Senior Speech and Language Therapist

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Heywood; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization in the UK is seeking a qualified Speech & Language Therapist to join their multidisciplinary team. The role involves providing support to children and young people with communication needs. Candidates should have excellent communication skills and an interest in working with families. The position offers flexible working patterns and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Clinical supervision

Continuing professional development

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience in paediatrics is desirable but not essential.
• Interest in working with children and their families is essential.

Responsibilities

• Work with children and young people aged 0-19.
• Provide therapy in clinics, homes, nurseries, and schools.
• Manage own time effectively.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work with children

Time management

Education

Qualified Speech & Language Therapist

Job description

Overview

Are you a qualified Speech & Language Therapist wanting to use your skills working with children, young people and their families? The Children's Integrated Therapy Service are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated qualified speech & language therapist to join our experienced and friendly Hyndburn, Ribble Valley and Rossendale based locality team. Experience of working in paediatrics is desirable but not essential. We work with children and young people aged 0-19 with well developed and evidenced based pathways covering the needs of children with communication needs.

What we offer

We can offer clinical and management supervision, specialist support by experienced senior staff, continuing professional development and specialist SLT Forums. The Children\'s Therapy service has a strong network of Clinical Leads. The team comprises of speech and language therapists and occupational therapists, consisting of both therapists and assistants. We work closely with colleagues in health, education and social care to provide a genuinely child-centred service. We work in a variety of locations, including clinics, children\'s own homes, nurseries and schools. The successful candidate must be able to effectively manage their own time, and demonstrate excellent communication skills. An interest in working with children and their families is essential.

About the Trust and environment

The Children\'s Integrated Therapy and Nursing Team are led by a multidisciplinary management team. This is an exciting time to join our team as clinicians are involved in developing our innovative services. Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care. The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Work arrangements and application details

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.