Highly Specialist Children's Speech and Language Therapist

Job summary
Highly Specialist Children's Speech & Language Therapist. Fixed term Contract for 12 months - 30hrs a week. £55,524 - £62,652 inc HCAS pa pro rata. Due to an ever-increasing demand for our services, Bromley Healthcare's Children's SLT Service is continuing to expand our fantastic and supportive team. We are excited to be advertising this role to provide maternity cover for 12 months at a senior level in the service and look forward to hearing from SLTs with experience keen to take their next career move. We can offer:

• In-service training and the opportunity to apply for external courses
• Regular whole-team CPD meetings and small clinical supervision groups
• Regular line management as well as ad-hoc support from colleagues
• Access to clinical specialists for specialist opinions and support
• Opportunities for career progression
• Admin support from our Care Co-ordination Centre
• Flexible working (hybrid/virtual working considered)
• Opportunities for developing leadership skills

Proposed interview date 20th October 2026.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will work closely with the Service Lead for Children's Speech and Language Therapy and they will join the other highly specialist speech and language therapists in coordinating care across the borough. They will be able to offer support and specialist opinion appointments for therapists in their specialism.

The post holder will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively and creatively within the Children's SLT team, with other health professionals and Tertiary Centres. She / he will be able to lead on new service developments in their field. The post holder will carry out duties as required, as outlined in the Job Description.

About us
Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.

Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.

We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.

Job responsibilities

• To ensure the development of a competitive and highly skilled speech and language therapy team.
• To work with the service lead to ensure that that tiered service provides a tiered model of service delivery offer universal, targeted and specialist services.
• To develop the portfolio of assessment and intervention options.
• To work with the service lead to develop a long term plan for service development and expansion.
• To deliver a range of specialist speech and language therapy assessment and intervention packages.
• To develop and provide a specialised speech and language therapy service to patients referred with communication and/or swallowing disorders.
• To make a differential diagnosis based on evidence from assessment, leading to decisions about intervention/treatment.
• To communicate complex condition related information, from assessment to patients/clients, carers, families and members of the multi disciplinary team/other professions.
• To maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of patients/clients and their carers, in particular when imparting potentially distressing information.
• To negotiate and work closely with patients/clients, carers, families, and other professionals, agreeing decision- making and prioritisation relevant to the seeking advice from manager/supervisor for more complex cases.
• To initiate and provide a variety of treatment options according to patients needs, including the use of interpreters as appropriate.

Qualifications
Essential

• Speech and Language Therapy degree

Desirable

• Membership of SIG

Professional Registration
Essential

• HCPC Registered Speech and Language Therapist
• Registered member of RCSLT

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of appropriate external and internal training up to master's level as appropriate to specialism

Desirable

• Membership of relevant CEN

Skills
Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including observation, listening and empathy.
• Highly developed negotiation and problem solving skills with clients, carers and other professionals.
• Excellent analytical skills with use of wide knowledge necessary for case load management, assessment and therapy relevant to client group e.g. prioritisation, ability to compare and contrast relative benefits of specialist therapeutic interventions.
• Well-organised, reflective practitioner.

Essential

• UK Driving Lisc & access to a car for work

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.