SLT Training & Development Lead for Special Schools/Colleges Job at Welwyn Garden City, England, United Kingdom Full Time NEW

Are you considering whether you are ready to take the next step in your career—developing your leadership potential while continuing to grow your specialist clinical skills? If so, this could be the perfect role for you.

The Speech and Language Therapy Training and Development Lead for Special Schools/Colleges is designed to provide high-quality, targeted support for CYP with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) in specialist education settings.

We are looking for a motivated and experienced Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist to join our growing team of therapists and therapy assistants. This role is fixed term for 9 months and will involve supporting our specialist settings across Hertfordshire (base can be agreed for successful candidate). A car driver is essential.

If you’re passionate about making a real difference in children’s lives and working in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Interview date set for: 22nd June 2026

Education

You’ll play a vital role in shaping inclusive, communication-friendly education environments across Hertfordshire. This is a fantastic opportunity to combine clinical expertise with strategic leadership and partnership working. Your role will include:

• Leading on the design and development of high-quality, impactful service offer for CYP with SLCN who attend specialist settings, working alongside clinical teams, Clinical Quality Leads and Operational Leads.
• Working closely with schools and therapy teams to understand needs and co-design universal and targeted training packages, delivering specialist advice, and supporting effective clinical practice.
• Seeking regular input from schools and stakeholders and using feedback to ensure our service remains responsive, impactful, and aligned with local needs.

What We Offer

We believe in supporting our staff to grow, thrive and feel connected—professionally and personally. Here’s what you can expect:

• Half-termly group supervision and regular peer support
• Dedicated managerial supervision and a structured appraisal process
• CPD opportunities, including bitesize tutorials and peer review
• A supportive two-week induction with time to observe and shadow team members
• Access to a named buddy to help you settle into the team

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision – Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities

Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages.

We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible – Apply now

You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT – we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Katie Tucker Job title: Operational Manager, CYP Therapies Email address: katie.tucker1@nhs.net