Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

LSCft; Lytham St Annes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) invites applications for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Band 6). The role is part time (22.5 hours per week) and based with the Fylde & Wyre Adult Community Learning Disability Team in Lytham St Annes.

You will deliver SLT assessments and interventions for adults with learning disabilities, supported by a multidisciplinary team and clinical supervision from a Highly Specialist SLT.

Qualifications

• BA/ BSc/ MSc in Speech and Language Therapy required.
• HCPC registered Licence to practice (RCSLT).
• Compliance with regulatory bodies and codes of professional conduct.

Responsibilities

• Assess, treat, plan, deliver and evaluate specialist SLT interventions for adults with learning disabilities.
• Work within Fylde & Wyre Adult Community Learning Disability Team and, depending on experience, Bay locality base in Lancaster.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Risk management

Time management

Behaviour management

Education

BA/ BSc/ MSc in Speech and Language Therapy

HCPC registered Licence to practice

Compliance with regulatory bodies

Job description

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Band 6

Main area Specialist Speech & Language Therapist Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 351-PEN1199-CL

Site LD Community Team Fylde & Wyre (W) Town Lytham St Annes Salary £39,959 - £48,117 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 17/11/2026 23:59

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
• Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.

Are you a Speech and language Therapist looking for an opportunity to widen your experience and develop a Specialism working with Adults with Learning Disabilities?

We can offer you the opportunity to develop your skills working within a Multidisciplinary Community Learning Disability Health Team including learning disability nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and psychiatrists across Fylde & Wyre.
The post holder will receive clinical supervision from a Highly Specialist Speech and language Therapist to deliver S&LT assessment and intervention to meet the communication and dysphagia needs of adults who are referred to the team.

The post offers the opportunity to develop specialist skills across a range of clinical areas including dysphagia, AAC, total communication and high-level language difficulties with support and clinical supervision from S&LTs across the localities. Depending on your experience, some working into other localities will provide additional support for clinical and professional development. There will be opportunities to develop your leadership skills and take an active role in service development including training, outcome measures and research.

The post holder will join a network of S&LTs who work in the Learning Disability service across LSCFT and meet on a monthly basis to provide supervision and develop good practice

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the assessment, treatment, planning, delivery and evaluation of evidence – based specialist speech and language intervention within:

• Fylde & Wyre Adult Community Learning Disability Team (with bases in Lytham Hospital and Mountcroft Fleetwood)
• Dependent on experience, working into the Bay locality base in Lancaster.
• Across the IC S as required

Working for our organisation

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person specification

Education/qualifications

• BA/ BSc/ MSc in Speech and Language Therapy
• HCPC registered Licence to practice (RCS&LT)
• Compliance with regulatory bodies and codes of professional conduct

Knowledge

• Knowledge of current key NHS developments and policies and implications for service delivery
• Knowledge of wide range of clinical assessments and intervention/treatment techniques for adults with learning disabilities
• Working knowledge of the Mental capacity Act and implications for professional practice
• Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance, including record keeping and confidentiality

Experience

• Evidence of continuing development of professional clinical Knowledge, skills and experience
• Experience working as an independent and autonomous practitioner managing own caseload
• Show initiative, enthusiasm and motivation for excellence and the development of self and others.
• Experience of partnership working across a range of agencies and professional boundaries
• Experience of working with people with complex and multiple needs (e.g. dementia, dysphagia, mental health)

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal skills including observation and listening.
• Well-developed presentation skills – written and verbal.
• Understanding and experience of managing and mitigating risks.
• Relevant training and knowledge associated with unpredictable or challenging behaviour and manage conflict (e.g. conflict resolution, breakaway training)
• Excellent prioritisation and time management – ability to carry a complex and demanding workload.

Personal

• Commitment to person-centred, non-discriminatory practice.Commitment to person-centred, non-discriminatory practice.
• Ability to work with clients with learning, social, and or mental health difficulties who may present with unpredictable or challenging behaviour.
• Able to work across the ICP and potentially across the IC S
• Ability to work flexibly in response to service demands.

You are advised to consider applying for LSCFT vacancies as soon as possible as in some instances vacancies are closed as soon as a sufficient number of applications have been received. If you are not invited to interview within four weeks of the closing date then please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful, as it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful candidates.

Please note that further communication from LSCFT will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCFT to contact them.

Please ensure that you read the person specification as your application will be measured against this document.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. You are therefore advised to consider applying for this vacancy as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.