Speech and Language Therapist

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Sefton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to join their team at Hartley Hospital. In this role, you will assess and treat adults with a range of communication disorders within a multidisciplinary team. Your responsibilities will include developing and implementing individualized treatment plans, evaluating client progress, and contributing to service quality improvements. This position offers the opportunity to enhance your clinical skills and collaborate with various professional agencies to ensure high-quality patient care.

Benefits

Flexible working requests considered

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience assessing and treating adults with complex health needs.
• Sound knowledge of speech and language therapy standards and codes of practice.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments in clinical inpatient settings.
• Provide high-quality speech and language interventions.
• Evaluate patient progress and adjust treatment as necessary.

Skills

Assessment and treatment of communication disorders

Intervention for adults with mental health issues

Team collaboration and communication

Patient care and management

Education

Relevant degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Tools

Communication aids and therapy tools

Job description

Speech and Language Therapist | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Employer:

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Southport, PR8 6PL

Pay:

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

01/02/2026

About this job

A fabulous opportunity has arisen for a Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to be part of the inpatient team at Hartley Hospital.

Ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within the designated area incorporating establishment of systems and processes.

Undertake assessment in clinical inpatient settings.

Demonstrate a sound knowledge of the evidence base and a range of treatment options to formulate individualised and holistic treatment programmes within the parameters of the service.

To utilise your core speech and language therapy skills to provide high quality speech and language therapy interventions to adults and older people with a mental illness, dementia and physical health issues.

A duty to evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes.

Demonstrate flexibility to respond to the needs of the service and be responsible for a designated area of work.

Plan and organise efficiently and effectively your patient/client caseload and non patient responsibilities.

The post holder will contribute to the continuing professional development within the team accessing learning opportunities and sharing knowledge with colleagues.

You will be required to participate in the annual Personal Achievement Contribution Evaluation (PACE). Adherence to RCSLT speech and language therapy standards and codes of practice.

This role would provide the opportunity to develop your clinical skills with this patient group.

The post holder will liaise with a wide range of professional and external agencies to ensure efficient, high quality patient care. · To utilise your core speech and language therapy skills to provide high quality speech and language therapy interventions to adults and older people with a mental illness, · To work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team offering a comprehensive service to service users who require specialist mental health interventions.

To participate in the ongoing development and maintenance of quality services, managing complex care directly, and indirectly eg training staff in strategies to support communication and/or safer swallowing.

To participate in the education and supervision of a range of students.

To maintain clear links with your speech and language therapy structures, Lead SLT and your AHP lead within the Trust.

Support the speech and language therapy team development, promoting SLT role within multidisciplinary team and alerting managers to areas of SLT need and service development Adherence to RCSLT speech and language therapy standards and codes of practice.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than
1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services.

Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’

• care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient.

We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.

We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

To participate as a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in a multi-disciplinary team, with specific responsibility to assess and treat adults with complex health needs.

To be responsible for the delivery of specialist assessment, diagnosis, treatment, delivery and evaluation of evidence-based Speech and Language Therapy intervention in a variety of settings primarily inpatient, communication and swallowing disorders, such as dysphagia, dysfluency, voice, head and neck.

To act as a Care coordinator where applicable, ensuring that clients have full access to any generic services that they require.

To be responsible and accountable for their own caseload and ensure that care plans are written and reviewed regularly.

To contribute to the prioritisation of the waiting list for Speech and Language Therapy.

To complete intake assessments on behalf of the team and feedback to the multi-disciplinary team.

To work alongside and liaise with other professionals within the team, and families.

To provide clinical advice to these on the communication needs of clients, resolving areas of conflict as necessary.

To provide specialist knowledge on alternative and augmentative systems of communication, where appropriate.

To ensure that all relevant agencies have access to all systems.

To provide training to staff teams around specific individual’s communication to devise strategies and management plans.

To be able to deputise on the absence of the clinical lead and ensure coordination of caseload is well managed within the team.

To be an active and enthusiastic team member by participating with service improvement activities, promoting innovation, being supportive to other team members and proactive when identifying potential issues in the service.

This advert closes on Sunday 11 Jan 2026