Band 7 Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist

Band 7 Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist – Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22
Bring advanced paediatric speech and language therapy skills to a specialist child and family service in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22. As a Band 7 Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist, you will support babies and young children with complex neurodisabilities, develop communication and AAC provision, and coach families within a transdisciplinary team. Full-time and term-time arrangements offer different ways to combine specialist clinical practice with family-centred early intervention.

Employment Type
Permanent employed position. Full-time or term-time working arrangements are considered.

Salary
£47,810 – £54,710 per annum for full-year working, dependent on experience. Annual pay is adjusted for a term-time arrangement, where agreed, + benefits.

Benefits

• Detailed 18-week induction training programme
• Specialist colleagues across occupational therapy, physiotherapy and conductive education
• Supervision, professional development and clinical leadership opportunities
• Scope to contribute to early intervention service development
• Full-time or term-time working options
• Pension scheme and cycle-to-work/technology benefits
• Access to counselling and wellbeing support

Working Hours & Shift Pattern
Permanent, full-time or term-time by agreement.
Therapy-centre base in Aylesbury, HP22.

• Deliver clinic-based assessment and intervention alongside family support
• Community or school appointments can involve travel across Buckinghamshire and sometimes North London
• The service provides individual appointments as part of integrated care
• The agreed working year determines actual annual salary

Job Description
As a Band 7 Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist, you will deliver highly specialist communication assessment, intervention and family coaching within a child and family therapy service in Aylesbury. The caseload includes babies, toddlers and young children with neurodisabilities and complex developmental needs. Your clinical reasoning will help colleagues and families translate therapy goals into everyday routines. This charitable service offers allied health practice outside the NHS, within the wider private healthcare and independent therapy sector, combining advanced AAC work with early intervention and support for less experienced colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess complex paediatric communication and developmental needs
• Plan and deliver individualised, evidence-informed interventions
• Lead specialist AAC assessment, implementation and review
• Coach parents and carers as communication partners
• Integrate therapy goals into family routines and daily participation
• Contribute specialist clinical reasoning to transdisciplinary care
• Support eating, drinking and swallowing needs within your training and competencies
• Supervise and mentor colleagues, students and assistants
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement
• Maintain professional standards and safeguard children and young people

Essential Requirements

• Appropriate permission to work in the UK is required. Any sponsorship request is subject to individual employer approval and must not be assumed.
• Speech and language therapy qualification, HCPC registration and RCSLT membership or eligibility
• Significant paediatric experience appropriate to advanced Band 7 clinical practice
• Experience of neurodisability, complex communication needs, AAC and early intervention
• Advanced assessment, intervention planning and family-coaching skills
• A collaborative, compassionate and reflective approach
• Confidence managing clinical complexity and supporting colleagues; ability to attend agreed service locations
• Also suitable for: Advanced Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist, Specialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist, Band 7 SLT

Company Culture
As a Band 7 Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist, you will be part of a child- and family-centred team that brings different disciplines together around meaningful outcomes. Occupational therapists, physiotherapists and conductive educators work alongside SLTs, creating opportunities for shared reasoning and practical collaboration. The service values compassion, innovation, reflective learning and helping children participate more independently in family life.

Apply Today
Your specialist clinical judgement, AAC expertise and ability to build relationships with families will be valued in this Band 7 Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist position. If you want to combine direct early intervention with mentoring and service development in the HP22 area, apply today. We can discuss the working-year options, clinical remit and travel involved so you can assess how the position fits your experience and priorities.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, so early interest is warmly encouraged.

Contact Details
Recruit by Nature
George Francis
George@recruitbynature.co.uk
Direct Line: 0118 334 8424
WhatsApp: 07782217154