Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job summary Aim of the role: The expectation of this post holder will be to support their team, department and organisation to achieve the Trusts Values in their day to day work. We are kind We are respectful We work together with our communities The post holder will achieve this by: The post holder will be a Registered Speech and Language Therapist responsible for children and their families allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan and deliver care, including being professionally and legally accountable. The post holder will work autonomously as a Specialist SALT within the Integrated Childrens Services team in various settings. The post holder will support their peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively support and liaise with other health and social care professionals and agencies. Main duties of the job Key Responsibilities: Independently manage and differential diagnose a caseload of pre-school and school aged clients with a range of speech, language and communication needs. This may include clients with an Education, Health and Care plan. Devise and deliver appropriate specialist intervention/care plans/enhanced models of SLT for clients with complex communication needs and provide suitable and timely support. Undertake feeding/swallowing assessment and support according to the post holders level of experience/training and as required of the role. Work as part of the integrated multi disciplinary team ensuring the delivery of joined up care plans. Contribute to multidisciplinary support for clients with a range of speech, language and communication difficulties. Provide feedback, advice and training to parents/family members, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team regarding communication needs and strategies to facilitate development. Develop and deliver training and support packages. About us NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Details Date posted 07 September 2026 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £39,959 to £48,117 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number NDD-001914 Job locations Wood Street Remote Waltham Forest E17 3LA United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities Job overview 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 an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join our Dysphagia and Early Years Complex Communication Team. Waltham Forest is a great place to live and work - a thriving community with an abundance of amenities and good transport links. 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 in the clinic setting. You will be working within our well-established, supportive and dynamic Early Years Complex Communication and Dysphagia Team. You will provide assessments and interventions for children with complex communication needs, including implementing AAC. You will also work in the dysphagia team working with children from the early years up to 19 years who are special schools. You will be a member of the Joint Assessment Clinic with the multidisciplinary team, working with Paediatricians, Occupational Therapists and physiotherapists with out most complex children. 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 Lev