Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

NHS; Preston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist for a new mental health inpatient unit in Preston. The role involves delivering person-centred care and working collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team to support adults with learning disabilities. This position offers opportunities for professional development and a chance to make a positive impact on patient lives.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Speech and Language Therapist.
• Experience managing a caseload independently.
• Knowledge of clinical assessments and treatment techniques.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat patients with speech and language difficulties.
• Manage a caseload of complex cases independently.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams for coordinated care.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Communication

Problem solving

Education

BA/BSc/MSc in Speech and Language Therapy

HCPC registration

Licence to practice (RCSLT)

Job description

Go back Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

The closing date is 27 May 2025

Water Meadow View is a new mental health inpatient unit for adults who have learning disabilities, which is due to open in late Autumn 2025 on our site in Whittingham, Preston. As we prepare to open this unit, we have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Speech and LanguageTherapist to join us and support the Multi-Disciplinary Team to deliver outstanding person centred care.

One of the Trust's aims is to deliver the best possible care to our patients, and this new inpatient unit will do just that. Water Meadow View will offer clinical excellence, support, and safety, with patient-centred care at its heart.

The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, treatment, planning, delivery and evaluation of evidence -based specialist speech and language intervention.

The post holder will communicate effectively and work collaboratively with the MDT in order to ensure the delivery of a co-ordinated multi-disciplinary and multi-agency service and to facilitate and maintain good working relationships.

The post holder will work closely with Highly Specialist Speech and Language therapist, Operational Leads and Professional Leads to provide efficient and effective SLT service.

When you join us, you'll be making a positive impact on the lives of people with a learning disability by delivering person centred, compassionate care, in a purpose built, co-produced environment, with opportunities to for you to learn and develop throughout your career.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will deliver on key responsibilities within the inpatient service:

• As a member of the team, to establish effective communication networks as appropriate in the wider multi-disciplinary team, social services, third and private sector agencies
• Possess the professional skills and wide range of clinical knowledge to work as an autonomous practitioner. To undertake independent, direct consultation and provision of care including rationale for decision making and evaluation of outcomes. To exercise high levels of judgment and decision making in the care and treatment of service users.
• To manage a caseload including complex cases as an autonomous practitioner evidencing high level problem solving and reasoning skills and independence of judgement. To advise the Highly Specialist SLT of any identified risks.
• To assume responsibility and accountability for a caseload of service users with complex and/or additional needs holding the duty of care and prioritising and managing the caseload independently based on the principles of risk and clinical risk, liaising with and referring to senior clinicians and relevant agencies as appropriate.
• To use specialist knowledge to inform and contribute to the development, review and implementation of the Network/ LSCFT policies and procedures as required/if appropriate

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages 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, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Job responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BA/ BSc/ MSc in Speech and Language Therapy
• HCPC registered
• Licence to practice (RCSLT)
• 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
• 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)
• Experience of working as part of a MDT

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust