Senior speech and language therapist

Senior Speech and Language Therapist

Go back Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 23 June 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified, registered and experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join the forward‑thinking and friendly Burnley and Pendle Children's 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 in Burnley and Pendle consists of SLTs and OTs working together.

You must be enthusiastic and motivated and 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 with 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 in managing a delegated caseload. 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

• Provide speech and language therapy services as part of a children’s integrated therapy team for children referred for assessment and intervention.
• Be responsible for a caseload of children and young people with complex and/or additional needs.
• Undertake comprehensive assessment of children and young people with varied presentations, using investigative and analytical skills to formulate hypotheses and determine appropriate interventions and goals.
• Establish individualized management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning and a range of evidence‑based treatment skills and options to formulate interventions and programmes of care.
• Participate in the coordination, development and delivery of training programmes and information packages for colleagues in health, education, social care and voluntary sector organisations, and for parents/carers.
• Participate in identifying service development needs and delivering service development projects.
• Engage with and support Clinical leads within professional development activities.
• Provide specialist advice to team colleagues in area of own practice regarding specific service delivery issues.
• Provide clinical and management supervision to junior colleagues.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy.
• Current professional registration with HCPC.
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Knowledge

• 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.

Skills

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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exemptions 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.

About us

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under‑represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT supports 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 and flexi‑time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well

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