# Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-speech-and-language-therapist/b7d9f652-4c94-494b-aa6a-8e58efb1200d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-speech-and-language-therapist/b7d9f652-4c94-494b-aa6a-8e58efb1200d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-01T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-16T09:55:45.320Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lincolnshire/Scunthorpe/Northern_Lincolnshire_Goole_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatric_SLT/Paediatric_SLT-v8368695 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8368695?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nlg.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview - This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wishes to build skills and confidence working with children and young people with speech, language and communication needs in a small and supportive team. As a Band 5 clinician, you will work as part of a supportive Children’s Therapy Team, delivering assessment and intervention under the guidance of senior colleagues. You will contribute to care planning, service delivery and collaborative working across community caseloads for early years and school aged children. - Your job will be to provide Speech and Language support and input to children with a diverse range of communication difficulties. You will work closely with the established team including settings and schools. ### Main duties of the job - Provide high quality Paediatric Speech and language Therapy assessment and support for a wide range of communication needs. - Work as an autonomous practitioner to manage your own caseload within a defined area of the service with support and supervision from senior clinicians. - Contribute to service development activities as delegated, supporting quality improvement projects. - Deliver training and advice to settings, practitioners / carers. - Provide clear written and verbal reports, contributing to statutory processes with guidance from senior staff. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below. As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide. Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees. We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen. Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues. We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients. We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/ In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement. “We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role. We recognise that candidates may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support them when preparing their application. Where AI is used, the information provided must remain an accurate and authentic representation of your own skills, knowledge and experience. AI must not be used to provide false or misleading information or to generate examples that do not reflect your own experience. You should be able to discuss and demonstrate the knowledge, skills and experience included within your application during the recruitment and selection process. Candidates may be asked to declare whether AI has been used in preparing their application and, where applicable, how it has been used. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - - Access to transport and the ability to travel within the required geographical area. ### Qualifications **Essential** - - Degree/ MSC in Speech and Language Therapy - HCPC registered **Desirable** - - Post graduate qualifications in Speech and Language - - Membership of Paediatric CEN - - Relevant accredited courses related to clinical areas in paediatric Speech and Language Therapy ### Clinical experience **Essential** - - Relevant paediatric experience at undergraduate / post graduate level - - Undergraduate / post graduate experience working with children and families - - Experience of working with other professionals e.g., schools, pre-school settings, HVs **Desirable** - - Experience in being part of a multidisciplinary and multi-agency team - - Post graduate experience of working with children ### Personal and leadership qualities **Essential** - - Excellent verbal and written communication skills; - - Good team worker with ability to provide effective support to others - - Able to demonstrate good personal organisational skills ## Documents - [band 5 paediatric speech and language therapist jd (pdf, 306.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10696132) - [band 5 paediatric speech and language therapist ps (pdf, 306.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10696134) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.