Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist

NHS

  • Blackburn, Lancashire
  • £47,810-54,710 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 days ago
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Speech & Language Therapist seeking to develop their career in a Clinical Leadership role. Alongside clinically leading Speech & Language therapy staff in a locality team, this post will enable the postholder to develop their specialist skills in the area of social communication difficulties.The post holder will be responsible for providing clinical expertise in the area of social communication. This will involve maintaining an updated social communication clinical care pathway in line with current evidence base, updating and providing specific training to staff, parents and wider professionals who are working with children and young people with social communication disorders, as well as providing second opinions for speech and language therapist across the Children's Therapy Service of Pennine, Central and West. In addition, the role has an exciting opportunity to work within the diagnostic service with ELHT providing clinical expertise and working with the wider MDT to shape the service delivery.This position will be based within the Blackburn with Darwen team supporting the current operational and clinical team to support the Speech and Language Therapists and speech and language therapy assistants.Main duties of the jobWe 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, continuing professional development and deliver specialist Speech and Language Therapy Forums. You would be part of the strong network of clinical leads within the Children's Therapy Service.The Blackburn with Darwen 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.The successful candidate must be able to effectively manage their own time, and demonstrate excellent communication skills. An interest in working with children, young people and their families with social communication difficulties is essential.The Children's Integrated Therapy and Nursing Team are led by a multidisciplinary management team including AHP leadership. This is an exciting time to join our team if you are interested in shaping our future service delivery model for children and young people with social communication difficulties.About usLancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.DetailsDate posted01 September 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 7Salary£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number351-CEN2241-CPC-AJob locationsChildren's Speech Therapy Blackburn & DarwenSimmons' StBlackburnBB2 1AXJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Professional Degree or equivalent in speech and language therapy
  • Evidence of continued professional development
  • Evidence of formal training / self-study / specialist experience to Master's level equivalent
KnowledgeEssential
  • Detailed understanding of clinical governance framework & implications for practice, including audit and research governance
  • Extensive knowledge of a range of therapy techniques and programmes and their applications for children with diverse needs/ related to client group
  • Highly motivated to explore and lead creative and innovative ways of working
ExperienceEssential
  • Evidence of recent and relevant post graduate experience encompassing the specialist field of practice. that demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of specialist area
  • Extensive experience of working with children with complex needs and their families in community settings
  • Evidence of leading and implementing clinical change
SkillsEssential
  • Confident to work independently as lead specialist
  • Demonstrating excellent leadership and team working skills
  • Ability to critically analyse and evaluate service issues to promote service improvement.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Professional Degree or equivalent in speech and language therapy
  • Evidence of continued professional development
  • Evidence of formal training / self-study / specialist experience to Master's level equivalent
KnowledgeEssential
  • Detailed understanding of clinical governance framework & implications for practice, including audit and research governance
  • Extensive knowledge of a range of therapy techniques and programmes and their applications for children with diverse needs/ related to client group
  • Highly motivated to explore and lead creative and innovative ways of working
ExperienceEssential
  • Evidence of recent and relevant post graduate experience encompassing the specialist field of practice. that demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of specialist area
  • Extensive experience of working with children with complex needs and their families in community settings
  • Evidence of leading and implementing clinical change
SkillsEssential
  • Confident to work independently as lead specialist
  • Demonstrating excellent leadership and team working skills
  • Ability to critically analyse and evaluate service issues to promote service improvement.

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