Highly Specialised Speech & Language Therapist

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's hospital in Liverpool is seeking a Highly Specialised Speech & Language Therapist to join the Enhanced Support Team. This role involves providing high-quality assessments and multidisciplinary support to children and young people with complex needs. Successful candidates will benefit from generous accommodation support and relocation packages. This is a full-time position promoting diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Accommodation support for up to 3 months

Relocation packages

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience working as a Specialist Speech & Language Therapist.
• In-depth experience within specialist area.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality speech, language and communication assessments.
• Work with other professionals to plan and deliver multidisciplinary assessments.
• Participate in multidisciplinary formulation meetings.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Excellent analytical and reflection skills

Excellent organisational skills

Highly developed Negotiation and Problem solving skills

Good auditory discrimination skills

Education

Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent

Health Care Professional Council - Licence to Practice

Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses up to Master's degree equivalent

Job description

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Highly Specialised Speech & Language Therapist

The closing date is 12 December 2025

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Liverpool Enhanced Support Team (EST) and Youth Justice CAMHS are looking for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join our service. The role is part funded by Liverpool Youth Justice Service.

The Enhanced Support Team works with children and young people with complex needs who present with high risk, high harm behaviours and high vulnerability. They are likely to have difficulties in multiple domains which are persistent, severe and are framed by family and social contexts. This may include children and young people who are involved in youth justice services, not in education employment or training, who engage in substance misuse, have multiple adverse childhood experiences, who are neurodiverse or have speech language and communication difficulties etc. These children and young people are likely to have been referred to multiple services, but there are significant barriers to engagement.

Liverpool Enhanced Support Team has links into Community CAMHS however is integrated with Childrens Services including Social Care and Youth Justice.

Main duties of the job

• To provide high quality speech, language and communication assessments to inform the multidisciplinary assessment
• To work with other professionals to plan and deliver multidisciplinary assessments to support speech, language and communication needs.
• To participate in multidisciplinary formulation meetings
• To support the consultation and triage of new referrals into the service
• To support service development of assessment process and practice
• To provide advice and signposting to parents and professional at any stage of the assessment process
• To be available for advice, support and teaching of other therapists and external servies

About us

Alder Hey has already earned our place as one of the world's leading children's hospitals, thanks to innovation and pioneering medical work. We treat 250,000 young patients a year and have a broad range of hospital and community services, serving the local population of children, as well as being a tertiary referral centre for children from across Merseyside, Cheshire and parts of Lancashire, Shropshire and North Wales.

Alder Hey are offering excellent benefit schemes;

Refer a friend - Alder Hey staff

Successful candidates who are introduced to the trust by existing staff members will receive £1000 after completion of six months in post. Please include the name/Alder Hey email for your friend in the additional information section of your application.

This will be paid in two parts, £250 in first month pay on commencement in post, and £750 on completion of six months.

Accommodation

Alder Hey will support the cost of accommodation for up to 3 months from the date of employment (up to £500 per month)

The cost is to be paid by the staff member and reclaimed as expenses.

Relocation package

Relocation packages to support new hires and will be consulted on an individual basis, please link in with [e-mail] for further information.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details about duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education and Training

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent
• Health Care Professional Council - Licence to Practice
• Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Networks
• Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses up to Master's degree equivalent.

Experience

• Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level
• Substantial relevant experience post qualification, including demonstrable experience working as a Specialist Speech & Language Therapist.
• In-depth experience within specialist area

Knowledge

• Demonstrates ability to be a good team member and develop leadership responsibilities.
• Well established knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools relevant to the specialist client group.
• In depth knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the specialist client group).
• In depth knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group) and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits.
• In depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance/audit
• Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group).
• Knowledge of standards of record keeping

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills.
• Demonstrates excellent analytical and reflection skills
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise
• Highly developed Negotiation and Problem solving skills
• Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically.

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.

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Full-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours