Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
Speech & Language Therapy Advanced Practitioner - Expert at Hand
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1 Year NHS Secondment Opportunity
Three Posts Available
📍 Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK)
📍 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (C&P)
📍 Hertfordshire
Are you a visionary Speech and Language Therapist in the NHS ready to influence change at scale?
This is a unique opportunity to become one of the first Advanced Practitioners leading the delivery of the national SEND Reforms across the Central East region. As an Early Adopter, giving successful candidates the chance to shape, test and influence this exciting new role from the very beginning. There will be 3 roles across Central East ICB footprint, which will give the advantage of working in collaboration with peers to develop the role.
Working across health, education and local authority systems, you will provide strategic clinical leadership to strengthen the Speech and Language Therapy workforce, improve outcomes for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs, and support SEND reform across your local area.
Stakeholder panel will take place on 9th November. Successful candidates will be invited to formal interviews on 12th November 2026.
Please note that successful candidates may be employed by East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (BLMK/Cambs and Peterborough) or Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (Herts).
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You Will
- Shape a brand-new regional role as part of a nationally significant programme
- Influence workforce strategy across health, education and local authority partners
- Create sustainable solutions for workforce shortages and service pressures
- Work directly with Integrated Care Boards, universities, commissioners and education leaders
- Lead innovation in placements, apprenticeships and workforce development
- Develop system-wide approaches that improve access to Speech and Language Therapy expertise for children and young people aged 0–25
- Become part of a pioneering network of Advanced Practitioners driving change across the country.
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
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For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Helen unsworth
- Job title: Deputy Director of Children's Services
- Email address: Helen.unsworth5@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07814591116
If you are excited by innovation, partnership working and strategic leadership, we'd love to hear from you.
Please Contact
- BLMK: helen.unsworth5@nhs.net, or Mary.Smith86@nhs.net
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough: Jpeberdy@nhs.net
- Hertfordshire: melissa.robertson5@nhs.net
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