Speech and Language Therapist

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider is seeking a passionate Speech and Language Therapist to join their Autism Intensive Support Team. This role involves working with Autistic adults in mental health crises, conducting assessments, and providing tailored interventions. The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to improving community wellbeing and will benefit from generous leave, development opportunities, and wellbeing support.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Excellent learning and development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes

Discounts with retailers

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience working with Autistic individuals in mental health crisis.
• Ability to conduct clinical assessments and develop communication plans.

Responsibilities

• Leading on service developments and conducting clinical assessments.
• Providing specialist speech interventions and implementing autism-informed interventions.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Leadership

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

Join to apply for the Speech and Language Therapist role at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Do you want to work with individuals in mental health crisis who have a diagnosis of Autism? If so, please read on…

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

Full-time/part-time hours considered. To support young people 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 join our Autism Intensive Support Team for Coventry and Warwickshire.

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

The team is a specialist, multidisciplinary team currently consisting of Occupational Therapists, Clinical Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists, Nursing and Therapy Assistants, and Assistant Psychologists.

Main Duties Of The Job

• Leading on service developments
• Conducting clinical assessments
• Developing communication plans
• Providing specialist speech interventions
• Reviewing targets
• Performing risk assessments
• Implementing autism-informed interventions to reduce the risk of hospital admission due to mental health crises
• Applying trauma-informed practices
• Creating autism profiles as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Providing individualized training to families and care providers

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

We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is central to everything we do. We care for our staff and colleagues and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These Include

• Generous annual leave entitlement, increasing with service length
• Excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching, and mentoring
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars/vehicles, Cycle to Work, home electronics, gym memberships, and more
• Discounts with retailers, restaurants, and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• Wellbeing support, including in-house counselling and external helplines
• Staff networks and support groups

We’re always looking for people who share our passion for improving community wellbeing and embody our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity, and respect.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

Name: Kami Basra
Job Title: Team Leader
Email: [e-mail]