Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Neurosciences

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; Vor Ort; GBP 43.000 - 52.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Specialist Speech & Language Therapist to join the Neuro and Major Trauma Team. The role covers acute in-patient, rehab and outpatient settings with a caseload including neurosurgical and neurorehabilitation patients.

You will deliver high-quality SLT services for acquired communication and dysphagia disorders, work across LTHTR sites, and support service development with CPD opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifikationen

• Specialist SLT service for adults with dysphagia and cognitive/communication disorders.
• Experience with AAC and instrumental swallow assessment is beneficial.
• Support service development and CPD participation.

Aufgaben

• Provide specialist SLT services across acute, rehab and outpatient pathways.
• Collaborate with MDTs to ensure patient-centred care and seamless transitions.
• Support clinical governance, teaching, audit and research activities.
• Contribute to CPD and portfolio development for staff.

Kenntnisse

Dysphagia

AAC

Instrumental assessment

MDT collaboration

Tools

FEES

VFS

Jobbeschreibung

Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Neurosciences

Company:

Company: Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

A Vacancy at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

We have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) to join the Neuro and Major Trauma Team at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHTR). We are looking for someone who is caring and compassionate in their work, enjoys a complex and varied caseload and embraces change to support the Clinical Leads with service development.

This role requires delivery of high-quality SLT services in acute in-patient, rehab and out-patient provision, therefore excellent interpersonal skills are essential to build working relationships with multiple MDTs. The caseload includes neurosurgical, major trauma, neurorehabilitation and long-term neurological conditions. Clinically this includes complex dysphagia and acquired disorders of communication and cognition, as well as joint working, goal setting and weekly MDT meetings to ensure optimal patient-centred care. Experience in AAC and instrumental assessment would be beneficial, however we are able to provide in-house training for the right candidate.

The service embraces evidence-based practice, CPD is actively supported, and you will have the opportunity to continue to develop your clinical portfolio.

• To provide a specialist speech and language therapy clinical service to adults with acquired disorders ofcommunication, cognition and dysphagia.
• To work across acute in-patient, rehab and out-patient pathways and proactively engage in multidisciplinary team working.
• Support the clinical lead in the day to day running of the clinical area (Major trauma, Neurosurgery, Neurology & Neuro Rehab) through implementation of their clinical knowledge, operational accountability, monitoring of service provision and supporting staff as required.
• To provide input to the teaching, research, audit and service development functions of the department.
• To actively participate in CPD to maintain and expand clinical knowledge.
• To provide a service across both RPH and CDH sites and to support Trust initiatives in line with 7 day working and further service changes.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust is a large acute organisation, delivering specialist services both locally and regionally. We are a regional specialist centre for Major Trauma, Neurosurgery and Neurology. The Speech Therapy Department is situated at the Royal Preston Hospital site; however, we also deliver services to Chorley District Hospital and our new Community Healthcare Hub (intermediate care / step down facility).

We are a dedicated SLT service with excellent patient care at the core of our values, and our varied caseload provides complex presentations across dysphagia, communication and voice respectively. We have established VFS and FEES clinics, with in-service training to provide sustainability. We strive to continuously improve our SLT services through service development and innovation and are keen that audit / research are part of our clinical roles. We have strong clinical leadership within the department and structured clinical supervision and CPD is promoted.

You will join a large friendly team of speech and language therapists covering a range of specialist services. The department is rated 'GOLD' on the STAR quality assurance framework, with a strong commitment to evidence-based practice. CPD and training are well supported.

To find out more about us, look at our Twitter / X page @SLT_LTHTR

Please see the separate job description and person specification for full details:

• Actively promote high-quality service delivery at all times and promote SLT presence in multidisciplinary team working.
• Build excellent relationships with the MDT and liaise effectively to ensure seamless care.
• Undertake specialist assessment, differential diagnosis, clinical reasoning / analysis and record clearly in the electronic patient record.
• Deliver a wide range of specialist SLT treatment and management options to meet patients' needs, ensuring a holistic approach and person-centred care.
• To contribute to the management of complex disorders with support from a senior specialist SLT.
• To participate in instrumental assessment.
• To communicate effectively in a variety of settings
• To advise on AAC methods where appropriate
• To support personal and staff CPD
• To support equality of opportunity for both staff and patients
• To support clinical governance and quality agenda

This advert closes on Monday 26 Oct 2026

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust