Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist: Sponsorship Available

Cognus Limited

Job summary

Cognus
Limited is a Local Authority Traded Company, which is commissioned by the
London Borough of Sutton to provide education services to early years
providers, mainstream schools and specialist education settings in Sutton.
Wholly owned by the local authority, we deliver a wide range of high-quality
services to deliver excellent practice that improve the lives of children,
young people, and families in Sutton and beyond.

We are
currently recruiting speech and language therapists to support the delivery of
statutory speech and language therapy provision across the London Borough of
Sutton. In addition to this, we are looking to increase the number of permanent
staff within our team.

We are seeking enthusiastic speech and language therapists to join our friendly
and supportive team. Collaborative working is an important part of the role.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic team providing
innovative therapy interventions following evidence-based practise and an
embedded model of therapy in order to best support the pupils needs.

Cognus
Therapies provides a robust supervision framework with all posts receiving
Managerial and Clinical Supervision. Regular time is allocated for Continuing
Professional Development.

Main duties of the job

You would be required to complete the following duties

Working within a multidisciplinary team of speech therapists and occupational therapists, the post holder will have the opportunity to work in local schools and colleges across the 4 years to 25 years age range or with a smaller age range within this.

Advising and supporting local schools / settings with children and young people with Speech, Language & Communication Needs (SLCN) including a possible cohort with ASD or PMLD and SLCN; to manage their caseload to ensure that intended outcomes are delivered within agreed service standards.

Raising awareness of the needs of and strategies available for children and young people with SLCN.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to prioritise and deliver results to high standards
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Leads others by setting a positive example in line with company values and acts as a role model
  • Adherence to RCSLT and HCPC policies and procedures
  • Is decisive with problem-solving skills
  • Is committed to safeguarding and protection of children
  • Honours and upholds the Companys Equal Opportunity Policy, Dignity at Work Policy, Safeguarding and Protection of Children, Health and Safety and Data Protection Policy at all times

Experience

Essential

  • Experience as a paediatric speech and language therapist

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: 24 September 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.