Band 7: Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist: Early Language Support for Every Child (ELSEC)
Full time: Fixed Term until end of March 2026
*Post may close early if sufficient volume of applications is reached*
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly skilled Speech and Language Therapist, with significant experience.
Hartlepool are currently implementing a project called 'Early Language Support for Every Child' (ELSEC). The ELSEC programme aims to improve early identification and support for children with speech, language and communication needs.
The post holder will join the team delivering the ELSEC programme within Hartlepool, working alongside a Programme Lead Speech and Language Therapist, a Specialist Teacher and Speech and Language Support Workers.
About the Role
As a Speech and Language Therapist working within the programme, you will be passionate about improving health outcomes for children and young people. Working alongside the other professionals in the team, you will be responsible for:
1. Providing day to day operational management of the Speech and Language Therapy input within the ELSEC programme in Hartlepool.
2. Providing a specialist speech and language therapy service to children and young people with a diverse range of communication difficulties.
3. Contributing to wider ELSEC pathfinder activities, e.g. ELSEC learning events.
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
We recruit for values and "Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool".
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Lisa Piggott
Job title: Professional Lead for Children's Therapies
Email address: lisapiggott@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01429522717 #J-18808-Ljbffr