Job summary An opportunity for a suitably qualified, registered and experienced Speech and Language Therapists to join the forward thinking and friendly Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Therapy Team. We are one of 3 Children's Therapy teams working across the Pennine area in Lancashire and are committed to improving the communication skills of children and young people, while supporting carers and other professionals to increase their ability to understand and support children with communication needs. The Locality Team consists of SLTs and OTs working together. We are committed to improving the communication skills of children and young people, while supporting carers and other professionals to increase their ability to understand and support children with communication needs. You must have extensive experience of managing a diverse caseload of children with speech, language and communication needs. Competency or an interest in managing eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties is desirable. We work closely with families and colleagues in health, education and social care and you must have excellent communication skills to support these relationships. You will manage your own time and caseload effectively and also support assistant practitioners. We are committed to promoting professional development in all staff and you should be enthusiastic about developing your leadership skills in service innovation, supervision and line management of junior therapists and assistants. Main duties of the job To work as part of children's integrated therapy team providing an speech & language therapy service for children referred for assessment and intervention. To be responsible for a caseload of children and young people with complex and/or additional needs. To undertake comprehensive assessment of children and young people with varied presentations, using self-determined investigative and analytical skills, to formulate hypotheses in order to determine appropriate interventions and goals. To establish individualized management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning and utilizing a range of evidence based treatment skills and options to formulate interventions and programmes of care. To participate in the co-ordination, development and delivery of training programmes and information packages for colleagues in health, education, social care, and voluntary sector organizations, and parents/carers. To participate in identifying service development needs and delivering service development projects. To engage with and support Clinical leads within professional development activities. To provide specialist advice to Team Colleagues in area of own practice regarding specific service delivery issues. To provide clinical and management supervision to junior colleagues. 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. Date posted 11 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year pa pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number 351-CEN2236-CL Job locations Childrens Speech Therapy Hyndburn & Ribble Acorn Health Centre Accrington BB5 1RT Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role Person Specification Education/ Qualifications Essential Professional Degree or equivalent in Speech & Language Therapy Current Professional Registration with HCPC Evidence of continued professional development 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 Knowledge of professional clinical local and national guidelines. 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 Safeguarding of children and implementation of policy and procedures with evidence of training/updates Demonstrable evidence of improving and developing service and practice Skills and Abilities Essential Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal Able to work independently as lead specialist. Ability to manage children with challenging behaviours Demonstrating good leadership skills Problem solving/ Decision making in relation to clinical practice, HCPC standards and implications for practice Person Specification Education/ Qualifications Essential Professional Degree or equivalent in Speech & Language Therapy Current Professional Registration with HCPC Evidence of continued professional development 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 Knowledge of professional clinical local and national guidelines. 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 Safeguarding of children and implementation of policy and procedures with evidence of training/updates Demonstrable evidence of improving and developing service and practice Skills and Abilities Essential Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal Able to work independently as lead specialist. Ability to manage children with challenging behaviours Demonstrating good leadership skills Problem solving/ Decision making in relation to clinical practice, HCPC standards and implications for practice Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Address Childrens Speech Therapy Hyndburn & Ribble Acorn Health Centre Accrington BB5 1RT Employer's website https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)