Speech and Language Therapist: Sponsorship Available

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

To provide a clinical and advisory SLT service to pre-school children, some schoolage children and young people with diverse speech, language, and communication needs, including social communication differences/ Autism. To provide a service across community clinics, children’s centres and other early years settings. To work as part of an integrated team with Speech and Language Therapy Assistants and SLT colleagues. To participate in multi-disciplinary work with colleagues in health, education, parents / carers.

Main duties of the job

To provide an assessment, diagnostic and treatment service for children referred to the community clinic/early years’ service within the Borough of Bexley.

To manage a caseload independently, accessing clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis and to make a differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence from assessment, seeking advice when appropriate.

To deliver care in line with the RCSLT/HCPC professional guidelines and standards.

To demonstrate clinical skills in the assessment and treatment of speech sound disorders.

To demonstrate clinical skills in the assessment of language and communication and deliver individual, paired and small group interventions and parent workshops.

To be responsible for the planning, delivery, and evaluation of evidence-based therapy interventions. To monitor and review the progress of therapy programmes implemented and facilitate modifications of interventions / targets as appropriate.

Person Specification

Registration

Essential

  • HCPC Registration
  • Royal College of Speech & Language Therapy Registration

Qualifications

Essential

  • SLT Degree: If student, needs to be finished and working with HCPC by Sept ’26.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with children in any setting

Desirable

  • Relevant placement / transferrable skills from previous roles

Training

Desirable

  • Evidence of short courses

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 8 September 2026

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