Job Description

Are you passionate about making a life-changing impact early in a child's development? We're looking for a skilled and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to play a pivotal role in our early assessment pathway for autism diagnosis.

In this role, you will:

Be part of developing the dynamic and responsive ND MDT pathway

Lead high-quality communication assessments to identify early indicators of autism, including speech, language, social communication, and play skills.

Work closely with families, offering guidance, developmental insight, and compassionate support throughout the assessment journey.

Collaborate within a dynamic multidisciplinary team of paediatricians and specialist nurses, contributing your specialist expertise to ensure accurate and holistic diagnoses.

Administer evidence-based assessment tools and provide clear, insightful reports that help shape each child's support plan.

Champion early intervention, helping families and settings understand practical strategies that foster communication and social development.

Work in collaboration and harmony with the community Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy team to enable coordinated care and support to be provided.



This is a fantastic opportunity for an SLT who wants to use their expertise to improve early identification, shape children's futures, and influence high-quality autism pathways.



This post is to assess, develop and deliver highly specialised care to children and families of children referred into Community Paediatrics on the Neuro Development pathway, working alongside a team of clinicians

Within the team we will provide:

A strong support network for both clinical work and wellbeing within a well established and experienced team



Opportunities to learn from highly experienced MDT team members



Both clinical and managerial supervision on a regular basis



Annual appraisals



Opportunities to access internal and external training if relevant to your role.



The successful applicant will be highly motivated to work with children and their families/carers and have excellent communication, organisational and prioritisation skills and be an enthusiastic team member.



All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.



Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.



We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.



We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of 337m.



The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.



Please see attached for further information about the Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist positions available at WUTH.



If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have a standard/enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 month.



As this vacancy is within the division of Women's and Children's, there is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to join the DBS update service. The cost of joining the update service is 16 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details of how to join the update service will be provided upon appointment.