Speech and Language Therapist
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Job summary
Exciting opportunities have arisen for suitably qualified Speech and Language Therapists to join the forward thinking and super friendly Burnley and Pendle & Hyndburn & Ribble Children's Therapy Teams.
We are the 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 Teams consist of SLTs and OTs working together.
The Children's Speech & Language Therapy teams provide high quality services to children with speech, language and communication difficulties across the locality. We work in a variety of locations, including clinics, children's own homes, nurseries and schools. 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.
Full time post based Burnley & Pendle.
Part time post based Hyndburn & Ribble.
Part time post based Blackburn & Darwin
For further information about the posts please contact:
Alison McCarthy, Team Coordinator, Burnley and Pendle - 01282 628359
Caroline Mercer, Team Coordinator, Blackburn with Darwen - 01254 283103
Main duties of the job
You must be enthusiastic and motivated and have experience of working with children with diverse speech, language and communication needs.
An interest in managing eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties is desirable but not essential.
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. A significant supervision and support structure is in place to ensure competencies are met and specific areas of interest developed. Demonstrating a proactive approach to your own clinical and professional development and having a sound understanding of evidence based practice, is important.
A flexible and creative approach is essential to enable the service to continue to drive towards improving quality for children and families
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.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Details
Date posted
12 December 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£28,407 to £34,581 a year pro rata per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
351-PEN756-LW
Job locations
Burnley & Pendle / Hyndburn & Ribble / Blackburn & Darwin
Burnley
BB11 2DL
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Burnley & Pendle / Hyndburn & Ribble / Blackburn & Darwin
Burnley
BB11 2DL
Employer's website
https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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