Speech & Language Therapy Advanced Practitioner — Education System Leader

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

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