Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

The Role:

Joining our supportive and forward-thinking Education and Inclusion Therapy Service as a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, you’ll play a key role in ensuring every child has the opportunity to thrive and reach their full potential. In this rewarding and varied role, you’ll help deliver Hampshire Local Area Partnership's Experts at Hand offer, providing specialist therapeutic expertise for children and young people from early years through to post-16 education.

Working predominantly within mainstream educational settings, you'll collaborate closely with education professionals, families and partner agencies to provide consultation, advice, training and targeted therapeutic input. By building workforce confidence and promoting inclusive practice, you'll help ensure children and young people receive the right support at the right time, reducing barriers to learning and participation and improving outcomes.

As part of a highly skilled team of therapists, you'll have the opportunity to further develop your specialist practice while helping shape innovative approaches to support children and young people across Hampshire. With a term-time only contract, excellent professional development opportunities and a strong culture of clinical supervision and peer support, this role is ideally suited to an experienced Band 6/7 Speech and Language Therapist seeking their next challenge.

What you’ll do:

• Provide specialist Speech and Language Therapy assessments and evidence-based interventions for children and young people.
• Work collaboratively with education staff, families and multi-agency professionals to develop and implement effective, meaningful support plans.
• Deliver specialist Speech and Language Therapy support as part of Hampshire Local Area Partnership's Experts at Hand offer across a range of educational settings and age groups.
• Support capacity-building within schools and educational settings through consultation, training, whole-school communication approaches and policy development.
• Provide clinical and managerial supervision to Speech and Language Therapists within the team.
• Contribute to service development through initiatives such as care pathway development and acting as a locality or school cluster lead.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical records, ensuring compliance with professional, regulatory and organisational standards.
• Travel across Hampshire to deliver services, with caseloads allocated predominantly within your geographical area.

What we’re looking for:

• A qualified Speech and Language Therapist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Experience of, and a strong passion for, supporting children and young people across education, NHS or community settings, with a range of Special Educational Needs (SEN).
• Experience of supporting newly qualified therapists and/or students.
• Strong understanding of clinical governance, confidentiality, and professional standards.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to build positive relationships with schools, families and professionals.
• A flexible, proactive and reflective approach, with strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development, clinical excellence and reflective practice.
• Confidence using IT systems for clinical documentation, reporting and service management.

Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the Specialist Speech and Language Therapist role, team and our values. The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.

Why join us?

• Be part of a highly skilled and supportive Therapy Service, recognised for its collaborative approach and commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people.
• Benefit from a comprehensive induction programme and excellent continuous professional development opportunities, including regular bite-size learning sessions, access to internal expertise and external supervision where appropriate.
• Thrive in a supportive team environment, with regular clinical and managerial supervision tailored to your role and caseload, alongside strong peer support.
• Access clear career development pathways and opportunities to contribute to service innovation. Our Speech and Language Therapist roles align with NHS Bands 5, 6, 7 and 8a/b, providing opportunities for progression.
• Work collaboratively with Occupational Therapists and other professionals as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Access Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• A competitive benefits package that includes generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Find more information here.   

Applicants can expect to hear from us within two weeks of the advertised closing date.

Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying.

Other roles you may have experience of may include: Senior Speech and Language Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist, Advanced Speech and Language Practitioner, Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Community Speech and Language Practitioner, School-Based Speech and Language Therapist, Educational Speech and Language Therapist.

Travel Requirements:

You will be required to travel to various locations within Hampshire or other local authority, and it is essential that you have a current drivers’ licence and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis.   

Additional Information:

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Candidate Pack

Vetting Requirements:

The post is subject to a Criminal Records Check. As such, please note that under safer recruitment requirements for Children’s Services, references will be requested prior to interview.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

For general enquiries, please contact care.careers@hants.gov.uk

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Heather Marshall, Head of Service, on heather.marshall@hants.gov.uk or Vicky Rouse, Deputy Head of Service, on victoria.rouse@hants.gov.uk