Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

NHS; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Band 5/6) to join the CAMHS Community MDT in Mansfield. The role involves delivering assessments, interventions and multidisciplinary liaison to support children and young people with speech, language and communication needs.

The post is full time, permanent, based in CAMHS community services, with DBS checks and travel between sites likely.

Qualifications

• Recognised SLT degree or diploma and HCPC/RCSLT registration.
• Experience in delivering speech and language therapy in CAMHS or related settings.
• Ability to travel between CAMHS sites and work within a MDT.

Responsibilities

• Carry out individual Speech and Language Therapy assessments and produce reports with recommendations.
• Provide targeted SLT interventions and therapy to service users.
• Liaise with families, carers, schools and health colleagues to support access and reasonable adjustments.

Skills

Empathetic

Psychologically minded

Excellent communication

Well organised

Good reasoning

Education

Recognised SLT Degree/diploma/Masters

Job description

Main area Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Grade Band 5/6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 186-994-26-MH

Employer Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site CAMHS Community West Town Mansfield Salary £32,073 - £48,117 per annum (pro rata for part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 29/11/2026 23:59

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Band 5/6

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Job overview

Are you the Speech and Language Therapist we are searching for?

Are you enthusiastic, curious and ready to develop your clinical skills in a rewarding new setting? If you’re looking for your next professional adventure, we would love you to join our thriving CAMHS Speech and Language Therapy Service embedded within our CAMHS MDT.

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a motivated SLT to join our CAMHS Community Multidisciplinary Team. This post is ideal for:

• An experienced B5/B6 SLT ready to progress in their career.
• A current Band 6 seeking to expand their specialist skillset
• An SLT with strong foundational experience who is keen to move into CAMHS for the first time

If you’re unsure whether your experience fits, we warmly encourage you to get in touch to discuss your background — you may be exactly who we’re looking for.

Main duties of the job

You will be contributing to a multi-disciplinary service supporting children and young people accessing CAMHS. This will include:

• Carrying out individual Speech and Language Therapy assessments and produce reports and recommendations for implementing communication reasonable adjustments
• Providing specific speech and language therapy interventions to individuals where appropriate
• Liaison and advice with families, carers, education and health care colleagues in how to support CYP with SLCN with/without neurodevelopmental differences in order to facilitate reasonable adjustments and increased access to services.

SLTs in CAMHS are a core part of the multi-disciplinary team, supporting the understanding of the patients communication needs

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Working for our organisation

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be contributing to a multi-disciplinary service supporting children and young people accessing CAMHS. This will include:

• Carrying out individual Speech and Language Therapy assessments and produce reports and recommendations for implementing communication reasonable adjustments
• Providing specific speech and language therapy interventions to individuals where appropriate
• Liaison and advice with families, carers, education and health care colleagues in how to support CYP with SLCN with/without neurodevelopmental differences in order to facilitate reasonable adjustments and increased access to services.

SLTs in CAMHS are a core part of the multi-disciplinary team, supporting the understanding of the patients communication needs.

• You will be responsible for completing specialist speech and language therapy assessments and contributing to the identification of speech, language and communication need
• You will highlight communication risks and reasonable adjustments when providing 1:1 interventions and when formulating as part of the MDT.
• You will contribute directly to offering bespoke therapeutic interventions working directly with service users, carers and families, the MDT and other agencies

The role requires a high level of clinical and professional expertise to ensure that children and young people with speech, language and communication needs accessing CAMHS, can benefit from a well co-ordinated pro-active, specialist, efficient and effective speech and language therapy service within the designated setting.

The service includes individual assessment, therapy and management, training, advice and liaison.

All Speech & Language Therapy employees must hold a relevant degree in Speech and Language Therapy and be registered with RCSLT and HCPC.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Person specification

Contractual requirements

• Ability to travel between sites, patients home and educational settings
• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Physical requirement

• Ability to perform the full range of duties
• Physcial skills in line with MVA

Qualifications

• Recognised SLT Degree/diploma/Masters (pre reg)
• RCLST Registered
• HPCP Registered

Training

• Portfolio of relevant post qualification CPD
• Post basic dysphagia training or completed competencies
• Portfolio of relevant post qualification CPD

Experience

• Working experience of assessing and managing caseloads within clinical area
• Experience of effective multi-disciplinary/agency working
• Experience of enabling different staff groups to understand issues around communication
• Experience of supporting students and other staff
• Experience of delivering a variety of approaches to SLT service delivery
• Experience in developing evaluation / audit tools and resources as part of SLT team
• Experience of delivering Learning and development opportunities for others

Knowledge

• Knowledge of SLT delivery including the use of different approaches and multi-disciplinary working, across different contexts and environments.
• Knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group)
• Knowledge of different assessments and interventions to working with Developmental Language Disorder / Autism / Learning Disabilities (IDD). Or undergraduate knowledge of different approaches to working with individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions, speech language and communication needs.
• Knowledge of different assessments and interventions to working with SEMH and Autism

Skills

• Empathetic and psychologically minded
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Well organised
• Good reasoning skills
• Motivated and a motivator
• Team builder and team member
• Ability to manage own well-being with access to supervision to sustain this.

Values and Behaviours

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

Additional Information

• We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants.
• The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
• In submitting an application form, you authorise Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you. This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post. Should you require any further information please refer our Privacy Policy shown on the Trust website, please click here for more information.
• For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

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.

Name Danielle Haddon Job title CAMHS Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist Email address [e-mail] Additional information

We encourage informal enquiries.

Katie Hallam; Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
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Danielle Haddon; CAMHS Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist
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