Children\'s Speech & Language Therapist - Band 5 or Newly Qualified

Children\’s Speech & Language Therapist – Band 5 or Newly Qualified

Main area Band 5 Children’s Speech & Language Therapist. Grade Band 5. Contract Permanent. Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Term time hours

37.5 hours per week. Job ref 848-BHC-263-25

Site Bromley borough. Town Bromley. Salary £35,763 – £43,466 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata. Salary period Yearly. Closing 09/10/2025 23:59. Interview date 14/10/2025.

Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.

Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee\’s voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.

Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role may be at risk will receive priority consideration.

Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities will be required to provide proof of business insurance.

Job overview

Children\’s Speech & Language Therapist – Band 5 or Newly Qualified

Full-time, Part-time & Term time hours considered

Applications from both newly qualified SLTs and experienced Band 5 SLTs are encouraged.

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 can offer:

• Regular Band 5 seminars on a variety of clinical areas (e.g. Autism Spectrum Conditions, Developmental Language Disorder, Speech Disorders, Stammering, EHCP report writing, target setting), as well as the opportunity to apply for external training courses
• Support for newly qualified therapists through the RCSLT competencies, with weekly line management initially
• Access to an SLT mentor
• Whole-team CPD meetings and small clinical supervision groups
• Access to clinical specialists for specialist opinions and support
• Opportunities for career progression

Quote from a staff member:

\”I started working at Bromley Healthcare straight after university and I couldn\’t have chosen a better place to begin working as an SLT. The support and supervision from all members of the team has been incredible and it has made transitioning from student to therapist run so smoothly. Everyone on the team made me feel so welcome and helped to build my confidence – I couldn\’t have found a better team to be a part of!\”

Proposed interview date week commencing 14th October 2025

Main duties of the job

We are currently developing a Universal, Targeted Specialist model in mainstream schools, delivering EHCP intervention in mainstream schools, as well as expanding our buy-in service in mainstream schools, special schools and provisions. Day-to-day, you will provide assessment and therapy services to a mixed paediatric caseload with speech, language and communication needs, as well as report writing and opportunities for training parents/carers and those working with children with SLCN. Once established within the team, there are opportunities for working within one of many special schools and provisions with support, working with children with a variety of severe, additional and complex needs, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Learning Difficulties, Developmental Language Disorder and Speech Disorders. We always ask for your preferences of where you would like to work any time we are re-timetabling.

You will be part of a dynamic, committed team of staff delivering high-quality services to the population of Bromley. We believe in innovation and encourage staff to work in new and effective ways.

Bromley Healthcare is an established social enterprise. As a shareholder you would have greater involvement and an opportunity to influence key decisions.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this in your application/supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder is responsible to safeguard children, young people and adults at risk.

To provide a speech and language therapy service to patients with communication and/or swallowing disorders with appropriate support from a supervisor.

To make a differential diagnosis based on evidence from assessment, leading to decisions about intervention/treatment, seeking advice as appropriate.

To communicate complex condition-related information from assessment to 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 regarding the nature of the patient/client’s difficulties and implications of the same.

To initiate and provide a variety of treatment options according to patient\\\’s needs, including the use of interpreters as appropriate, with support from senior therapists.

To negotiate and work closely with clients, carers, other professionals and families, agreeing decision-making and prioritisation relevant to the patient/client’s management, devising agreed care plans based on best practice, seeking advice as necessary.

To use methods of alternative communication e.g. signing, symbols, speech synthesisers after training to maximise the client’s communication.

To demonstrate empathy with clients, carers and families and colleagues, aiming to achieve effective communication, particularly where barriers to understanding exist.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Recognised speech & language therapy degree qualification or equivalent.
• Health Professions Council Licence to practice.
• Registered member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Experience

• Evidence of developing responsibility for clinic and caseload management.
• Experience of working with other professionals relevant to client groups.

Specific Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including observation, listening and empathy.
• Well developed analytical skills with use of knowledge necessary for case load management, assessment and therapy relevant to client group e.g. prioritisation
• Highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment diagnosis and treatment of clients/patients.
• Ability to transcribe speech phonetically.
• Skills in handling clients/ patients with disabilities.
• Ability to maintain intense concentration in all aspects of patient management for prolonged periods.
• Good analytical skills with use of knowledge necessary for case load management, assessment and therapy relevant to client group e.g. prioritisation.
• Developing negotiation and problem solving skills with clients, carers and other professionals.
• Developing auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of clients / patients.

We are dedicated to caring for our service users and their loved ones, as well as ensuring the wellbeing of our colleagues. We strongly encourage all colleagues to avail themselves of the Coronavirus vaccination.

To get a sense of what it\\\’s like to work with Bromley Healthcare, you can visit our YouTube channel at the following link: YouTube Channel.

Salary is determined by NHS experience and current banding/pay point. External applicants will begin at the entry point of the salary scale in line with NHS terms and conditions.

At Bromley Healthcare, we are fully committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where all colleagues feel supported, nurtured, and celebrated. Discrimination of any protected characteristic is not tolerated. Diversity and inclusion are key components of our People Strategy, as an equal opportunities employer, we are particularly eager to enhance Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation across Bromley Healthcare, especially at senior levels.

We welcome applicants with a disability. We are able to support reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process, please let us know if you require any.

We understand the importance of balancing work and life, so we offer our staff a variety of flexible working options from day one. These include:

• Compressed hours
• Part-time
• Job shares

We encourage you to discuss this with your hiring manager, who will take your individual circumstances into account alongside the service needs.

We eagerly anticipate welcoming you to a rewarding career with Bromley Healthcare. Please note that all offers of new employment with Bromley Healthcare are subject to a six-month probationary period.

Bromley Healthcare CIC is an NHS community provider and an integral part of the NHS family. However, we pride ourselves on being different; as a co-owned social enterprise, Bromley Healthcare CIC is owned by its employees. This ensures that our staff remain under NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and are members of the NHS pension scheme (provided they are eligible). If not, we offer the Nest or Scottish Widows pension schemes.

• Please ensure you check your emails regularly, as this is our primary mode of communication throughout the recruitment process. As a general guideline, interviews typically occur within 2 weeks of the closing date.
• When providing employment reference details, please ensure you provide accurate work-related email addresses so references can be promptly sought when progressing your application. Your referees must be individuals known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.
• All staff identified as AT-RISK who meet the requirements of the post will be prioritized accordingly.
• The Trust utilizes the TRAC systems recruitment platform to administer all stages of the recruitment process, meaning that shortlisting information will not be communicated via NHS Jobs.
• Bromley Healthcare reserve the right to close adverts earlier than first published.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Rebecca Hamblin

Job title Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Email address rebeccahamblin@nhs.net

Additional information

Working days Monday-Wednesday