Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Cognus

Limited is a Local Authority Traded Company, which is commissioned by the

London Borough of Sutton to provide education services to early years

providers, mainstream schools and specialist education settings in Sutton.

Wholly owned by the local authority, we deliver a wide range of high-quality

services to deliver excellent practice that improve the lives of children,

young people, and families in Sutton and beyond.

We are

currently recruiting speech and language therapists to support the delivery of

statutory speech and language therapy provision across the London Borough of

Sutton. In addition to this, we are looking to increase the number of permanent

staff within our team.

We are seeking enthusiastic speech and language therapists to join our friendly

and supportive team. Collaborative working is an important part of the role.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic team providing

innovative therapy interventions following evidence-based practise and an

embedded model of therapy in order to best support the pupils needs.

Cognus

Therapies provides a robust supervision framework with all posts receiving

Managerial and Clinical Supervision. Regular time is allocated for Continuing

Professional Development.

Main duties of the job

You would be required to complete the following duties

Working within a multidisciplinary team of speech therapists and occupational therapists, the post holder will have the opportunity to work in local schools and colleges across the 4 years to 25 years age range or with a smaller age range within this.

Advising and supporting local schools / settings with children and young people with Speech, Language & Communication Needs (SLCN) including a possible cohort with ASD or PMLD and SLCN; to manage their caseload to ensure that intended outcomes are delivered within agreed service standards.

Raising awareness of the needs of and strategies available for children and young people with SLCN.

About us

Cognus

Therapies are a thriving multidisciplinary team of speech and language

therapists, occupational therapists, teachers, practitioners and therapy

assistants who support children and young people aged 4 25 years in

mainstream schools, colleges, and specialist settings within the London Borough

of Sutton and surrounding boroughs. We work with children and young people with

a variety of special educational needs, e.g. Autism, Deafness, Down Syndrome,

Developmental Language Disorder, PMLD, MLD, Dyslexia and many more and

encourage all our therapists to gain experience and expertise across a range of

specialisms.

Details

Date posted

25 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£44,660.21 to £53,046.29 a year

Includes HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,

Part-time,

Flexible working,

Term time hours

Reference number

N0016-26-0036

Job locations

Cognus Ltd

Railway Approach

Wallington

Surrey

SM6 0DZ

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

Working within a multidisciplinary team of speech

therapists and occupational therapists, the post holder will have the

opportunity to work in local schools and colleges across the 4 years to 25

years age range or with a smaller age range within this.

Advising and supporting local schools / settings

with children and young people with Speech, Language & Communication Needs, including a possible cohort with ASD or PMLD and SLCN to manage their caseload to

ensure that intended outcomes are delivered within agreed service standards.

Raising awareness of the needs of and strategies

available for children and young people with SLCN.

Principal Accountabilities

Visiting and assessing children and young

people with SLCN.

To appropriately identify service provision in

line with child and young persons needs at specialist, targeted or universal

level of support.

Delivery of specialist programmes on an

individual and/or small group basis.

Offering advice to parents and carers as well

as teaching staff at a targeted or universal level.

Maintaining children's and young peoples

records to a high standard.

Screening and prioritising new referrals in order to

determine the need and level of therapy provision required in line with service

criteria.

At the point of

referral, gathering relevant information regarding previous and current input

from health and social care services.

Carrying out a

range of non-standardised and standardised assessments and interpreting a range

of factors relating to the child or young persons condition; focusing on

access to education.

Providing reports

to referrers and other agencies involved in the child and young person's care and

advice on appropriate differentiation of and access to the curriculum.

Plan,

create and deliver a wide range of tailored interventions and-or therapy

programmes where direct SaLT input is indicated and effectively hand over

prescribed programmes through training and modelling with teaching staff,

parents and carers.

To maintain effective liaison with all partners

e.g. parents, carers, professionals in Education, Health, Social Care and other

Services with particular regard to Safeguarding and best practice

To

monitor and record child or young

persons progress and effectiveness of intervention

through goal setting, outcome measurement and evaluation of practice and to

communicate these with key stakeholders.

Collaboration with a range of partner agencies to

create effective transition support for specific children and young people.

Promotion of effective inclusion of children and

young people into all aspects of the school curriculum.

To attend and contribute to team meetings as

required.

To be aware of changing trends in treatment and

promote Evidence Based Practice, embedding this into own specialist area of

work in order to provide the highest standard of care to service users.

Embedding legislative change and key developments

relating to improved outcomes for children and young people with SLCN.

To participate in clinical audit, service

development activities and research programmes as required.

To engage with continual professional development

as identified through managerial and clinical supervision and appraisal,

including attending training and courses as agreed.

To comply with the Cognus Limited mandatory

training requirements.

As part of the therapies team to plan, deliver and

evaluate training sessions for schools and educational providers.

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

Working within a multidisciplinary team of speech

therapists and occupational therapists, the post holder will have the

opportunity to work in local schools and colleges across the 4 years to 25

years age range or with a smaller age range within this.

Advising and supporting local schools / settings

with children and young people with Speech, Language & Communication Needs, including a possible cohort with ASD or PMLD and SLCN to manage their caseload to

ensure that intended outcomes are delivered within agreed service standards.

Raising awareness of the needs of and strategies

available for children and young people with SLCN.

Principal Accountabilities

Visiting and assessing children and young

people with SLCN.

To appropriately identify service provision in

line with child and young persons needs at specialist, targeted or universal

level of support.

Delivery of specialist programmes on an

individual and/or small group basis.

Offering advice to parents and carers as well

as teaching staff at a targeted or universal level.

Maintaining children's and young peoples

records to a high standard.

Screening and prioritising new referrals in order to

determine the need and level of therapy provision required in line with service

criteria.

At the point of

referral, gathering relevant information regarding previous and current input

from health and social care services.

