Speech and Language Therapy Advanced Practitioner

NHS Jobs; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust seeks an Speech and Language Therapy Advanced Practitioner to lead strategic SaLT development within mainstream education settings. The post focuses on expanding trainee placements, supervision models, and SaLT career pathways to strengthen access to high-quality SLCN support for pupils.

The role involves shaping workforce pipelines, partnering with education settings, local authorities and SEND collaborators, and driving system-wide SaLT improvements

Qualifications

• Senior clinical leadership in SaLT for education settings.
• Experience developing supervision models for SaLT trainees.
• Strategic influence across health, education and SEND partners.
• Experience using data and evaluation to shape workforce solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior clinical leadership in SLCN.
• Develop supervision models and SaLT career pathways in education.
• Strengthen inclusive mainstream education and early identification of SLCN.
• Use data and evaluation to shape scalable SaLT workforce solutions.

Skills

Clinical leadership

SLCN expertise

Education partnerships

Audit and evaluation

Job description

Speech and Language Therapy Advanced Practitioner

The SaLT AP will work to increase access to high-quality SaLT expertise within mainstream education settings. They will: Build a sustainable SaLT workforce in education by working with training providers and mainstream education settings to expand trainee placements in education settings, develop supervision models and SaLT career pathways to mainstream education settings. Strengthen inclusive mainstream education by working with delivery partners and mainstream settings to enable earlier identification and support for speech, language and communication needs (SLCN), improving pupil outcomes and educational participation. Operate as a strategic leader, they will work with education settings, local authorities and other SEND partners to support the delivery of SEND reform. Use data, system insight and evaluation to, shape scalable, solutions to develop SaLT workforce pipeline for mainstream education settings and system development.

• Education, Training and Workforce Development: Provide innovative strategic clinical leadership and influence for education and workforce development.
• Professional Leadership: Operate as a system leader across education, health and care.
• Expert Clinical Practice: Provide senior clinical expertise and system-level clinical leadership in SLCN.
• Research, Audit and Improvement: Provide strategic leadership for evaluation, audit and quality improvement.

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust