Speech and Language Therapist

NHS; Accrington; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in England seeks a qualified Speech and Language Therapist to join a multidisciplinary team. This role focuses on delivering person-centred interventions for adults with learning disabilities, emphasizing collaboration and skill development. Candidates with relevant qualifications, experience, and a commitment to improving communication are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Regular clinical supervision

Support for newly qualified practitioners

Qualifications

• Ability to assess and diagnose speech, language, and communication difficulties.
• Experience in decision making for SLT interventions.
• Experience working with adults with learning disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based speech and language therapy.
• Develop person-centred care plans.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Communication assessment

Team collaboration

Evidence-based practice

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Registration with Health Care Professionals Council

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Go back Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

The closing date is 22 September 2025

Are you interested in working with Adults with Learning Disabilities as part of a Multidisciplinary Community Learning Disability Team (CLDT)? Lancashire and South Cumbria Foundation Trust are developing their CLDTs to offer person-centred multidisciplinary support for people with learning disabilities. This post offers the opportunity to work as part of a team of Speech and Language Therapists delivering interventions to meet the communication and dysphagia needs of adults referred to the team. In addition to a caseload in the Pennine area (East Lancashire) during the first 24 months you will also work alongside Highly Specialist SLTs in other LD service localities to develop knowledge and skills in targeted clinical areas including dysphagia.

You will join a team of Speech and Language Therapists who work across LSCFT and meet on a monthly basis for clinical supervision, to develop and share good practice.

Applications are welcome from qualified SLTs and students graduating in 2025. NQPs will be supported to complete the requirements of the RCSLT.

Appointment is by interview and successful applicants will need to undergo the usual NHS pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced DBS check.

For further information/ to arrange a visit please contact: Carol Johnson Principal SLT on 01282 628225 ([e-mail]) or Carol Harper Operational Lead on 07790388020 [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

Applicants must have the ability to meet the travel requirements of the role within LSCFT.

As a qualified Speech and Language Therapist this role is to work as part of a multidisciplinary team working with adults who have a learning disability in the community. The post holder will provide evidence-based speech and language therapy assessment, treatment and intervention to service users who have learning disability and communication and/ or eating and drinking difficulties. The post holder will apply their competence in core speech and language therapy skills to the learning disability field. The caseload may cover the whole spectrum of communication disorders including non-verbal communication, alternative and augmentative communication (AAC), dysfluency, autistic spectrum disorders.

The post holder will work alongside more senior experienced SLTs to consolidate and develop their skills, and while able to work alone as an autonomous professional, they will be supported through regular contact and supervision from Specialist SLTs. Newly qualified band 5 Speech and Language Therapists will be supported to meet standards of competency as dictated by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) Newly Qualified Practitioner framework. The post holder will be a key member of the Integrated LD Team and will work with the team to develop person centred care plans. Clinical supervision by a Specialist SLT.

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. Applicants are encouraged 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

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification in Speech and Language Therapy
• Registration with Health Care Professionals Council
• Licence to practice (Graduate Register) from the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Knowledge

• Experience of assessing and diagnosing speech, language and communication difficulties.
• Basic knowledge of Speech and Language Therapy assessments
• Working knowledge of Excel, Word, Powerpoint

Experience

• Experience of decision making in offering SLT intervention
• Experience working in community settings
• Experience working with adults a with 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.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a year (subject to confirmation)