Job overview
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The Community Speech & Language Therapy team at Alder Hey works across the localities of Sefton and Liverpool, and we have a vacancy for Band 6 Specialist Speech & Language Therapist based in Liverpool.
We are looking for an experienced therapist to join our innovative team to work with children and young people presenting with a range of speech, language and communication needs associated with other developmental / neurological presentations, as well as those with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.
This is a specialist post, with support from a range of highly specialist speech and language therapists, and access to external CPD courses and opportunities to undertake research encouraged.
This post is based in the community, and so there is an expectation that the successful candidate will be able to travel to, and between various locations throughout the week.
If you are enthusiastic about improving the EDS and communication skills of children and empowering parents, carers and educators to do so, we would welcome your application. If you would like more information, please contact Anna Thomson, Deputy Lead on 0151 295 3990
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work in the neighbourhood team of speech and language therapists to provide a high-quality speech and language therapy service to children in a variety of community settings including clinics, mainstream and specialist schools and nurseries.
We are looking for a therapist who can assess and provide a range of therapeutic interventions using specialist knowledge to children with a variety of speech, language and communication difficulties.
The job plan for this post includes sessions dedicated to providing assessment and interventions for children and young people presenting with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties
The team work collaboratively with other partner agencies and carers to enable them to understand the communication needs and to provide appropriate advice, support and intervention.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Assess, implement and review Speech and Language Therapy intervention and discharge in a timely manner. Ensure that children/carers are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their care plans and facilitate joint decisions wherever possible. Work with clients on an individual and group basis. Work independently as a member of a Speech and Language Therapy Team and as a member of a wider multi-disciplinary team. Demonstrate the ability to reflect on auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of client’s communication and to identify appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness Engage in collaborative working practices with the children and young people, their parents / carers, educational, social care and health professionals. Adapt practice to meet individual circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences. Negotiate with carers, clients and others around individual case management including the management of the communication environment.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Post graduate experience working with a range of paediatric speech, language and communication difficulties.
- Relevant experience providing assessment, care planning and report writing
- Demonstrable experience as an autonomous practitioner working in the clinical area of eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.
Desirable
- A member of a relevant clinical excellence group or similar
- Supporting colleagues within their development of eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Assessment and interventions for a range of communication difficulties at postgraduate level
- Delivering interventions through multiple modes, including group and parent / professional training sessions.
- Ability to navigate the geographical area to attend multiple sites for work purposes throughout the working week.
- Understanding of the SEND Reforms and the collaboration between NHS and Education and Social Care
Desirable
- Knowledge of Therapy Outcome Measures (TOMs)
- Awareness / working knowledge of the North Staffordshire Risk Matrix
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent.
- Health Care Professional Council – Licence to practise.
- Recognised post-graduate qualification in dysphagia / eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties
- Registered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy
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This advert is for Specialist Speech and Language Therapist with Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 01 Jul 2026.
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