Saba Khan
BSc (Hons) Speech & Hearing Sciences
Specialisms
Speech and Language Therapy for children and young people (up to 16 years)
- Infant and Paediatric Dysphagia
- Complex neurodevelopmental disorders and motor disorders, including cerebral palsy
- Acquired and traumatic brain injury
- Cognitive Communication Difficulties
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Learning disabilities
- Associated visual or hearing impairment
- Associated respiratory conditions
- Associated seizure activity
Clinical Currency Statement
As at March 2026, I am engaged in the role of Speech and Language Therapist for the NHS for an average of 67 hours per month. I also work as an Independent Speech and Language Therapist for Linguistic Resolutions for an average of 20 hours per month.
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Specific Injuries Experience
Saba is a highly specialist paediatric speech and language therapist (SLT). Her clinical work focuses on children whose speech, language, cognitive-communication, and feeding difficulties significantly affect independence, education, and access to social participation. She has substantial expertise supporting children with an acquired or traumatic brain injury, neurodevelopmental disorders, cerebral palsy and severe motor disorders, and learning disabilities.
A significant area of Saba’s expertise is in the assessment and long-term management of complex paediatric dysphagia. Many of the children she works with present with additional complexities, such as visual or hearing impairment, respiratory conditions or seizure activity.
Saba has considerable experience with Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), including both powered and non-powered systems. She conducts detailed, functional assessments to determine appropriate communication solutions and has supported children to access communication through eye gaze technology, touch switch systems, objects of reference and structured errorless learning approaches.
Employment Profile
In her clinical lead role, Saba leads a team of specialist SLTs delivering long-term dysphagia management and intervention for children with complex needs. She has developed training packages for parents, nurseries and schools, designed new clinical pathways to enhance service delivery, and led a pilot programme introducing syndrome-specific therapy for babies and children with Down’s syndrome. Alongside her leadership and governance responsibilities, she maintains a highly complex clinical caseload.
Her work has included contributing to videofluroscopy pathway development, facilitating multi-borough collaboration to improve access to tertiary services, and supporting multidisciplinary planning for safe and sustainable feeding. She provides training to families, carers, education staff and therapy teams to develop dysphagia competencies and ensure safe swallow management.
As an associate specialist SLT within medico-legal practice, Saba provides clear, objective and robust assessments to identify the nature and functional impact of communication impairments. She produces structured, evidence-based reports that clearly articulate her clinical reasoning and expert opinion in relation to long-term speech and language therapy interventions and equipment. Her recommendations are grounded in current research, professional guidance and best practice standards.
Across both roles, Saba provides regular clinical supervision to junior therapists, contributes to quality assurance and service development initiatives, and remains committed to ongoing professional development to ensure her practice reflects current research and evolving best practice in paediatric speech and language therapy.
Qualifications and Membership
- BSc (Hons) Speech and Hearing Sciences, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh (2009)
- MA Bilingualism, University of London (2012)
- Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RSCLT)
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Career History
Present
Care Expert Witness
Jacqueline Webb & Co. Ltd
2023 to present
Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
2022 to present
Associate Specialist Paediatric Speech & Language Therapist
Linguistic Resolutions
2018 to 2023
Highly Specialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist
Bromley Healthcare, Bromley
2020 to 2012
Clinical Supervisor in Dysphagia (self-employed)
Chatterbug, London
2012 to 2018
Specialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist
Evelina Community Services, London
2011 to 2012
Specialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist
Additionally Resourced Provision, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, Hillingdon
2009 to 2011
Speech and Language Therapist
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, Hillingdon