Advanced Speech and Language Therapist

Your Office Toronto; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A health and wellness company in London is seeking an Advanced Speech and Language Therapist to assess and diagnose autism and complex communication needs. You will lead care pathway development and provide supervision and training to colleagues. The ideal candidate has significant experience working with children with autism and is warm, empathetic, and clinically confident. Opportunities for professional growth and contributions to service development are included.

Qualifications

• Significant experience working with children with autism and complex communication needs.
• Training in autism assessment tools (training in ADOS and ADI-R offered as part of the role).
• Warm, empathetic, clinically confident, inclusive, and equity-minded.

Responsibilities

• Apply advanced clinical knowledge to assess, diagnose autism and complex communication needs.
• Lead on care pathway development and clinical protocols.
• Deliver specialist training and supervision to colleagues and students.
• Support the redesign of neurodevelopmental pathways.

Skills

Experience working with children with autism

Training in autism assessment tools

Warm and empathetic communication

Job description

Overview

Advanced Speech and Language Therapist role at Your Office Toronto. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team including the Principal Speech and Language Therapist, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Educational Psychologists, Paediatricians, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Specialists to shape service delivery and pathways in neurodevelopmental care.

Responsibilities

• Apply advanced clinical knowledge to assess, diagnose autism and complex communication needs
• Lead on care pathway development and clinical protocols
• Deliver specialist training and supervision to colleagues and students
• Support the redesign of neurodevelopmental pathways to reduce waiting times and improve patient experiences
• Work with multidisciplinary colleagues in providing assessment and contributing to differential diagnosis of autism for children and young people referred to the service
• Develop, test, and implement efficient ways of working in line with NICE guidance, best practice and local autism core offer
• Provide supervision to speech and language therapy colleagues and contribute to training packages as relevant to the role

Qualifications and Requirements

• Significant experience working with children with autism and complex communication needs
• Training in autism assessment tools (training in ADOS and ADI-R offered as part of the role)
• Warm, empathetic, clinically confident, inclusive and equity-minded

We Offer / Additional Information

We are embarking on major redesigns of neurodevelopmental pathways to reduce waiting times and improve patient experiences. You will be part of a supportive team that values expertise, encourages innovation, and supports professional growth. The role includes opportunities to contribute to service development and to training packages.