Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Integrated Care System; Warrington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist to support young people with complex communication difficulties. This role involves assessment, therapy implementation, and collaboration with other professionals. Candidates should have a relevant degree and experience in the field. The role offers flexible working options and requires a commitment to improving health outcomes for youths.

Benefits

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Experience within specialist area including SEMH/Neurodevelopmental difficulties.
• Relevant experience at a post graduate level.
• Ability to travel independently across the Trust.

Responsibilities

• Assess and diagnose speech, language, communication needs for young people accessing YJS.
• Develop and advise on strategies to support young people with SLCN.
• Produce reports reflecting highly specialist knowledge in an easily understood format.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Presentation skills

Organizational skills

Education

Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree or equivalent

Health Care Professions Council RCSLT Licence to Practice

Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Job description

Go back Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

The closing date is 19 August 2025

Do you have an interest working with young people within theYouth Justice Service? Do you have experience working with young people withcomplex communication difficulties/social, emotional and mental health issuesand/or neurodevelopmental difficulties. Do you enjoy working with a range ofother professionals?

Weare looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Speech and Language Therapist toprovide cover for the current postholder, who will be going on maternity leavesoon

In this role youwill deliver Highly Specialist Speech and Language assessment for young peopleknown to the Youth Justice Service to inform them, their families/carers andthe people around them of any identified communication difficulties. You willthen provide appropriate training, therapy, advice and support to the youngperson and their family/carers, working alongside a range of otherprofessionals.

Youwill work within a friendly and supportive team, with access to ongoing CPD andregular supervision.

Main duties of the job

In conjunction with the SLTTeam Leads and Youth Justice Service Lead, you will plan, develop and deliver theSpeech and Language Therapy service to children with speech, languagecommunication needs known to the Youth Justice Service. There is a strongsupport and advisory element within this role.

About us

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.

At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver ourNHS services in your local community.

They help us deliver our mission to improve local health andpromote wellbeing in the communities we serve.

After all, values are about people and they werecreated in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was importantto them

Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.

P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs andpromote independence in the healthcare we provide..

E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.

O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationshipsbased on trust, openness, honesty and respect.

P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the rightskills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.

L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities andshow great pride in being a local provider of health and care.

E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to providesustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.

Job responsibilities

See attached JD for further detail:

To assess and diagnose speech,language, communication needs (SLCN) for young people accessing YJS includingthose with special educational needs and those in care.

To develop and advise onstrategies to support young people with SLCN accessing YJS. This includesworking with young people and with the people who live and work with them on adaily basis.

Where appropriate and inagreement with the young person, to develop and implement highly specialistspeech and language therapy treatment and programmes and to measure andevaluate outcomes.

To ensure that clients /parents or carers / YJS staff /teachers are involved in the planning andprioritisation of the treatment programmes wherever possible.

To demonstrate clinicaleffectiveness by use of evidence based practice and outcome measures

To produce reports, reflectinghighly specialist knowledge, in a format that is easily understood by the youngperson. Reports will include summary of strengths and needs and functionalstrategies for daily living.

To contribute to legaldocuments such as Education Health and Care Plans and Court Reports.

To adapt practice to meetindividual clients circumstances, including due regard for cultural andlinguistic differences.

To maintain up to date andaccurate case notes in line with RCSLT professional standards and local trustpolicies (notes inputted into YJS patient management system as agreed withBridgewater Information Governance Team)

To share information withclients, carers and other professionals, observing data protection guidelines

To contribute highlyspecialist knowledge to multi and uni disciplinary teams to ensure a clientfocused approach to treatment. To attend high risk review meetings asrequested.

To communicate complexinformation from highly specialist assessment and treatment to clients, carersand other professionals.

To make onward referrals asappropriate.

To work closely with clients,carers and other professionals to negotiate and agree client management.

To demonstrate empathy withclients, carers and colleagues, ensuring that effective communication isachieved, particularly where significant barriers to understanding exist.

To respond sensitively at alltimes particularly when imparting potentially distressing information regardingthe nature of the clinical difficulties and their implications

To demonstrate expert skillsin motivating clients, carers and other professionals to engage in theassessment and therapeutic process.

To demonstrate expertskills in managing conflict within the clinical highly specialist area

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree or equivalent
• Health Care Professions Council RCSLT Licence to Practice
• Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses up to masters level equivalent
• Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Membership of Relevant Special Interest Groups

Sponsorship

• Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)

Experience

• Relevant experience at a post graduate level
• Experience within specialist area including SEMH/ Neurodevelopmental difficulties/ ACEs and Trauma Informed care.
• Experience in planning and providing care to children and young people independently.
• Previous experience working with Youth Justice services.

Skills and Attributes

• Awareness of SEN process and EHCP
• Awareness of Code of Practice and National Curriculum.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills
• Highly developed Negotiation and Problem solving Skills
• Demonstrates excellent analytical and reflection skills
• Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent organisational skills
• Demonstrates ability to be a good team member and assume clinical leadership responsibilities
• Well established knowledge of a broad range 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

Job Specific Requirements

• The ability to travel independently across the Trust
• The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs

Relationships

• If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship:

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.

Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust