Speech and Language Therapist

NHS; Coventry; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Coventry seeks a passionate Speech and Language Therapist for the Adults Autism Intensive Support Team. The role involves working with individuals in mental health crises and includes responsibilities such as clinical assessments, developing communication plans, and providing specialized interventions. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Speech and Language Therapy, experience in neurodevelopmental services, and a desire to make a difference in the community.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Learning and development opportunities

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Current Registration with Health Professions Council.
• Experience with Neurodevelopmental and Learning Disability Services.
• Evidence of effective caseload management.

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical assessments and develop communication plans.
• Provide autism-informed interventions.
• Engage clients multiple times a week for assessments and interventions.

Skills

Communication

Assessment Skills

Clinical Interventions

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Postgraduate training in Autism

Job description

Overview

Go back Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Speech and Language Therapist

The closing date is 05 October 2025

Adults Autism Intensive Support Team - Speech and Language Therapist band 7

Do you want to work with individuals in mental health crisis who have diagnosis of Autism then please read on...

Base: Wayside House; but will be required to travel across Coventry and Warwickshire

Part time hours considered − To support individuals at key times, some work may be required outside of usual office hours.

Job overview:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to be part of our Adults Autism Intensive Support Team for Coventry and Warwickshire.

If you are driven, passionate and want to work with Autistic individuals who are in mental health crisis and are at risk of admission to hospital, then we want to hear from you.

The team is a specialist, multi-disciplinary team currently consisting of Occupational Therapists, Clinical Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists, Nursing and social workers.

Main duties

Clinical assessments

Communication plans

Specialist speech interventions

Reviewing targets

Autism informed interventions to reduce the risk of an admission due to mental health crisis

Creating autism informed personal profiles as part of a MDT

Providing individualised training to families and care providers

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Job responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

As a team we work systemically to understand and support the significant impact and challenges experienced by adults with autism who are in mental health crisis, and their families.

In order to do this, we work with the network around the adult (e.g. Adult Mental Health, Social Care, Education) and work closely with commissioners. As a speech and language therapist nurse you will have experience of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working as you will need to attend and chair regular MDTs, CETRs and EMDTs.

As a Speech and Language Therapist you would visit the adult in their home or in appropriate setting multiple times a week to engage them and carry out our assessments and interventions.

This is an exciting time to join our Team as we mature and expand and continue to look for innovative ways to support the families we work with. If you are passionate and motivated and are driven to prevent children and adults with autism and mental health needs from being admitted to hospital, then we want to hear from you.

Team Leader Kami Basra on telephone: [phone] Email [e-mail] or Ann Cordery email; [e-mail]

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy
• Further training and experience in specialist area to Masters level or equivalent
• Significant post graduate training in Autism/Learning Disability
• Current Registration with Health Professions Council without restriction

Experience

• Broad range of experience in working in Neurodevelopmental/ Learning disability Services
• Broad range of experience in working in Neurodevelopmental/ Learning disability Services
• Significant experience in working in Neurodevelopmental or mental health services
• Evidence of effective caseload management
• Competence with clients with complex needs

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.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust