Children's Speech and Language Therapist Band 5

Lincolnshire Community Health Services; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is hiring a Band 5 Children’s Speech and Language Therapist in Lincolnshire. The post is fixed-term for 18 months (to March 2028) and part-time options exist with flexible working.

Salary ranges from £32,073 to £39,043 per annum, pro rata, with a full-time equivalence and 37.5 hours per week. The team supports children aged 0–19 with varied SLCN in Family Hubs and schools, offering peer support, CPD and shadowing opportunities.

Qualifications

• Recognised Speech & Language Therapy degree or equivalent qualification
• Has or has applied for HCPC registration
• Registered member of RCSLT
• Successful completion of relevant professional short courses

Responsibilities

• Assess and diagnose children with speech, language and communication needs
• Plan and deliver evidence-based therapy
• Empower parents/carers and professionals to support children's SLCN
• Weekly dedicated CPD time with the team

Skills

HCPC registration

RCSLT membership

AAC knowledge

Education

Speech & Language Therapy degree

Job description

Children's Speech and Language Therapist Band 5

Band 5

Main area Speech and Language Therapy Grade Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 18 months (until March 2028) Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week Job ref 818-CYP439

Site TBA with successful applicant Town Lincolnshire Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 27/10/2026 23:59

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at LCHS.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our teams – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

Our Group values guide everything we do. They are:

Compassionate - We care about people - Compassionate is the act of showing empathy, kindness, and respect to others, recognising their individual needs and circumstances. It involves listening, understanding, and supporting others in a way that makes them feel valued, safe, and cared for.

Collaborative - We work together as a team - Collaborative is working inclusively and respectfully with others to achieve shared goals. It involves open communication, valuing diverse perspectives, and building trust to create a supportive and effective team environment.

Innovative - We strive to improve - Innovative is the process of exploring new ideas, approaches, and technologies to improve care, services, and working practices. It involves creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take risks in a safe and supportive environment.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the LCHG team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients. We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

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Job overview

As a result of additional funding with our Family Hubs project, an exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 5 Children’s Speech and Language Therapists to join our Children’s Therapy team in Lincolnshire.

We are passionate about delivering high quality, evidence-based care. Partnership working is key to our work and we strongly believe that empowering parents/carers and professionals to support children's speech, language and communication needs is invaluable in effecting change.

As a team, we would describe ourselves as; caring, supportive, friendly, dedicated and innovative.

We are a values-based employer and firmly believe that employing the right person to join our team is paramount and once in the team, we can foster and nurture your clinical skills and knowledge through a range of peer support, CPD and shadowing/training opportunities.

Both posts involve working with children aged 0-19 with a wide variety of speech, language and communication difficulties in Family Hubs and schools.

Main duties of the job

Within these roles, you will have opportunities to; assess and diagnose children with speech/language/communication needs, plan and deliver therapy, empower parents/carers and professionals to support children with SLCN. You can also expect to receive weekly dedicated CPD time alongside the rest of the speech and language therapy team.

We are a dynamic group and value everyone's thoughts, ideas and opinions, we celebrate individual's achievements and ideas around service delivery and design.

Compassionate leadership is a core value of LCHS and our team and we are looking for individuals who are; compassionate, caring, open, honest, passionate, resilient and resourceful.

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS’ workforce.

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for details for more details and responsibilities of these posts.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Recognised Speech & Language Therapy degree or equivalent qualification
• Has or has applied for HCPC registration
• Registered member of RCSLT
• Successful completion of relevant professional short courses

Skills

• Relevant pre-qualification experience at under/post-graduate level

Experience

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Knowledge of the roles of other relevant professionals
• Skills in the use of AAC including Makaton

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK's most welcoming counties.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone.

Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.

Important Information: All new employees will be subject to a charge if a DBS check is required for the post. The Disclosure & Barring Service application form (formerly CRB) will be provided by LCHS and the fee will be deducted from your salary over a maximum of a 3 month period.

Any existing employees who require a DBS check as part of the application process will be subject to a charge for that DBS check.

We are a Disability Confident employer ensuring that disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

Support and/or assistance with completing an application form is available from the Human Resources Team by calling 01522 572889.

We encourage and support vaccination update as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

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Please note, for applicants with previous NHS service: If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, LCHS reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Rebecca Murray Job title Operational Lead for Children's Therapy Services Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01522459848 Additional information

We welcome any queries or questions you may have about the post, working for our team or working in Lincolnshire. Please contact us on:

Ally Wagstaff (Professional Advisor for Children's Speech and Language Therapy) on 01522 459848 or by emailing [e-mail]

Rebecca Murray (Operational Lead for Children's Therapy Services) on 01522 459848 or by emailing [e-mail]