Senior Speech and Language Therapist | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Accrington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider in England is seeking a qualified Speech & Language Therapist to work with children and their families. The ideal candidate will be able to manage their own workload and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams. Flexible working options are available. Experience in paediatrics is desirable but not essential. This role offers a dynamic work environment focused on child-centered therapy.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Career development opportunities

Support for work/life balance

Qualifications

• Experience in paediatrics is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage own workload effectively and demonstrate excellent communication skills.
• Provide speech and language therapy support to children and young people and their families.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver child-centred services in clinics, homes, nurseries and schools.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interest in working with children

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. 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.

Responsibilities

• Manage own workload effectively and demonstrate excellent communication skills.
• Provide speech and language therapy support to children and young people and their families.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver child-centred services in clinics, homes, nurseries and schools.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Qualified Speech & Language Therapist.
• Experience in paediatrics is desirable but not essential.
• Interest in working with children and their families is essential.

Benefits and Context

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 and other health and well-being services in the community.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working; we support a positive work/life balance and offer options such as term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. Applicants should state their preferences on the application and discuss these at interview.

For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack or visit the Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT website.

This advert closes on Monday 29 Sep 2025.