Clinical Lead - Speech and Language Therapist

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Tees Valley is seeking a Clinical Lead - Speech and Language Therapist to provide leadership and oversight within the CAMHS Neurodevelopment Assessment Team. Applicants should have a relevant qualification, HCPC registration, and significant clinical experience. Responsibilities include conducting specialized assessments, contributing to service development, and working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams. This is a full-time position that offers a unique opportunity to impact the lives of children and young people positively.

Qualifications

• Registered with HCPC as a Speech and Language Therapist.
• Significant clinical experience in a relevant specialist area.
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and supervision for teams across Durham and Tees Valley.
• Carry out specialist SLT assessments and produce comprehensive reports.
• Facilitate CPD sessions and partake in leadership/management roles.

Skills

Speech and language therapy delivery

Clinical leadership

Multidisciplinary team collaboration

Complex clinical risk assessment

Communication skills

Education

Pre-registration qualification in speech and language therapy

Registration with HCPC

Evidence of post-registration master's level learning

Job description

Clinical Lead - Speech and Language Therapist

The closing date is 12 January 2026

Are you a passionate and motivated Speech and Language Therapist looking to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people? An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Durham Tees Valley CAMHS Neurodevelopment Assessment Team for a full time Band 7 SLT Lead.

The successful postholder will provide clinical leadership and supervision for our experienced teams across Durham and the Tees Valley. The teams work with children and young people up to 18 years old providing assessment of language needs as part of the differential diagnosis within neurodevelopmental disorders. As an integral member of our CAMHS leadership team, you will contribute to pathway and service development, quality improvement and strategic planning.

Your clinical work will involve carrying out observations, specialist SLT assessments and producing comprehensive reports for a small number of complex presentations. You will provide consultation, advice and training to the wider team and partner agencies. Your professional voice and skills will be an essential part of our multi-disciplinary approach to understanding and supporting each young person.

Alongside your CAMHS colleagues, you will be part of a dynamic SLT Learning Disability and Mental Health service. This wider SLT team offers supportive colleagues who work in a range of different teams and will provide well defined peer support, supervision systems and CPD opportunities.

Main duties of the job

The team uses a range of assessment skills including standardised assessments such as ADOS and CELF. As well as this informal observations are undertaken to inform the assessment process.

The post holder will receive and deliver high quality supervision. As well as facilitating CPD sessions and taking an active role as part of the leadership/management team.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care – our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job descriptions and person specifications for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

If you would like further information about the role you can contact Victoria Mansfield on 01642 529790

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

• Pre-registration qualification in speech and language therapy as recognised by HCPC
• Registration with HCPC
• Evidence of post-registration Masters level learning
• Or in the absence of masters level learning - equivalent experience in relevant area. E.g. relevant level 7 courses, researcher role, quality improvement activity, leading service development, project management, strategic leadership, NICE involvement, service evaluation.
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) level 7 (SLT =8) for International recruits
• And - Substantial clinical experience of complex speech and language therapy delivery in relevant specialist area in collaboration with service users, families and relevant others.
• Experience of working in Multidisciplinary Team (SW essential criteria)
• Complex clinical risk assessment and application in practice

Knowledge

• Significant experience of supporting people with mental health issues, learning disability or autism
• Significant understanding of the needs of service users with mental health conditions or learning disabilities or autism

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.