Speech and Language Therapists

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified, registered and experienced Speech and Language Therapists to join the forward thinking and friendly Burnley and Pendle Children's Therapy Team., To work as part of children's integrated therapy team providing a speech & language therapy service for children referred for assessment and intervention.
To be responsible for a caseload of children and young people with complex and/or additional needs.
To undertake comprehensive assessment of children and young people with varied presentations, using self-determined investigative and analytical skills, to formulate hypotheses in order to determine appropriate interventions and goals.
To establish individualized management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning and utilizing a range of evidence based treatment skills and options to formulate interventions and programmes of care.
To participate in the co-ordination, development and delivery of training programmes and information packages for colleagues in health, education, social care, and voluntary sector organizations, and parents/carers.
To participate in identifying service development needs and delivering service development projects.
To engage with and support Clinical leads within professional development activities.
To provide specialist advice to Team Colleagues in area of own practice regarding specific service delivery issues.
To provide clinical and management supervision to junior colleagues., Please note that further communication from LSCFT will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCFT to contact them.
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We are one of 3 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 Team in Burnley and Pendle consists of SLTs and OTs working together.
You must be enthusiastic and motivated and have extensive experience of managing a diverse caseload of children with speech, language and communication needs. Competency or an interest in managing eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties is desirable.
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. 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, supervision and line management of junior therapists and assistants. D

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:
+ Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
+ Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
+ Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children's nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

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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