Speech and Language Therapist working in Mainstream Schools | Barts Health NHS Trust

Are you looking for a job in a friendly, supportive, and diverse team? We’d love for you to join us! We have a band 6 post available in our mainstream primary schools’ team.

This job is linked to new funding that we have received to increase the number of SLT reports that we provide for Education, Health and Care Needs Assessments.

Part of your week (3 days) will be dedicated to assessing children, speaking to school staff and parents, and then writing advice reports in a timely manner.

The other part of your week (2 days) will be working in an allocated mainstream school, supporting children, families and school staff across specialist, targeted and universal services.

The bulk of your work will be with children aged 5-11, but you may be required to work with younger or older children if this is needed by the service.

What we can offer you

• Lots of support - group clinical supervision, 1:1 line management, ad hoc informal office support and clinical sharing sessions
• The benefits of a large team - we are well-resourced with assessments, intervention programmes and training packages that we share and adapt
• Rewarding clinical work in an interesting and busy borough in east London
• Easy travel to your allocated schools by public transport, cycling or walking
• Office base at Mile End Hospital with great transport links

The post holder works as a member of the Speech and Language Therapy Children’s Service. He / she works as a member of the team that provides support to children in mainstream primary and secondary schools, across language resource provisions and alternative provisions. The post holder participates in the assessment and advice service as well as supporting a designated caseload of children and schools in line with the service priorities.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Monday 8 Jun 2026