Senior Speech and Language Therapist
The closing date is 31 March 2026
Job summary
Senior Speech and Language Therapist
Paediatrics - Band 6
1 x full time permanent post - Base: Barbara Castle Way Health Centre
Are you a qualified Speech & Language Therapist wanting to use your skills working with children, young people and their families?
The Children's Integrated Therapy Service are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated qualified speech & language therapist to join our experienced and friendly Blackburn with Darwen based locality team. Experience of working in paediatrics is desirable but not essential.
We work with children and young people aged 0-19 with well developed and evidenced based pathways covering the needs of children with communication and eating, drinking and swallowing needs. We can offer clinical and management supervision, specialist support by experienced senior staff, continuing professional development and specialist SLT Forums. The Children's Therapy service has a strong network of clinical leads leading the care pathways we deliver.
The team comprises of speech and language therapists and speech and language therapy assistants. 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, children's own homes, nurseries and schools.
Main duties of the job
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. A therapist with experience in eating, drinking and swallowing is desirable.
The Children's Integrated Therapy and Nursing Team are led by a multidisciplinary management team. This is an exciting time to join our team as clinicians are involved in developing our innovative services.
For an informal discussion please contact us using the details provided.
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 support 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.
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Details
Date posted
17 March 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
351-CEN2472-EB
Job locations
Barbara Castle Way Health Centre
Blackburn
BB2 1AX
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Barbara Castle Way Health Centre
Blackburn
BB2 1AX
Employer's website
https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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