Job Description

Position: Locum Speech and Language Therapist Barnet

Location: Edgware, HA8

Start Date: September 2025

Duration: Ongoing (initially 1 day per week, with potential for expansion later in 2025)

Schedule: 1 day per week (flexible)

Hours: 7.5 hours per week (flexible start and finish)

Hourly Rate: £30-£35 (dependent on experience)

On behalf of our client, a leading post-18 special college provision in Barnet, we are seeking a passionate and skilled Locum Speech and Language Therapist to join their innovative team starting September 2025. Our client is dedicated to delivering holistic, effective services through a strong universal offer, working in creative and collaborative ways to address current challenges in Speech and Language Therapy. This is an ideal opportunity for a Band 6 or experienced Band 5 therapist to make a significant impact in a specialist educational setting

Key Responsibilities:

• Inform and deliver students Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP) provisions.
• Embed holistic universal and targeted total communication support across the college.
• Manage a specialist caseload of students aged 18+ with complex communication needs, including autism spectrum conditions (ASC) and learning disabilities.
• Implement Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) strategies and support sensory integration needs.
• Deliver training to college staff to enhance communication support practices.
• Collaborate creatively with the team to address challenges and promote student development.

Requirements:

• HCPC registration and relevant speech and language therapy qualifications.
• Clinical experience in:
• Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC)
• Learning disabilities
• Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC)
• Complex needs and sensory integration
• Delivering training to support staff
• Band 6 or experienced Band 5 level competence.
• Strong interpersonal skills, adaptability, and a creative approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to work independently in a specialist environment.

Why Work with Us?

• Competitive hourly rate of £30-£35.
• Opportunity to work in a forward-thinking special college provision committed to holistic and innovative Speech and Language Therapy.
• Flexible scheduling (1 day per week, with potential for increased hours in 2025).
• Chance to contribute to a collaborative, creative team focused on empowering students with complex needs.