Speech and Language Therapy Advanced Practitioner (SUBJECT TO BANDING)

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust; Leicester; In loco; GBP 51.000 - 64.000; Tempo pieno

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The Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust seeks a Speech and Language Therapy Advanced Practitioner to provide clinical and system leadership in Education, SEND and Inclusion. This is a new strategic role focused on strengthening the health workforce impact in education and whole-system improvement in SEND and inclusion.

The postholder will work across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland with Integrated Care Board and education partners to drive SEND reform, improve outcomes for children and

Competenze

• Experience in speech and language therapy leadership and service development (SLT)
• Ability to work with multiagency teams and drive workforce improvement
• Knowledge of SEND reform and education settings is desirable

Mansioni

• Lead clinical and system leadership in Education, SEND and Inclusion within the SLT service
• Collaborate with partners across LLR to deliver SEND reform and improved outcomes for children and young people aged 0–25
• Develop and evaluate population-level speech, language and communication strategies
• Shape scalable solutions for workforce development and education-based SLT practice

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Job Overview

Families, Young People, Children's, Learning Disabilities and Autism Directorate
Speech and Language Therapy Advanced Practitioner in SEND, Education and Inclusion
Experts at Hand
Fixed term or secondment role till March 2029
1.0wte post available at 37.5 hours per week
Band 8a (indicative banding)
Base- County Hall, Leicestershire

Are you an experienced and dynamic speech and language therapist who wants to develop your clinical and strategic leadership skills within SEND reform, education and inclusion?

Our Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland SEND partnership is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Speech and Language Therapy Advanced Practitioner to work alongside us, driving our ambitious plans for SEND reform and improved outcomes for children and young people aged 0-25 years.

This is an exciting new role directed within government’s SEND reforms announced earlier this year. It has a whole population focus and is an excellent career development opportunity for a therapist with extensive knowledge and expertise in speech, language and communication within Early Years, community settings, schools and colleges.

The role has a key focus in strengthening the local children’s workforce in speech, language and communication practice within education through system improvement.

We are looking for a successful candidate who has proven abilities in building relationships within multiagency teams, working effectively in partnership arrangements, prioritising the voice of children, young people and families in service planning and delivery, and in evaluating impact.

Contact Details

For discussion about this role, please contact;
Janet Harrison, Head of Service [e-mail]
Clare Hazeldine, Clinical Lead for Speech and Language Therapy [e-mail]

Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)

The postholder will work as a Speech and Language Therapy Advanced Practitioner providing clinical and system leadership in Education, SEND and Inclusion. This is a new, strategic leadership role to strengthen health workforce impact in education settings and whole system improvement in SEND and inclusion.

The postholder will work strategically within the local area SEND partnerships alongside the Integrated Care Board, local authority partners, community health services, parent and carer forums, Early Years settings, schools and colleges and universities offering Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) qualification routes. The post will work in collaboration with the wider SLT Service and directorate leadership team to;

• Lead a population, balanced system approach to speech, language and communication outcomes for children and young people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
• Improve access to evidence-based speech, language and communication support and SLT expertise in mainstream and community settings as part of LLR Experts at Hand arrangements and local SEND Reform.
• Improve the capacity and capability of the 3 LLR local areas for prevention, early identification and intervention to meet speech, language and communication needs.
• Provide strategic clinical leadership and innovation in new models of education and workforce development to secure a skilled and sustainable workforce.
• Utilise available data, system insights and evaluation to shape scalable solutions to speech, language and communication needs and prevention within LLR education, SEND and inclusion.

• Demonstrate clinical expertise at population level across the 4 pillars of advanced practice- clinical, education, leadership and research.
• Demonstrate a high level of professional autonomy across the LLR system.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information including AI in our recruitment process can be found in the Information for Applicants document attached.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.