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Main area Childrens Speech & Language Therapist Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week Job ref 848-BHC-349-25

Site Bromley Borough Town Bromley Salary £44,485 - £52,521 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 05/01/2026 23:59

Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.

Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.

Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role may be at risk will receive priority consideration.

Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities will be required to provide proof of business insurance.

Children's Speech & Language Therapist - Band 6

Full time and part time hours available

Due to an ever-increasing demand for our services, Bromley Healthcare's Children's SLT Service is continuing to expand our fantastic and supportive team.

We can offer:

• In-service training and the opportunity to apply for external courses
• Regular whole-team CPD meetings and small clinical supervision groups
• Regular line management as well as ad-hoc support from colleagues
• Access to clinical specialists for specialist opinions and support
• Opportunities for career progression
• Admin support from our Care Co-ordination Centre

Interviews to be held week commencing 21st Jan 2026

We are currently developing a Universal, Targeted Specialist model in mainstream schools, delivering EHCP intervention in mainstream schools, as well as expanding our buy-in service in mainstream schools, special schools and provisions.

Day-to-day, you will provide assessment and therapy services to a mixed paediatric caseload with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN), as well as report writing and opportunities for training parents/carers and those working with children with SLCN. Special school/provision work would involve working with children with a variety of severe, additional and complex needs, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Learning Difficulties, Developmental Language Disorder and Speech Disorders. We always ask for your preferences of where you would like to work any time we are re-timetabling.

You will be part of a dynamic, committed team of staff delivering high-quality services to the population of Bromley. We believe in innovation and encourage staff to work in new and effective ways.

Bromley Healthcare is an established social enterprise. As a shareholder you would have greater involvement and an opportunity to influence key decisions.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this in your application/supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.

Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.

We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.

1. To develop and provide universal, targeted and specialist speech and language therapy services to patients with speech, language and communication needs.

2. To make a differential diagnosis based on evidence from assessment, leading to decisions about intervention/treatment.

3. To communicate complex condition related information, from assessment to patients/clients, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions.

4. To maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of patients/clients and their carers, in particular when imparting potentially distressing information regarding the nature of the patient/client’s difficulties and implications of the same.

5. To negotiate and work closely with patients/clients, carers, families, and other professionals, agreeing decision-making and prioritisation relevant to the patient/client’s management, devising agreed care plans based on best practice, seeking advice from manager/supervisor for more complex cases.

6. To initiate and provide a variety of treatment options according to patients needs, including the use of interpreters as appropriate.

7. To use forms of alternative and augmentative communication e.g. signing, symbols, speech synthesisers as indicated from assessment to maximise the client’s communication.

8. To demonstrate empathy with clients, carers and families and colleagues, aiming to achieve effective communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to understanding exist.

9. To adapt practice to meet individual patient/client circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic and gender differences.

10. To form productive relationships with clients who may be under stress and/or have challenging communication difficulties.

• Recognised speech & language therapy degree qualification or equivalent.
• Successful completion of RCSLT newly qualified competencies.
• Health Professions Council License to practice.
• Registered member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• Membership of relevant CEN.
• Evidence of appropriate external and internal training as appropriate to developing specialism.

• Evidence of developing responsibility for clinic and caseload management.
• Experience of working with other professionals relevant to client groups.
• Pre school and school age experience.
• Secondary age experience.
• Evidence of developing responsibility for clinic and caseload management.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including observation, listening and empathy.
• Well developed analytical skills with use of knowledge necessary for case load management, assessment and therapy relevant to client group e.g. prioritisation.
• Highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment diagnosis and treatment of clients/patients.
• Ability to transcribe speech phonetically.
• Skills in handling clients/ patients with disabilities.
• Ability to maintain intense concentration in all aspects of patient management for prolonged periods.
• Well-organised, reflective practitioner.
• Skills in handling clients/ patients with disabilities.
• UK Drivers license & access to car for work purposes.

We are dedicated to caring for our service users and their loved ones, as well as ensuring the wellbeing of our colleagues. That's why we strongly encourage all colleagues to avail themselves of the Coronavirus vaccination.

To get a sense of what it's like to work with Bromley Healthcare, you can visit our YouTube channel at the following link: YouTube Channel.

Salary is determined by NHS experience and current banding/pay point. External applicants will begin at the entry point of the salary scale in line with NHS terms and conditions.

At Bromley Healthcare, we are fully committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where all colleagues feel supported, nurtured, and celebrated. Discrimination of any protected characteristic is not tolerated. Diversity and inclusion are key components of our People Strategy, as an equal opportunities employer, we are particularly eager to enhance Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation across Bromley Healthcare, especially at senior levels.

We welcome applicants with a disability. We are able to support reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process, please let us know if you require any.

We understand the importance of balancing work and life, so we offer our staff a variety of flexible working options from day one. These include:

• Compressed hours
• Part-time
• Job shares

We encourage you to discuss this with your hiring manager, who will take your individual circumstances into account alongside the service needs.

We eagerly anticipate welcoming you to a rewarding career with Bromley Healthcare. Please note that all offers of new employment with Bromley Healthcare are subject to a six-month probationary period.

Bromley Healthcare CIC is an NHS community provider and an integral part of the NHS family. However, we pride ourselves on being different; as a co-owned social enterprise, Bromley Healthcare CIC is owned by its employees. This ensures that our staff remain under NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and are members of the NHS pension scheme (provided they are eligible). If not, we offer the Nest or Scottish Widows pension schemes.

• Please ensure you check your emails regularly, as this is our primary mode of communication throughout the recruitment process. As a general guideline, interviews typically occur within 2 weeks of the closing date.
• When providing employment reference details, please ensure you provide accurate work-related email addresses so references can be promptly sought when progressing your application. Your referees must be individuals known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.
• All staff identified as AT‑RISK who meet the requirements of the post will be prioritized accordingly.
• The Trust utilizes the TRAC systems recruitment platform to administer all stages of the recruitment process, meaning that shortlisting information will not be communicated via NHS Jobs.
• Bromley Healthcare reserve the right to close adverts earlier than first published.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Rebecca Hamblin.

Job title: Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist.

Email address: rebeccahamblin@nhs.net.

Additional information.

Working days: Monday-Wednesday.