Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job summary This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to join our highly regarded Camden services in a split role, working two days per week within the Complex Needs Team and two days per week within the Child Development Team based at Kentish Town Health Centre. This role offers the opportunity to develop specialist skills across both early years and school-aged services, supporting children and young people with a wide range of complex communication needs within collaborative, multidisciplinary environments. We are looking for a clinician with excellent communication and relationship-building skills, who is confident presenting complex information sensitively and clearly to families and colleagues, and who can deliver high-quality, family-centred care that makes a lasting difference to children and young people's lives 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 (pro rata) Including HCAS Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Part-time, Job share Reference number 220-WHT-8285762 Job locations Kentish Town Health Centre 2 Bartholomew Rd London London NW5 2BX United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities Main duties 1. To demonstrate clinical expertise in the assessment, treatment and management of language and communication difficulties in children and young people aged 0-19 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 excellent communication skills and to maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of others, particularly when imparting potentially distressing