If you’re passionate about shaping children’s communication in schools and thrive in a dynamic environment, we have the perfect opportunity for you Join us in Islington as a Band 5 Mainstream Schools Speech and Language Therapist and help transform the educational experience for children with speech, language, and communication needs. Whether newly qualified or experienced, you can progress to Band 6 in 24 months, provided agreed competencies are met. What you can expect: Supportive Caseloads: Manageable caseload with dedicated time for clinical and non-clinical duties, especially in your first year. Collaborative Environment: Work alongside a skilled multidisciplinary team, including school staff, outreach staff, and Occupational and Physiotherapists. Development Opportunities: Ongoing clinical supervision, access to a cross-borough support group, and the chance to build skills and learn from highly experienced and talented therapists across primary and secondary schools. Positive Team Feedback: Don’t just take our word for it—our team loves the supportive atmosphere "I felt ready for the next step with the fantastic support of a friendly team" (current staff member) The post holder will be responsible for delivering a comprehensive service to children and young people attending mainstream schools, including assessment, diagnosis and intervention for individual children and young people as well as providing a support service to schools themselves. The post holder is an autonomous practitioner and is responsible for organising and managing their own caseload in up to 5 mainstream schools (primary and secondary), working from a central base. They will work with children and young people with a wide range of speech, language and communication needs including Developmental Language Disorders, Selective Mutism, Speech difficulties and children with language disorders in association with conditions such as Autistic Spectrum Condition, Down's Syndrome and ADHD. Responsibilities: To demonstrate basic clinical expertise in the assessment, treatment and management of language and communication difficulties in school aged children providing appropriate intervention and evaluating outcomes. To demonstrate clinical effectiveness drawing on evidence based practice and outcome measures. To demonstrate highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients/clients. To make basic differential diagnoses and clinical decisions based on evidence from assessment, seeking support and advice from a supervisor as appropriate. To develop knowledge and skills in a range of language and communication difficulties in school aged children with training, support and supervision from clinical supervisor as appropriate. To develop clear care plans based on best practice. To provide advice to others regarding the management and care of children with language and communication difficulties. To communicate complex condition related information from assessment to clients, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions, demonstrating empathy and ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to understanding exist. To work closely with clients, carers and families in order to agree plans of management. To deal with initial complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible. To form productive relationships with others who may be under stress and/or have challenging communication difficulties. To employ excellent communication skills. To develop skills in motivating clients and/or carers to engage in the therapeutic process. To maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of clients and their carers. To develop the ability to manage children with challenging behaviours employing appropriate management strategies. To monitor and review the progress of clients against the targets set and agreed, seeking support from clinical supervisor as appropriate. To demonstrate the ability to reflect on practice with peers/clinical supervisor based on research and evidence based practice. To develop a working knowledge of the principles of Clinical Governance and their application to professional practice. To work independently accessing appraisal within an Individual Performance Framework at pre-determined intervals. For more information, please visit Whittington Health .