Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

We have the opportunity to recruit a part time (3 days/22.5hpw), Band 5, Speech & Language Therapist to our Community Paediatric SLT mainstream schools team in the Bury St Edmunds area.

This role will focus on children and young people of primary school age in their settings but may involve work with pre-schoolers. Knowledge and skills working across both age ranges is an advantage. Being organised and positive are key attributes for the successful candidate.

As a team we are strongly committed to delivering effective, evidence-based therapy, and we offer regular clinical and management supervision with in-house CPD/training opportunities. We would welcome any applicants at the start of their career or those with current applicable experience especially regarding assessment and intervention of children and young people’s speech, language and communication needs, experience working with therapy partners (parent/carers and educational staff), a passion / interest in delivering 1:1 and/or group therapy, and an interest in delivering training.

We cover a large geographical area so a willingness and ability to travel during the working day is essential. Interviews are planned for 18th December 2026.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

Work with children and young people with a broad range of speech, language, and communication needs.

Work independently to provide regular assessment sessions throughout the key stages of the patient journey.

Plan and deliver therapeutic interventions to children and young people.

Understand typical and atypical development of speech, language, and communication skills

Select and successfully interpret a range of appropriate formal and informal assessments

Be able to work effectively and flexibly with a variety of people, across settings to achieve best outcomes

Have strong emerging or established personal communication skills to convey key information to service users, colleagues, and other professionals

Be familiar and confident with health record keeping systems (SystmOne) and MS packages, keeping up to date records in a concise and timely manner

Have good organisational skills to be able to plan workload and maintain balance.

Be comfortable managing competing demands.

Support delivery of training packages to parents/carers and educational staff (both face to face and virtually).

Person Specification

Education & Qualification

Essential

• oRecognised Speech & Language therapy degree qualification
• oRegistered with the Health & Care Professions Council
• oEligible for registered membership of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists

Desirable

• oEvidence of applicable short courses or training relevant to clinical caseload: Makaton, PECS, SCERTS, stammering approaches, Nuffield, Intensive Interaction, Attention Autism, Eating/Drinking etc

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• oExperience and working knowledge of Paediatrics
• oKnowledge and experience of a range of paediatric SLC assessment methods
• oExperience of working with other professionals including parents, education staff and health professionals
• oKnowledge and experience of using a range of paediatric therapy techniques and approaches. (I)
• oKnowledge and experience of the impact of a SLCN difficulty for the child or young person and their family / carers. (I)

Desirable

• oExperience of working in community paediatric settings
• oExperience of MDT working (I)
• oExperience of working in teams or groups (I)
• oExperience of working with children/young people with complex presentations (I)
• oExperience of record keeping via SystmOne
• oUse of digital methods for therapy
• oUse of outcome measures

Skills and abilities

Essential

• oGood presentation skills, written and verbal
• oDigitally literate: able to use digital methods for record keeping and communicating
• oGood organisational skills including ability to prioritise work and caseload
• oWell-developed concentration skills

Desirable

• oProblem solving
• oAble to work in a team and independently
• oAble to work under pressure

Personal Qualities

Essential

• oFrequent Travel Essential – You will need to travel, so you must either hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means (A)
• oFlexible approach to working hours and duties.
• oAble to manage changing circumstances

Closing Date: 30 November 2026