Bank Community Paediatric Speech & Language Therapist B6

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in North Cumbria is seeking a motivated Speech & Language Therapist to join their Children's Therapy Team. The role involves managing a caseload of children with diverse needs and collaborating with other professionals to ensure effective service delivery. Applicants must hold a degree in Speech and Language Therapy, be registered with the HCPC, and demonstrate excellent communication skills. The position offers a salary range from £38,682 to £46,580 per year, pro rata, with various employee benefits.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work

Confidential counselling service

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Speech and Language Therapy approved by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT).
• Registered with HCPC.
• On-going membership with the RCSLT.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of children and/or young people with speech, language, or communication needs.
• Collaborate with other professionals to contribute to service delivery.
• Plan and deliver training to enhance communication skills awareness.

Skills

Knowledge of speech, language and communication disorders

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

IT ability including word processing and presentation skills

Ability to motivate clients and/or carers

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Registered with HCPC

Job description

Go back North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Bank Community Paediatric Speech & Language Therapist B6

The closing date is 15 January 2026

We are seeking a passionate, innovative and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to join our Children's Speech and Language Therapy Team in North Cumbria. The team provides a service to South Cumbria, working in Millom, Ulverston or Barrow.

The role will be to support the development and delivery of the targeted and universal levels of the speech and language therapy service in line with current commission requirements.

To collaborate with interagency work to ensure all children have appropriate language and communication opportunities to reach their desired outcomes.

Share expertise related to key messages and to model best practice with colleagues, families and practitioners, through delivery of training and signposting to other agencies.

To audit and review outcomes for stakeholders and children accessing targeted and universal speech and language therapy service levels.

To undertake effective and holistic assessment of children referred to understand the functional impact of any speech, language or communication.

Main duties of the job

In line with service demand, to assume responsibility and accountability for a caseload of children and/or young people with diverse presentations holding the duty of care and prioritising and managing the caseload independently.

In collaboration with the Band & Universal and Targeted Lead SLT, contribute to delivery of the universal and targeted speech and language therapy service. This will include:

• Identifying and utilising outcome measures in partnership with Universal SLT colleagues across the county and the management team, to measure the impact of the universal role
• Delivering and reinforcing key universal messages to families and practitioners in order to help develop children's communication skills.
• Planning and delivering training across the children's workforce to develop awareness of the importance of communication skills for every child.
• Raising quality of provision in early years settings to support communication.
• Developing and reviewing referral criteria, pathways and screening tools.
• Supporting work at the pre-referral stage (e.g. triage function, health promotion and education, expectations of referrers etc).
• Raising awareness of the universal speech and language therapy role/service – promotion of this level of response as being timely, safe and proximal to the child.
• Contributing to relevant joint strategy development.
• Establishing targeted level offer.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focussed on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

This role may be suitable for individuals Returning to Practice. Please speak to the recruiting manager for more information.

Registered Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.

Disclosure and Barring Service

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

• Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
• Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

• 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
• NHS Discounts*
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
• Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Speech and Language Therapy approved by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT).
• Registered with HCPC
• On-going membership with the RCSLT
• Evidence of formal training / self study / specialist experience to post graduate level.

Experience

• Experience of organising, managing and prioritising a clinical caseload.
• Experience of working as part of a team.
• Experience of working with other professionals and agencies.
• Experience of working with children with special educational needs / learning disabilities.
• Experience of working in community clinics and educational settings, including schools/units for children with learning disabilities / communication disorders.

Skills and Aptitudes

• Knowledge of a wide variety of speech, language and communication disorders.
• To demonstrate a breadth of specialist knowledge with decision making underpinned by current evidence based practice, where many decisions will have significant implications for the child's future.
• Knowledge of current clinical procedures.
• Knowledge of educational policies and procedures relating to working practice as a therapist working in an educational setting.
• Working knowledge of assessment and therapy materials, including alternative communication strategies, e.g. picture exchange, Makaton signing, etc.
• Knowledge of national imperatives e.g. public health programmes and children's centres recognising their influence at local level.
• Ability to carry out and analyse results of various assessments appropriate for different clients, relating to age, disorder, standardisation, etc.
• IT ability, including word processing, presentation skills and ability to access software packages.
• Negotiation and problem solving ability, in order to prioritise and strategise for assessment and intervention.
• Skills in motivation of clients and/or carers to engage in the therapeutic process.
• Highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of clients.
• Willingness to learn and be a reflective practitioner.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent time management, organisational and administration skills.

Other requirements

• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Willingness and ability to travel across the Trust as and when required.
• Willingness to work outside normal hours in order to meet business needs.
• A flexible approach and willingness to adapt to change.
• Equality and Diversity Training.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Per Annum Pro Rata