Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist

Job overview

To hold a clinical caseload in a specialist area such as DLD, speech disorder and/or pre-school complex needs.

To lead in service development work for specific areas of the Children's Speech and Language Therapy service.

To take a lead in clinical supervision, providing support in specialist clinical area.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a dynamic Speech and Language Therapist with excellent communication skills to join our Children's Community Speech and Language Therapy team, to lead in a specialist clinical area. The role will involve holding a caseload, leading on service developments in this clinical area and supervising other members of the team.

The post holder will work closely with all other members of the team, including more junior employees, where they will be expected to manage, supervise and delegate. The post holder will have experience of working with children and young people within their specialist area.  The post holder will also have some experience of leading quality improvement projects.

You must have a Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification, be registered with the HCPC, be a member of the RCSLT, and have relevant experience. The ability to drive and have access to a car is essential.

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a proactive, friendly Speech and Language Therapy service with regular clinical team meetings and personal development planning to meet CPD needs, and with regular access to supervision.  This is a forward thinking, driven team who are always looking for ways to improve the service and think creatively about intervention and different ways of working.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities