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Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
About
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Children's Speech and Language Therapy
Accepting applications until: 20-Sep-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 20-Sep-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Rikenel Health Centre
- Cyfeiriad
- Montpellier
- Tref
- Gloucester
- Cod post
- GL1 1LY
- Major / Minor Region
- Gloucestershire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday- Friday)
Salary
- Cyflog
- £57,528 - £64,750 Per annum
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (Band 8a)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Speech and Language Therapy - Children's Population Health
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .
Trosolwg o'r swydd
Help Shape the Future of SEND in Gloucestershire
Do you want to influence change beyond your own service?
Are you passionate about creating inclusive education systems where children and young people with speech, language and communication needs receive the right support, at the right time, in the right place?
We are seeking an experienced and inspirational Speech and Language Therapist to become Gloucestershire's Experts at Hand Advanced Practitioner, leading strategic transformation across education, health and care services as part of the national SEND reform agenda.
This is a rare opportunity to step into a highly visible leadership role that will help shape how Speech and Language Therapy contributes to the future SEND system. Working across Gloucestershire's education, health and care partnerships, you will influence policy, workforce development and service improvement to increase access to Speech and Language Therapy expertise within education settings and improve outcomes for children and young people aged 0-25.
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As Gloucestershire's Advanced Practitioner, you will:
Play a key role in delivering local SEND priorities and national reform ambitions.
Influence how Speech and Language Therapy is embedded within inclusive education systems.
Support earlier identification and intervention for speech, language and communication needs.
Build sustainable workforce solutions that strengthen support across education settings.
Create opportunities for the next generation of Speech and Language Therapists through placements, apprenticeships and innovative supervision models.
Work alongside senior leaders from the NHS, Local Authority, Integrated Care Board, universities and education sector to influence change at scale.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys and regular Pulse surveys, provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
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72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
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76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
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81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
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Why This Role Matters
The national Experts at Hand programme is investing in Advanced Practitioner roles to support SEND reform by strengthening the Speech and Language Therapy workforce, increasing access to expertise in mainstream education and improving support for children and young people across local systems.
The post holder will be expected to work in line with the Trust values which are:
• Working together
• Always improving
• Respectful and kind
• Making a difference
There will be opportunities to work closely with the core children's Speech and Language Therapy Service including access to (and opportunity to provide) CPD and Clinical Supervision.
This is not a traditional clinical role. Please read the attached job description and person specification for more details.
Rather than holding a routine caseload, you will operate as a strategic, system-level clinical leader, using your expertise and influence to improve outcomes for children and young people across Gloucestershire. You will work across the four pillars of advanced practice to drive workforce development, service transformation, quality improvement and system leadership.
We are looking for someone who:
Is an experienced HCPC-registered Speech and Language Therapist.
Has significant experience working with children and young people with SEND.
Understands the challenges and opportunities facing the SEND system.
Has experience of partnership working across education, health and care.
Can influence, inspire and build relationships across organisational boundaries.
Is passionate about developing others and growing the Speech and Language Therapy workforce.
Wants to make a lasting difference through system-wide leadership and transformation.
Join us and help transform opportunities for children and young people with SEND across Gloucestershire. Be part of the change, shape the future, and ensure Speech and Language Therapy expertise is truly available when it matters most.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Professional registration with registered body HCPC with significant post-registration experience relevant to role
- Evidence of advanced practice capability aligned to the NHSE Multi-Professional Framework for Advanced Practice, or working towards this.
- Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to advanced practice, leadership, education and service improvement.
- Recognised teaching / supervisor or coaching qualification or relevant experience
Meini prawf dymunol
- MSc Advanced Practice, Leadership, Education, Public Health or equivalent postgraduate qualification
- Practice Educator, Coaching, Mentoring or Leadership qualification.
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of working within education settings and SEND systems.
- Experience of presenting complex information to a range of stakeholders, including senior leaders and system partners.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of SEND system improvement programmes.
- Experience of developing student placement opportunities and supervision models.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Hannah Darby
- Teitl y swydd
- Head of Service for Children's SLT
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 0300 421 8937
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
Alternatively please contact Alexandra Harper, Head of Profession for Speech and Language Therapy at : [email protected]
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