Clinical Lead Speech & Language Therapist

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

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Lancaster seeks a band 7 Clinical Lead SLT to develop stroke-aligned speech and language therapy. This role involves leading a collaborative team across various settings and requires a Speech and Language Therapy degree along with leadership experience. The salary ranges from £47,810 to £54,710 pro rata per annum, and travel across Morecambe Bay is required.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in both acute and community settings with patients with a stroke.
• 2 years leadership, evidence of leadership courses.

Responsibilities

• Undertake a critical role within the Speech and Language Therapy Team.
• Promote collaborative working practices.
• Participate in peer supervision and CPD.
• Work across multiple healthcare settings.

Skills

Collaborative working practices

Leadership

Telehealth

Education

Speech and Language Therapy Degree

Job description

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.

The closing date is 01 October 2025

Main duties of the job

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 Integrated 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.

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 NHS Trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Speech and Language Therapy Degree
• Experience of working in both acute and community settings with patients with a stroke

Clinical lead experience

• 2 years leadership, evidence of leadership courses

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 CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

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