Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job overview

The post will provide clinical leadership to SLT staff in the Preston team, as well as the development of clinical pathways across Lancashire. The post holder will be responsible for providing clinical expertise in Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) across Central and West and Pennine SLT teams.  This will involve regular updates of the DLD clinical pathway in line with the current evidence base, updating and providing DLD specific training for SLTs, parents and wider professionals and providing second opinions for SLTs working with children with DLD across the Trust.

Main duties of the job

You will manage a complex caseload and be capable of working autonomously to provide direct clinical care. You will be able to provide effective clinical and professional supervision, be able to identify training needs of individuals and lead on the delivery of suitable training, demonstrating high level, expert speech and language therapy skills and knowledge. Within Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust we are passionate about providing the best possible care and continuing to improve and develop the services we provide. We are looking for a motivated person who has an interest in service transformation to improve speech, language and communication skills for children and young people.  This is a fixed term post, 26 hours a week, to cover maternity leave, for a period of 12 months.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For 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.