Specialist Speech and Language Therapist | Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 30 Ebrill 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum (subject to confirmation) (Pro Rata for part time) |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 30 Mai 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Preston, PR2 6HT |
| Cwmni: | Lancashire Care Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7977404/351-CEN2523-TG |
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Central and West locality are able to offer an exciting opportunity for someone to join our well established Adult Community Speech and Language Therapy team in Central Lancashire as a Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist.
The post holder must have a Speech and Language Degree Qualification, licensed to practice and be registered with the HCPC and a minimum of 3 years experience within the relevant clinical field and a minimum of 12 months clinical experience within the NHS.
Experience in dysphagia assessment and management is essential. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills.
This post offers great variety and the opportunity to work within a Community Speech and Language Therapy Team. You role will be primarily to provide assessment, treatment and management of communication and/or swallowing impairments to clients with Progressive Neurological Disease. There is also a small Stammering caseload and experience in this field is desired but not essential. You will be supported by the Clinical Lead and another Specialist SLT.
We are looking for a versatile, innovative individual with experience in adult speech and language therapy, preferably in a community setting. The successful candidate will have fully completed post graduate competencies in dysphagia, enabling independent management.
Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes.
You will be able to manage and prioritise your own caseload and will have the opportunity to work across the community setting.
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.
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The successful applicant will be expected to be flexible to meet the needs of the service as it goes through a period of transformational change. A commitment to working within a multidisciplinary environment with close liaison and collaboration with other professionals and carers will be vital . You will have a clinical supervisor and be supported to work on developing your knowledge and skills within this clinical field.
• To be responsible for the assessment, treatment, planning and delivery of evidence based interventions.
Provide clinical triage and support the management of patient demand through the system, discharging appropriately.
• To undertake comprehensive assessment of patients with complex presentations, using investigative and analytical skills, to formulate an appropriate hypothesis and to determine a diagnosis and appropriate management plan
• To establish individualised management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning and utilising a wide range of evidence based treatment skills and options to formulate highly specialised interventions and programmes of care, which may include working with staff across organisational boundaries
• To promote health and reduce inequalities for all patients accessing the service, so that they may be able to maximise their potential in terms of health education and social well-being.
• To be responsible for own continuing professional development and maintaining own professional registration and meet HCPC/RCSLT Registration requirements maintain a professional portfolio and demonstrating evidence of reflective practice.
• To undertake mandatory training as in line with LSCFT policy and attend updates and study days as appropriate to the post.
• To adhere to all LSCFT Policies and Procedures and contribute to their development as appropriate
• To have in depth knowledge of HCPC standards and guidance, understand implications for and be able to apply to practice.
• To lead/contribute to training and development programmes as appropriate to the knowledge and skills of the individual, delivering to other professionals both within and outside the NHS and service users.
• To participate in the LSCFT PDR review process ensuring business priority objectives are met and a personal development plan is maintained and evaluated. To cascade the PDR process to departmental staff as appropriate.
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification
This advert closes on Thursday 14 May 2026