Children and Young People's Speech and Language Therapist

The closing date is 01 July 2026.

Are you newly qualified or experienced Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist, or hoping to return to practice?

We are recruiting Band 5 Speech and Language Therapists to join our dynamic and supportive Children and Young People's Speech and Language Therapy service on the beautiful South West coast in Dorset offering both permanent and fixed term opportunities.

As a Speech and Language Therapist you will work with a caseload of children and young people (0 19) with speech, language and communication needs including Developmental Language Disorder, Dysfluency, Selective Mutism, Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia, Autism Spectrum Condition, Complex Needs, Speech Disorder and Speech and Language delay. You will be involved with clinical care and decision making including assessment, diagnosis, advice and therapy interventions, and work in collaboration with children, their family and other professionals in a variety of settings including schools, pre schools, clinics, children's centres and sometimes at home.

We offer:

• A high level of clinical and management support including mentoring, peer supervision groups (with other Band 5 therapists and across bandings), regular 1:1 contact with your team lead as well as 1:1 clinical supervision.
• Access to a range of clinical lead specialists for advice and guidance.
• Excellent opportunities to access formal and informal training.
• Opportunities to be involved in projects to enhance our service delivery offer.
• Bi annual whole service training / service development days.
• A comprehensive and fully supported Preceptorship Programme for newly qualified healthcare professionals.
• Paid Return to Practice opportunities with progression to a Band 5 role when meeting the required competencies.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

• Degree/diploma in Speech and Language Therapy
• Member of HCPC
• Member of RCSLT

• Student placement in a community clinic
• Student experience of work within a mainstream school
• Previous experience as a qualified SLT working in an NHS setting
• General experience of working with children in a paid or voluntary capacity

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable the post holder to carry out the role effectively
• Subject to the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business

• Ability to work as a team player
• Good organisational and planning skills

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working
• Compressed hours
• Annualised hours

• Dorchester and Sherborne - The Children's Centre, Damers Road, Dorchester

152 M105.26

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.