Carrying out a

range of non-standardised and standardised assessments and interpreting a range

of factors relating to the child or young persons condition; focusing on

access to education.

Providing reports

to referrers and other agencies involved in the child and young person's care and

advice on appropriate differentiation of and access to the curriculum.

Plan,

create and deliver a wide range of tailored interventions and-or therapy

programmes where direct SaLT input is indicated and effectively hand over

prescribed programmes through training and modelling with teaching staff,

parents and carers.

To maintain effective liaison with all partners

e.g. parents, carers, professionals in Education, Health, Social Care and other

Services with particular regard to Safeguarding and best practice

To

monitor and record child or young

persons progress and effectiveness of intervention

through goal setting, outcome measurement and evaluation of practice and to

communicate these with key stakeholders.

Collaboration with a range of partner agencies to

create effective transition support for specific children and young people.

Promotion of effective inclusion of children and

young people into all aspects of the school curriculum.

To attend and contribute to team meetings as

required.

To be aware of changing trends in treatment and

promote Evidence Based Practice, embedding this into own specialist area of

work in order to provide the highest standard of care to service users.

Embedding legislative change and key developments

relating to improved outcomes for children and young people with SLCN.

To participate in clinical audit, service

development activities and research programmes as required.

To engage with continual professional development

as identified through managerial and clinical supervision and appraisal,

including attending training and courses as agreed.

To comply with the Cognus Limited mandatory

training requirements.

As part of the therapies team to plan, deliver and

evaluate training sessions for schools and educational providers.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Ability to prioritise and deliver results to high standards
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Leads others by setting a positive example in line with company values and acts as a role model
• Adherence to RCSLT and HCPC policies and procedures
• Is decisive with problem-solving skills
• Honours and upholds the Companys Equal Opportunity Policy, Dignity at Work Policy, Safeguarding and Protection of Children, Health and Safety and Data Protection Policy at all times

Experience

Essential

• Experience as a paediatric speech and language therapist
• Relevant qualifications including registration with HCPC

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Ability to prioritise and deliver results to high standards
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Leads others by setting a positive example in line with company values and acts as a role model
• Adherence to RCSLT and HCPC policies and procedures
• Is decisive with problem-solving skills
• Honours and upholds the Companys Equal Opportunity Policy, Dignity at Work Policy, Safeguarding and Protection of Children, Health and Safety and Data Protection Policy at all times

Experience

Essential

• Experience as a paediatric speech and language therapist
• Relevant qualifications including registration with HCPC

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Cognus Limited

Address

Cognus Ltd

Railway Approach

Wallington

Surrey

SM6 0DZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://cognus.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cognus Limited

Address

Cognus Ltd

Railway Approach

Wallington

Surrey

SM6 0DZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://cognus.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

Working within a multidisciplinary team of speech

therapists and occupational therapists, the post holder will have the

opportunity to work in local schools and colleges across the 4 years to 25

years age range or with a smaller age range within this.

Advising and supporting local schools / settings

with children and young people with Speech, Language & Communication Needs, including a possible cohort with ASD or PMLD and SLCN to manage their caseload to

ensure that intended outcomes are delivered within agreed service standards.

Raising awareness of the needs of and strategies

available for children and young people with SLCN.

Principal Accountabilities

Visiting and assessing children and young

people with SLCN.

To appropriately identify service provision in

line with child and young persons needs at specialist, targeted or universal

level of support.

Delivery of specialist programmes on an

individual and/or small group basis.

Offering advice to parents and carers as well

as teaching staff at a targeted or universal level.

Maintaining children's and young peoples

records to a high standard.

Screening and prioritising new referrals in order to

determine the need and level of therapy provision required in line with service

criteria.

At the point of

referral, gathering relevant information regarding previous and current input

from health and social care services.

Carrying out a

range of non-standardised and standardised assessments and interpreting a range

of factors relating to the child or young persons condition; focusing on

access to education.

Providing reports

to referrers and other agencies involved in the child and young person's care and

advice on appropriate differentiation of and access to the curriculum.

Plan,

create and deliver a wide range of tailored interventions and-or therapy

programmes where direct SaLT input is indicated and effectively hand over

prescribed programmes through training and modelling with teaching staff,

parents and carers.

To maintain effective liaison with all partners

e.g. parents, carers, professionals in Education, Health, Social Care and other

Services with particular regard to Safeguarding and best practice

To

monitor and record child or young

persons progress and effectiveness of intervention

through goal setting, outcome measurement and evaluation of practice and to

communicate these with key stakeholders.

Collaboration with a range of partner agencies to

create effective transition support for specific children and young people.

Promotion of effective inclusion of children and

young people into all aspects of the school curriculum.

To attend and contribute to team meetings as

required.

To be aware of changing trends in treatment and

promote Evidence Based Practice, embedding this into own specialist area of

work in order to provide the highest standard of care to service users.

Embedding legislative change and key developments

relating to improved outcomes for children and young people with SLCN.

To participate in clinical audit, service

development activities and research programmes as required.

To engage with continual professional development

as identified through managerial and clinical supervision and appraisal,

including attending training and courses as agreed.

To comply with the Cognus Limited mandatory

training requirements.

As part of the therapies team to plan, deliver and

evaluate training sessions for schools and educational providers.

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Ability to prioritise and deliver results to high standards
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Leads others by setting a positive example in line with company values and acts as a role model
• Adherence to RCSLT and HCPC policies and procedures
• Is decisive with problem-solving skills
• Honours and upholds the Companys Equal Opportunity Policy, Dignity at Work Policy, Safeguarding and Protection of Children, Health and Safety and Data Protection Policy at all times

Experience

Essential

• Experience as a paediatric speech and language therapist
• Relevant qualifications including registration with HCPC