Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Employer: Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Closing Date: 08/07/2026

We are looking for an experienced and motivated HCPC registered Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our Community Speech and Language Therapy Service as a Band 7 Team Lead, covering the West Lancashire patch on a 12-month fixed term basis. This role provides visible leadership and day to day management of the clinical team, ensuring efficient, effective, and person centred care across a range of community settings.

• Provide clinical leadership and day to day management of the clinical team.
• Develop and deliver quality strategy, systems, processes, and governance within the designated area.
• Maintain caseload oversight and clinical supervision, ensuring high standards of practice.
• Act as the full line manager, delegating tasks and supporting staff development.
• Ensure the team delivers high quality services with a focus on patient experience and outcomes.
• Collaborate with other services and stakeholders to coordinate care and optimise resource utilisation.
• Implement effective rota and working pattern schedules to guarantee business continuity.
• Provide clinical expertise in complex cases, applying evidence based decision making.
• Lead service development, quality improvement, and redesign initiatives.
• Prepare and submit reports on staff and patient activity to the service lead.
• Support risk management by identifying, reporting, and mitigating incidents as per Trust policies.
• Initiate and oversee training, mentoring, and professional development for team members.
• Ensure accurate record keeping and compliance with professional standards.
• Contribute to policy development and protocol authoring as required.
• Maintain professional registration and participate in continual professional development.

HCPC registered Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist with demonstrable leadership experience in a community setting. Proven ability to manage, develop and supervise a multidisciplinary team. Strong communication skills with the capacity to influence service provision and stakeholder engagement. Commitment to evidence based practice and continuous service improvement.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.