Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Closing date: 16 August 2026

Join the Experts at Hand (EaH) Team in Barking and Dagenham. Speech and Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists with the North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) and the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham (LBBD) play a vital role in a new model of early intervention and inclusion.

• Provide early advice, consultation and intervention for children and young people with SEND.
• Support schools and settings to build confidence and capability in meeting needs inclusively.
• Deliver individual, group and whole setting approaches.
• Work as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team alongside education professionals, therapists, psychologists, family support services and other partners.
• Contribute to reducing waiting times and improving access to specialist support.
• Help develop innovative pathways that enable children and young people to thrive within their local communities.

As a member of the Experts at Hand team, you will shape the future of SEND services, play a leading role in delivering a new model of support, and develop expertise across health, education, social care and local authority systems.

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 patients and their families feel confident that their health needs are well met.

• High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London (15% of the basic salary, range £4,870 to £6,137 per annum pro rata for part time).

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent and HCPC registration.
• Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy.

• Minimum 4 years post registration experience (including at least 2 years in paediatrics) with clients having a range of speech, language and communication needs.
• Experience working collaboratively with parents/carers and other professionals.
• Planning and delivering training to other professionals.
• Providing clinical supervision.
• Working collaboratively across health, education and social care services.
• Delivering training, coaching or consultation to educational professionals, including SENCOs and school staff.
• Supporting children and young people with SEND within community or educational settings.
• Experience in service development and contributing to SEND transformation, inclusion programmes or integrated service redesign initiatives.
• Experience of neighbourhood based or place based models of care.
• Experience developing and evaluating training programmes for educational settings.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer: NELFT North East London Foundation Trust