Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Hearing Impairment

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to support the Children's Speech and Language Therapy service in Lincolnshire. This role will focus on leading the clinical development of hearing impairment, to cover maternity leave

This post is suited for someone who is forward-thinking, innovative, driven and wants to improve the lives and outcomes for children with complex communication differences as a result of their hearing impairment. Training and shadowing opportunities will be provided for the successful candidate.

This post is likely to commence from April 2025

Main duties of the job

You will assess, diagnose and treat children and young people aged 0-19, with complex communication differences as a result of their hearing impairment, working across multiple settings and healthcare providers.

You will be responsible for leading and developing the hearing impairment pathway and providing expert second opinions to other members of the hearing impairment team. You will ensure that the hearing impairment service develops in line with national guidance and new clinical strategies as these develop.

You will represent the service at Clinical Excellence Networks and other regional meetings relating to hearing impairment.

About us

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS' workforce.

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an 'earn while you learn' apprenticeship programme. Visit our Learning and Development page to find out more https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev