Speech and Language Therapist | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 24 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 May 2024 |
| Location: | Skelmersdale, WN8 9BW |
| Company: | Lancashire Care Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6258983/351-CEN971-MC |
Summary
Are you a qualified Speech & Language Therapist wanting to use your skills to support children, young people and their families?
The Children’s Therapy Service is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated qualified speech & language therapist to join our experienced and friendly West Lancs based locality team. Experience of working in paediatrics is desirable but we will are able to provide a supportive environment for newly qualified therapist.
We work with children and young people aged 0-19 with well-developed and evidenced based pathways covering the needs of children with communication needs. We can offer clinical and management supervision, specialist support by experienced senior staff, continuing professional development and specialist SLT Forums. The Children’s Integrated Therapy Team has a strong network of Clinical and Professional leadership for Children’s SLT.
The team comprises of speech and language therapists physiotherapists and occupational therapists with both therapists and 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.
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.
This is an exciting time to join our team as clinicians are involved in developing our innovative services. You will be based in the West Lancashire locality team but under exceptional circumstances may be required to provide occasional cover to the Central teams of Chorley and Preston.
For more details regarding this role, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
This advert closes on Wednesday 8 May 2024