Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job summary This exciting opportunity in a full-time permanent post within our complex needs service based at Swiss Cottage Special School for Children and Young People aged 4-19 years. The Camden Complex Needs Speech and Language Therapy Team work within specialist provisions in the borough of Camden, including Swiss Cottage School, an OFSTED rated 'Outstanding' school for Children and Young People (CYP) with complex needs aged 4-19 years and primary school Additionally Resourced Provisions (ARPs). You will be responsible for delivering a therapy service to CYP with complex needs in Camden. You will be a valued member of a multidisciplinary team based at the school which consists of speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dieticians, school nurses, health care assistants, paediatrician, psychologists, teachers and teaching assistants. You will be responsible for delivering a comprehensive and specialist service to CYP with complex communication needs which may include autism, cerebral palsy, profound and multiple learning difficulties and sensory impairments. Main duties of the job Please see the Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role. If you are unable to access the PDFs, the details of the job description can also be found in the 'Detailed Job Description and Main responsibilities' section. Find out what it is like to work in our friendly, supportive teams which span hospital and community settings across vibrant and diverse North Central London first hand, visit www.whittington.nhs.uk/CYPrecruitment (you may have to copy and paste this link into your browser) to hear from some of our current staff about why they chose to join and stay at Whittington Health. About us Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work. Details Date posted 16 September 2026 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £47,951 to £56,863 a year Per annum including HCAS Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 220-WHT-8238903 Job locations Swiss Cottage School 80 Avenue Road London NW8 6HX United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities 1. To demonstrate clinical expertise in the assessment, treatment and management of language and communication difficulties in children and young people aged 4-19 years (+), providing appropriate specialist assessment and intervention and evaluating outcomes. 2. To carry a personal caseload and/or contribute to MDT therapy packages such as group therapy sessions or parent education sessions, maintaining a high level of professional competence and demonstrating clinical expertise in the assessment, treatment and management of speech, language and communication problems associated with complex needs. 3. To make appropriate differential diagnoses and specialist clinical decisions on evidence from assessment of complex cases. 4. To discuss diagnosis and potential outcomes with parents/carers and work collaboratively in decision making regarding referral on and intervention. 5. To contribute to multi-agency assessment procedures as required, including statutory educational assessment. 6. To demonstrate an ability to implement interventions and staff development at a whole school level including joint target setting and outcome monitoring. 7. To use / apply specialist knowledge to inform sound clinical judgements/decision making for case management, developing clear care plans based on best practice 8. To demonstrate an understanding of how to develop and differentiate the curriculum and develop communication friendly schemes of work. 9. To monitor and review the progress of children on the caseload and facilitate the development or modification of packages of care/targets as appropriate using evaluation/outcome measurement tools. 10. To manage and prioritise a caseload under supervision, advising line manager on issues of service delivery including shortfall, service pressures etc. 11. To work effectively as part of the MDT with clients, parents and/ or carers, and colleagues around individual case management; providing specialist advice, guidance and support as necessary and involving them in the planning and prioritisation of care wherever possible. 12. To demonstrate