Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Chorl, PR7 1PP
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
7 September 2026
7 days left
Job description
We have a new and exciting opportunity for a qualified speech and language therapist to join our mental health services in order to cover a period of ...
- The post holder will work within the MDT and be responsible for the wards caseloads and offer assessment, treatment, planning, and delivery of evidence-based highly specialised speech and language intervention across mental health wards.
- To provide a dysphagia and speech, language and communication needs service.
- To identify audit/research/quality improvement opportunities, initiating, designing and implementing agreed projects as required.
- To lead/contribute to training and development programmes relating to the field of expertise, delivering to other professionals.
- To actively participate in the delivery of the ward objectives, and support implementation of the Care Quality Commission requirements and regulatory standards.
- To work within the wider SLT mental health speech and language therapies team to share best practice, co-ordinate projects, progress clinical developments and co-ordinate cover arrangements for wards during leave.
For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.
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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Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or Masters Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
- Current professional registration with HCPC as Speech and Language Therapist and responsibility for maintaining this registration
- Evidence of CPD in related field of clinical expertise (Mental Health, autism)
Knowledge
Essential
- In depth knowledge relevant to the post including dysphagia
- Understanding of clinical governance framework and implications for practice including audit and research governance.
- In-depth understanding of relevant current NHS/government policy/Public Health/NICE guidelines on organisational change and the ability to adapt these appropriately to local service needs through publication of documents.
Experience
Essential
- Treatment of a broad range of speech, language and communication, and dysphagia conditions relating to clinical speciality
- Demonstrable evidence of improving and developing service and practice
- Evidence of leading and implementing clinical change
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
24 August 2026
Last checked
26 August 2026
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