Speech and Language Therapist

NHS; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Speech and Language Therapist to join the Bee U Intensive Support Team. The role involves supporting autistic young people through assessments and tailored therapy interventions. Previous experience in community therapy and understanding of autism is essential. The contract is fixed-term for 12 months, offering a dynamic work environment within a supportive multidisciplinary team.

Benefits

Ongoing training and support

Development opportunities in healthcare

Qualifications

• Qualified Speech and Language Therapist registered with HCPC.
• Experience with autistic young people required.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide Speech and Language Therapy assessments.
• Deliver interventions for enhancing communication.
• Consult with families and support networks regarding communication needs.

Skills

Experience working therapeutically in the community

Understanding of Learning Disabilities and Autism

Communication skills

Education

Relevant degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

Go back Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Speech and Language Therapist

The closing date is 05 October 2025

Bee U is the emotional health and wellbeing service for people, up to the age of 25, living in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin

You will be working in the Bee U Intensive Support Team, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, specifically commissioned to work with autistic children and young people experiencing significant distress, who are at risk of hospital admission.

You will provide consultation to colleagues in the ISMHT, and across the BeeU service where required, regarding the communication needs of autistic young people seen by the service.

You will provide specialist Speech and Language Therapy input for autistic young people seen by the ISMHT: to assess, understand, support and promote their unique communication needs and preferences, utilising an experience sensitive and neurodivergence-informed care framework.

This post is a Fixed Term contract for 12 months

Main duties of the job

• Provide high quality, experience-sensitive, neurodivergence-informed Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) assessment for autistic young people seen in the BeeU ISMHT; supporting better understanding of an autistic child or young person\'s unique \'languaging\' style and communication identity across a variety of environments.
• Deliver a range of SLT interventions following specific SLT assessment to enable an autistic child or young person to communicate autonomously, authentically, and have agency to express a full range of communication functions, using their preferred communication means and modality across different environments, including Augmentative and Additional Communication (AAC).
• Provide psychoeducation to autistic CYP, families, carers and the wider support networks to facilitate insight into their unique communication style and needs.
• Ensure that interventions are provided in line with NICE Guidance, RCSLT guidelines including other relevant local and national documentation and current evidence-based practice.
• Responsible for prioritising workload, allocation of work to oneself and other staff, and to cover all levels of priority of work within the service.
• Make clinical judgements backed up by clinical reasoning and recommendations based on research, and being respectful and inclusive of the lived experiences of autistic people in consultation with multi-disciplinary staff and in accordance with the service specification.

About us

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

We are \'United in our Uniqueness\' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Job responsibilities

For further information relating to this position please refer to the attached job description and job specification

Person Specification

shortlisting

• experience relevant to the role
• understanding of the role

experience working therapeutically in the community

• community working
• understanding of Learning Disabilities and Autism
• Working with families in distress

Understanding of risks

• discusses risk prevention and assessment
• discussed risk in interview

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.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust