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Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Alderley Edge; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to work within the therapies team for low secure services. The post holder will cover two wards (26 beds) and provide SLT assessment and intervention for patients with complex mental health needs and neurodivergence, with close links to the MDT.

You will use structured and unstructured assessments to understand service users' language and communication skills, develop communication plans

Responsibilities

• Use structured and unstructured assessment methods to gain an understanding of service users' language and communication skills.
• Develop communication plans for all service users and support staff to implement these effectively.
• Support the implementation of the autism strategy within the service.
• Work across 2 wards covering 26 beds and provide SLT assessment and intervention strategies for a range of patients with complex mental health needs and neurodivergence.

Job description

Specialist Speech and language Therapist | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

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Company: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

This job is as a Specialist Speech Therapist working within the therapies team for low secure services. The post holder will work across 2 wards covering 26 beds and will provide SLT assessment and intervention strategies for a range of patients with complex mental health needs and neurodivergence. Close link with the MDT will be vital along with positive and meaningful engagement with patients.

Use structured and unstructured assessment methods to gain an understanding of service users' language and communication skills.

Develop communication plans for all service users and support staff to implement these effectively.

Support the implementation of the autism strategy within the service.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.

Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

This advert closes on Monday 12 Oct 2026

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust