Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Go back Bradford District Care NHS Foundation TrustHighly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist The closing date is 15 April 2026A fantastic, exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified Band 7 Highly Specialist SaLT, to lead our new Family Hub Community partnership for Early years. This 12 month fixed term or secondment opportunity will allow you to lead a team of speech and language clinical support workers to deliver universal, targeted and where needed specialist interventions across our neighbourhood Family Hubs.You will work alongside partnership colleagues and local families to aim to help increase the number of pre‑school children with age‑appropriate communication skills. This post will provide the opportunity to lead the team, to support to our early year's population and their families, to access timely support, close to home. It will provide opportunity to upskill our partnership workforce in early identification and intervention to maximise language learning opportunities for all.The Speech and Language Therapy service provides a supportive network of generalist, specialist and highly specialist therapists working in a wide range of clinical areas, and there are excellent opportunities for continuous professional development and clinical supervision.Close- 15th April 2026Shortlist- 16th April 2026Interviews- 23rd April 2026Main duties of the job Key requirements of the role include:To assist and lead for the Family Hub project in the operational management, and delivery of the Family Hub project, leading, developing and transforming services for CYP with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SCLN) within the available resources.Assist the SLT clinical manager, lead in liaising with services across the partnership to build capacity and capabilities at targeted and Universal levels.To line manage and support staff in relation to performance, recruitment, appraisals and Continuing Professional Development.To develop and deliver training to Support workers, colleagues and families within the partnership.To hold and manage a caseload of highly specialist pre‑school children from the project area and to provide Highly Specialist assessment, therapy, advice and support to identified children within the Bradford District Care Trust area and some external tertiary networks.About us Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value differenceWe Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needsWe Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partnersWe will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :Increase mileage rates for >3500A wide range of health and wellbeing support packagesA range of internal and external development and learning opportunitiesPlus many more.We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are receivedJob responsibilities Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.Right to Work in the UKApplicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right‑to‑work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.Person Specification QualificationsRegistered Speech and Language Therapist with Health Professionals CouncilRegistered with Royal College of Speech and Language TherapistsSpeech and Language Therapy Degree QualificationLeadership training/qualificationTrainingEvidence of training others e.g., carers/staff/service users/parents/ health professionals etcTraining / experience to supervise assistantsWilling and able to undertake any training appropriate to the role or its developmentEvidence to show applied learning from CPDExperienceExperience and knowledge of working in, leading and managing a team.Experience of managing clinical staffExperience in the management of staff within performance frameworksExperience of developing innovative practice in teams or services.Experience of supporting the implementation of service developments and reconfigurationExperience of working in partnership with other organisations.Experience of influencing others and resolving conflict.Experience and knowledge of working with clinical experienceExperience of planning and managing projects which deliver benefits to patientsKnowledgeKnowledge of SLT service provision.Knowledge of IT systems, activity and KPI reporting at a local and national levelUp to date and current knowledge of standards and service delivery methods and models of workingGood understanding of the needs of service users and their families / carersKnowledge and experience of working in a multi‑cultural environmentSkillsAble to contribute constructively to a team approach at a managerial level.Work within a transformational styleAble to design, implement and lead training deliveryTo work with Bilingual assistants and interpretersDeveloped interpersonal skills to deal with the communication to persuade, influence and deal with sensitive and contentious information.Evidence of implementation and evaluation of service developmentsHigh degree of literacy and numeracy skillsDemonstrate a high level of planning and organisation skill.Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite of computer software.Demonstrate ability to lead and motivate individuals and teamsAble to work under pressure on a number of different tasks and meeting tight and sometimes conflicting deadlines.To be prepared to work flexibly in delivery of the requirements of the serviceHigh level of self‑motivation and ability to take operational decisionsAble to work within occasionally hostile, emotive and distressing situations (complaints, staffing issues, service user incidents)Team PlayerAptitude for delivery of accurate informationDemonstrate positive role model behaviours in line with the Trust values & behavioursDisclosure and Barring Service Check 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.Bradford District Care NHS Foundation TrustFull‑time,Part‑time,Job share,Flexible working#J-18808-Ljbffr