We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to join our expanding Greater Preston based team.

Main duties of the job

We 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, specialist support by experienced senior staff, continuing professional development and specialist speech and language therapy forums.

The Children's Therapy Service has a strong network of clinical leads and a professional lead for Children's speech and language therapy. The team comprises of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists. 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, nurseries, mainstream schools, special schools, children's homes and children's centres.The successful candidate must be able to effectively manage their own time and demonstrate excellent communication skills. An interest in working with children and their families is essential.

About us

Lancashire & 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.

Job description

Job 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.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Professional Degree or equivalent in Speech & Language Therapy
• Current Professional Registration with HCPC
• Evidence of formal training / self-study / specialist experience to post graduate level

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of clinical governance framework & implications for practice, including audit and research governance Knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools for children with diverse needs
• Knowledge of a range of therapy techniques and programmes for children with diverse needs/ related to client group
• Knowledge of research, evidence-based practice and current issues relating to client group

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of recent and relevant post graduate experience encompassing the specialist field of practice. that demonstrates an in depth knowledge of specialist area
• Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency collaborative working
• Experience of working with children with complex needs and their families in community/non clinical setting

Skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to manage children with challenging behaviours
• Able to work independently as lead specialist

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Minerva Health Centre (working across Preston at various clinic locations)

Preston

PR1 6SB

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