Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Integrated Care System; Hebden Bridge; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist NHS Foundation Trust in Hebden Bridge is seeking a Specialist Speech & Language Therapist to join their community health team. The role involves providing assessments and treatment for individuals with learning disabilities, promoting effective communication, and collaborating within a multi-disciplinary team. Ideal candidates will be autonomous, possess a degree in Speech and Language Therapy, and have HCPC registration. This opportunity supports personal and professional development within a dynamic health service.

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent.
• Registration with Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Specialist knowledge and application of Speech & Language Therapy assessments and interventions relevant to learning disability.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist speech and language therapy assessment and treatment for service users.
• Work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and client group.
• Contribute to leadership and development of the Specialist Learning Disability Health Team.

Skills

Communication skills

Autonomy

Teamwork

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Registration with Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)

RCSLT Registration

Job description

Go back South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

The closing date is 04 August 2025

Are you passionate aboutsupporting people with learning disabilities and committed to improving theirquality of life?

Would you be interested to bepart of a thriving multi-disciplinary health team in the beautiful town ofHebden Bridge with the advantage of free parking behind our Health Centre base?

An exciting opportunity hasarisen for a Community Speech and Language Therapist (S<) to join ourfriendly Calderdale Adult Community Learning Disabilities Health Service.

You will join an experienced,well-established and committed specialist multi-disciplinary team who workagilely across Calderdale. The Team includes dietetics, occupational therapy,physiotherapy, LD community nurses, psychiatry, psychology, an IntensiveSupport Team and therapy assistants and healthcare support workers. Our AlliedHealth Professionals collective within the wider team foster both autonomousand joint working approaches, and their creative solutions to health andwellbeing issues aim to result in the best outcomes for the local community.

For further information or to arrange a visit to the team please contact KayleyCookson (Lead AHP/ OT) 07920 548263 [e-mail] or RebeccaMartin (Specialist LD Dietician) 07554 555794 [e-mail].

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to befully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

For full job description, please see attached supportingdocuments.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for adefined caseload with service users of all levels of ability.

You will serve as an effectivemember of the MDT promoting a consistent multi-agency approach includingsupport, supervision and development of staff.

You will work flexibly basedon service user need, using reasonable adjustments to provide support.

You will demonstrate anability to work autonomously and as part of a wider team.

You will have an understanding,of the complex needs of people with learning disabilities and demonstratequalities to deliver safe, effective and personalised care ensuring processesare followed in accordance with Trust objectives.

You will be committed to teamworking, a be highly resilient and self-motivating, determined to add value tothe organisation and committed to our vision and values.

Due to the nature of the role,it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across thelocality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes.

Atthe time of advertising, this role does not meet the minimum requirements(salary threshold or occupational requirements) set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsorcandidates to work in the UK. For this reason, unfortunately we are unable tosponsor anyone on a visa for this role at this moment in time.

About us

Weare a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental healthand learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and arethe lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission isto help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do thisby providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employstaff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make adifference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourageand welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we valuediversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Beinga foundation Trust means were accountable to ourmembers, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people(including staff) are members of our Trust.

Joinus and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improvingthe mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet andhelp each year.

Weare committedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people andvulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share thiscommitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

The post holderwill be required to work as an integral member of the multi-disciplinaryteam, providing specialist speech and language therapy assessment andtreatment for service users in receipt of care from community services. Enabling service users to engage in a rangeof individual and group community based treatment activities. You will be actively involved in thepromotion of Salt and Language therapy within the service area. The post holder will be required to workflexibly to meet the needs of the service and the client group.

Thepost holder will contribute to the leadership and development of the SpecialistLearning Disability Health Team in accordance within local and nationalguidance.

KEY RESULT AREAS:

Clinical

Toundertake specific standardised and non-standardised assessments to formulateeffective treatment plans in conjunction with the service user, family andcarer.

Formulateand deliver individual treatment programmes based on specialist knowledge fordifferential diagnosis for communication and dysphagia, (evidence basedpractise, national and local guidelines using profession specific clinicalskills and techniques. (eg standardised assessments, AAC, group and individualwork).

Tointerpret the assessment results in order to plan and implement a clientcentred speech and language therapy treatment programme on an individual and/orgroup basis to achieve therapeutic goals.

Toensure therapeutic interventions are of a high professional standard, informedby evidence based practice and involves the service user and carer in allaspects of the care programme.

Todemonstrate knowledge and understanding of the effect of disability providingtraining and advice on lifestyle changes/adaptations to the clients social andphysical environments.

Toact as the care programme co-ordinator as required and to offer carers anassessment and care plan where appropriate.

Tocontribute to a co-ordinated team approach throughout the assessment and inmeeting the service users needs including developing and maintaining closeworking relationships with all relevant services, and agencies within thevoluntary sector.

Toregularly evaluate the effectiveness of group and individual speech andlanguage therapy interventions by undertaking specific audits and using outcomemeasures such as standardised / other relevant assessments and service usersatisfaction questionnaires.

Tocontinue treatment interventions where necessary to assist in the transition ofskills from an inpatient setting to living independently within the community.

Towork effectively within the multi-agency team ensuring that both written andverbal communication is clearly maintained to ensure a seamless service.

Tobe responsible for the maintenance of appropriate clinical records concernedwith service user treatment, in accordance with risk management documentationguidelines.

Toarrange/attend appropriate clinical team meetings, referral meetings, caseconferences, care programme approach meetings and any other as required byclinical need and as directed by the Lead AHP.

Toprovide accurate and timely reports, statistical data through the electronic recordingsystem and other information as required.

Toparticipate in monthly clinical and managerial supervision and to provideclinical supervision to other speech and language staff.

To work as an autonomous practitioner.

We are aware that an increasing number of applicantsare using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job applicationforms.Over reliance on AI-generated content in application forms isstrongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process beforeselecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI toenhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs applicationform.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent.
• Registration with Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• RCSLT Registration.

Physical Attributes

• Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post.
• A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).

Special Knowledge & Skills

• Specialist knowledge and application of Speech & Language Therapy assessments and interventions relevant to learning disability.
• Extensive clinical practice skills including individual and group work.
• Understanding of and ability to use appropriate outcome measures.
• Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities.
• Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues.
• Supervisory / appraisal skills.
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
• Ability to organise and respond efficiently to complex information.
• Ability to build effective working relationships.
• Detailed knowledge of clinical governance and its application.
• Knowledge and understanding of cultural and diversity issues.
• An understanding of the specific contribution of Speech and Language Therapists in Learning Disability Services.

Personal Attributes

• Ability to implement all of the 6C values & behaviours expected of health care professionals.
• Values contribution of others.
• Ability to motivate self and others.
• Organisational skills.
• Effective communication skills, verbal and written.
• Willingness to work flexibly.
• A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).

Experience

• Post registration experience including in learning disabilities.
• Documented evidence of continuing professional development.
• Supervision of staff and / or students.
• Experience of a range of learning disability settings.
• Supervision of staff and / or students.

Training

• Post graduate Dysphagia training or ability to successfully complete the training within 2 years.
• Evidence of ongoing training and relevant post graduate courses in communication and dysphagia.
• Post graduate training relevant to Learning Disability.

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.

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust