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Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Horwich; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay enhancements – evenings & weekends

Annual leave increase

Cycle to work

Car salary sacrifice

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join a senior role within an intensive support team. You will work within a multiagency network including psychology, nursing and occupational therapy to support young people with learning disabilities and autism who have complex needs.

You will develop specialist assessments, formulations and interventions, supervise trainees and provide consultation.

Qualifications

• Senior level SLT with extensive experience in learning disabilities and autism.
• Experience working in multiagency settings with psychology, nursing and OT.
• Proven ability to supervise and train others in SLT concepts.

Responsibilities

• Conduct specialist SLT assessments and develop formulations.
• Design and implement intervention plans for complex cases.
• Collaborate with social care, education and CAMHS teams.
• Provide supervision, training and consultancy to colleagues.

Skills

Specialist SLT

Multi-agency work

Risk management

Supervision

Training & consultancy

Behaviour support

Assessment & formulation

Education

Degree in SLT

HCPC registration

Job description

Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Company:

A Vacancy at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Thisis not exhaustive but is intended to give an overview of the role and associated responsibilities.

This is a senior role for a specialist speech and language therapist. The postholder will form part of a multiagency team consisting of clinical psychology, learning disability nursing and occupational therapy. The team will be working with a small number young people who have learning disabilities and autism who have been identified as having complex needs that require intensive support where their home placement may be at risk of break down or an admission into hospital/tier 4 inpatient setting.

Working alongside the local short breaks services, social care, education and other agencies, the Intensive Support Team will work together to create, instigate, and support person centred positive behaviour support plans with the aim of improving the quality of life and reducing any restrictions or restraints (in accordance with NICE guidance). To work closely when required alongside trust inpatient services for children and young people.

The Intensive Support Team sits alongside community CAMHS services within GMMH

The post holder will have extensive experience working with this client group and have developed skills in specialist assessment, formulation, intervention, and evaluation. The postholder will also have experience of supervision, training, and consultation. The postholder will have the skills and experience to manage complex cases and risk and will have experience of working in multi-agency settings. The post holder will contribute to the wider support plans for young people open to the service.

Due to the level of independent working and management of high levels of risk, the postholder is expected to have considerable experience of working with this client group.

The service provided will entail both direct work with young people and indirect work with their carers and involved professionals to contribute to functional multi-disciplinary assessment and the development of intervention plans to support behaviours of distress. The post holder will also provide wider consultative support and training for colleagues in relation to speech, language and communication needs.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

• Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme

This advert closes on Thursday 1 Oct 2026