level
  • Government policy and legislation and how this may affect service delivery

  AC as per person spec

  Essential

  • Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
  • Professional registration

  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 (Opens in a new tab).

  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 Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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 (Opens in a new tab).

  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 Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

  Address

  Wood Street Health Centre

  Linford Rd

  London

  E17 3LA

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

  Address

  Wood Street Health Centre

  Linford Rd

  London

  E17 3LA

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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