Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist

Newbridge School, Romford, Essex, RM6 4TR

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  14 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £60,387.00 - £63,685.00 Annually (FTE) OUTL15 (SCP 44-47)

Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist job summary

About this Role

Are you an experienced Speech and Language Therapist passionate about making a difference in the lives of children with complex communication needs?

We are seeking a dynamic and skilled Band 7 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our multidisciplinary team in a vibrant Special Educational Needs (SEN) Trust. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead, innovate, and shape the future of therapy provision in a supportive and child-centred environment.

About the Role

As a key member of our integrated team, you will:

• Provide clinical leadership and specialist input for pupils with a range of complex needs, including autism, developmental language disorder, learning disabilities, and sensory processing difficulties.
• Lead on service development, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based practice.
• Supervise and support junior therapists, therapy assistants, and students.
• Work collaboratively with school staff, families, and external agencies to deliver holistic, child-focused care.
• Contribute to EHCPs, multi-agency reviews, and training for staff and parents.

What We’re Looking For

• HCPC-registered Speech and Language Therapist with significant post-qualification experience.
• Proven expertise in working with children and young people with complex communication needs, including PMLD, SLD and Autism, along with NHS Band 6/7 SALT experience
• Strong leadership, supervision, and service development skills.
• Excellent communication and collaborative working abilities.
• A passion for inclusive education and empowering young people.

The Redbridge Integrated Care Board and Local Authority are jointly transforming therapy support for children and young people in Special Schools. The successful candidate will join the Astrum Multi Academy Trust therapy hub and work across all three school sites. This newly established service will be supervised by a Lead Specialist Speech and Language therapist and includes joint working with other therapists - SALT and OT as well as support from therapy assistants who focus on ensuring every pupil has an individual AAC programme and equipment. This is an exciting opportunity to develop specialist clinical skills and embed yourself in the school community to support our children and young people in achieving the best functional outcomes.

Newbridge School is a three times outstanding, mixed, forward thinking, highly specialised day school for children and young people who have severe and profound learning difficulties with a range of special educational needs including: Physical disabilities/Sensory impairments/Autistic spectrum disorders/associated behaviour/Complex medical needs.

Hatchside School, opened in April 2021, is based on the principles of best Early Years practice and early intervention. Our aspiration is to become a role model to other schools and settings for children with SEND and become known as a beacon of good practice.

What We Offer

• A supportive, forward-thinking team and leadership.
• Opportunities for CPD, clinical supervision, and career progression.
• Access to specialist resources, training, and multi-disciplinary collaboration.
• A rewarding role where your work has a direct impact on children’s lives.
• Lead meaningful change in a specialist setting.
• Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Programme
• Generous Pension Schemes
• Family-friendly working policies
• Refer a friend scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Free tea and coffee
• Great location close to TfL Elizabeth and Central Lines

And more…

Astrum values diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.   We celebrate and embrace unique individuality, background and heritage.

We are a ‘Disability Confident Employer’ and all our application forms hide your personal information so we can focus solely on your experience, skills and qualities.

We believe in fostering a work environment that supports work-life balance. We are open to flexible working arrangements, including remote work, flexible hours, and part-time opportunities.

We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Astrum Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work at the school is expected to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Newbridge School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• Size: 198 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Newbridge School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/newbridge-school

We are a three times outstanding split site special school academy catering for children and young people between the ages of two and nineteen years who have a complex learning difficulty, often accompanied by additional special educational needs, which may include;

Physical disabilities
Sensory impairments
Autistic Spectrum disorders
Associated behaviour
SEMH
Medical needs

We are part of the Astrum Multi Academy Trust with two school sites, which are within one mile of each other. Lower School is for pupils in Early Years Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 and Upper School for students in Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and 16-19.

Pupils transfer from Gresham Drive to Barley Lane Campus at the end of Key Stage 2 and are supported to do this through a well-planned transition programme.

Please feel free to contact us if you would like to find out more about our work or request paper copies of some of the information.

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