Speech and Language Therapist

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Closing date is 17 March 2026

Are you a qualified Speech & Language Therapist or a Speech & Language Therapy student qualifying and wanting to use your skills working with children, young people and their families?

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated qualified/qualifying speech & language therapist to join our experienced and friendly Blackburn with Darwen based locality team. Applications from those qualifying in the near future are welcomed.

We work with children and young people aged 0‑19 with well‑developed and evidence‑based pathways covering the needs of children with communication needs.

The Children’s Therapies Service has a strong network of Clinical Leads who offer clinical, management and safeguarding supervision. As a service we are committed to continued professional development which is supported through Speech & Language Therapy Forums.

To work as part of children’s integrated therapy team providing a Speech & Language therapy service for children referred for assessment and intervention.

The post holder will be responsible for assessment of need, intervention and treatment provision as indicated for a wide variety of conditions (this may include chronic, complex, disabling life‑limiting and challenging illnesses) within the area of speech and language therapy.

The post holder will be responsible for the comprehensive assessment of children and young people with diverse presentations, using 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 delivery of training programmes and information packages for colleagues in health, education voluntary sector organisations, and parents / carers.

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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For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

• Professional Degree or equivalent in Speech & Language Therapy.
• Current Professional Registration with HCPC.
• Evidence of continued professional development.

• Understanding of clinical governance framework & implications for practice, including audit and research governance.
• Knowledge of a range of therapy techniques and programmes.
• Knowledge of lone working risks and policy and procedure.

• Safeguarding of children/adults and implementation of policy and procedures with evidence of training/updates.
• Involvement in service improvement projects.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust