Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to lead the Experts at Hand service across Warrington and Halton. The role focuses on delivering high-quality whole-school training and coaching to education staff implementing evidence-based interventions.

You will supervise Band 5 and Band 6 colleagues, run school drop-in sessions, and contribute to service evaluation through outcomes and data collection, ensuring timely support

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership in delivery and development of the Experts at Hand service
• Lead the delivery of engaging whole-school training and coaching for education staff
• Provide clinical supervision and support to Band 5 and Band 6 colleagues
• Deliver drop-in sessions within schools to identify needs and navigate referral pathways
• Promote communication-friendly approaches and embed practical strategies in daily practice
• Lead evaluation and continuous improvement through outcomes monitoring, audits and data collection

Job description

As a Band 7 Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist within the innovative Experts at Hand service, you will provide clinical leadership in the delivery and ongoing development of the Experts at Hand offer, helping schools develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to support children and young people with speech, language and communication needs. You will lead the development and delivery of engaging whole-school training and coaching for education staff to deliver evidence-based interventions in targeted groups. You will also provide clinical supervision, guidance and support to Band 5 and Band 6 colleagues delivering the service. You will provide drop-in sessions within schools, helping staff to identify needs early, consider appropriate next steps and navigate referral pathways, ensuring children receive support from the most appropriate service at a universal, targeted or specialist level. Working collaboratively with education staff, you will promote communication-friendly approaches, embed practical strategies into everyday practice and contribute to the development of sustainable support within schools. You will lead the evaluation and continuous improvement of the service through the monitoring of outcomes, audit activity and collection of data, using evidence to demonstrate the impact of the Experts at Hand model.

Are you an enthusiastic Band 7 Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) who is passionate about helping children and young people achieve their potential? As part of the exciting new Experts at Hand initiative, we are looking for 2 wte Band 7 Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapists to work across Warrington and Halton. You will lead the delivery and development of the Experts at Hand offer, delivering high-quality whole-school training and coaching to education staff in implementing evidence-based interventions. You will oversee service outcomes, contribute to audits and collecting data, and provide supervision and support to Band 5 and Band 6 colleagues. In our team, you'll benefit from a supportive team culture. We are proud of our approachable and experienced leadership team, who prioritise staff wellbeing, work-life balance and professional growth. We offer agile working, high-quality clinical supervision and excellent development opportunities. If you're motivated, innovative and excited by the opportunity to lead in shaping a new initiative at a whole-school level, we'd love to welcome you to our team.

Flexible working will be considered for all roles. North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM) serves more than one million residents across the Halton and Warrington boroughs and the wider North West region. Bringing together community and out-of-hospital services (formerly provided by Bridgewater Community Healthcare) with inpatient and elective care (formerly Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals) we provide services at two hospital sites and more than 70 community hubs and facilities. Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM). They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation. Our mission We will be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other Our vision We will be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn Our values

• Kind: We are caring, supportive and respectful to everyone
• Open: We are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working
• Fair: We listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all
• One team: We work well together and with our communities