Clinical Lead Speech & Language Therapist

NHS; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is looking for a Band 7 Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist to develop a stroke-aligned therapy service. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Speech and Language Therapy, experience with stroke patients, and at least 2 years of leadership experience. This full-time role is based in Lancaster and offers a salary of £47,810 to £54,710 per year.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years leadership experience in a clinical setting.
• Experience working with stroke patients in both acute and community settings.
• Current UK professional registration in Speech and Language Therapy.

Responsibilities

• Promote collaborative working practices within the Speech and Language Therapy Team.
• Integrate into the Integrated Community Stroke Service.
• Contribute to service development and learning facilitation.

Skills

Compassionate communication skills

Proactive problem solving

Leadership in healthcare

Collaboration within multidisciplinary teams

Education

Speech and Language Therapy Degree

Job description

Overview

We have a rare opportunity for a band 7 Clinical Lead SLT to join our dedicated and friendly stroke team at UHMB. This is a newly created role to develop the stroke-aligned speech and language therapy service and workforce across Morecambe Bay.

Clinical evidence-based knowledge of stroke, alongside a passion and commitment to leadership and management, service development, multidisciplinary integration, facilitation of learning and practitioner wellbeing is fundamental. You will have compassionate communication skills with a proactive approach to problem solving and implementation of innovative solutions within an evolving stroke therapy landscape.

Service context

As part of a national stroke service model for an Integrated Community Stroke Service, we provide input across the entire stroke pathway from hospital to community-based rehabilitation through a multi-disciplinary approach in settings such as home, care homes, clinics and telehealth. This ensures a responsive, needs-based approach to holistic patient centred care.

Main duties

You will undertake a critical role in promoting collaborative working practices within the Speech and Language Therapy Team across Morecambe Bay. The stroke SLT team is part of the Adult Speech Therapy service at UHMB which has other pathways in non-stroke, head and neck and voice. This offers opportunities to be part of our grow your own ethos, as well as supervision, peer supervision and CPD. We run our own videofluoroscopy clinic.

The service is supported by an overarching Clinical and Professional Lead. The service is aligned to and contributes to a range of regional peer support networks and Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board workstreams related to Speech and Language Therapy, neuro-rehabilitation and the Integrate Stroke and Neuro-rehabilitation Delivery Network (ISNDN).

The ability to travel and work across Morecambe Bay, including hospital, outpatient, community and telehealth settings is a non-negotiable element of this role. In the future, you will be expected to work as part of a 6 day service.

If you are a motivated, flexible and forward thinking band 6 Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) who is ready to advance their professional and clinical development in a more senior role or a current band 7 SLT wanting to further consolidate their knowledge and skills within a new role alongside a nurturing team, we would love to hear from you.

About us

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care settings.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Details

Date posted: 17 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year pro rata per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 331-C17590625-B

Job locations: Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Ashton Lane, Lancaster, LA1 4RP

Responsibilities and qualifications

Job responsibilities: To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay by visiting our website.

Qualifications

• Speech and Language Therapy Degree

Stroke experience

• Experience of working in both acute and community settings with patients with a stroke

Clinical lead experience

• 2 years leadership, evidence of leadership courses

Legal and regulatory

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.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).