Full job descriptionJob Title: Speech & Language Therapist (Band 7) — Maternity Cover
Location: South Kensington, London (SW7)
Hours: Full time, term time only
Salary: Up to £55k
Contract: Fixed-term, 1-year maternity cover + 3 months
About the role:
A specialist independent SEND day school in South Kensington is seeking an experienced Band 7 Speech & Language Therapist to cover a one-year maternity leave. The school supports children and young people with unique learning profiles — including autism, social communication difficulties, dyslexia and dyspraxia — through a mainstream-style curriculum built around a fully integrated therapy model, where therapists work within the school day alongside teaching and pastoral staff rather than in a separate clinic.
As a highly specialist therapist, you’ll manage a complex caseload, deliver and oversee assessment and intervention, and set communication targets that feed directly into each pupil’s individual education plan. Working closely with parents, teachers and the wider multidisciplinary team, you’ll lead on progress reporting and annual-review contributions, and support therapy assistants and students. This is a hands-on, collaborative post ideally suited to someone who thrives in an embedded, whole-school therapeutic environment.
You’ll need:
*HCPC registration and significant post-qualification SLT experience
*Proven experience with children with SEN — ideally autism and social communication needs
*Strong assessment, care-planning and complex-case management skills
*Confidence supervising, and working within a multidisciplinary team
*A commitment to safeguarding and the welfare of children
In return:
*Fully integrated, well-resourced therapy team
*Workplace pension, daily on-site lunch and twice-weekly breakfast
*A supportive, specialist setting with genuine multidisciplinary collaboration
All applicants must hold current HCPC registration.