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Closing date: 09 December 2025

Landmarks is an independent specialist college for adults with learning difficulties and disabilities. The college prides themselves on delivering "high quality specialist education and support to maximise our learners life opportunities".

An opportunity has arisen for you to take on the role of 'Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist' within a thriving therapeutic multidisciplinary team based at the different sites across South Yorkshire and the East Midlands.

You will be working with a fixed caseload in an innovative and integrated way to ensure the learners thrive in their chosen subjects. You will be supporting your SLT colleagues at college and collaborating closely with the therapeutic team leader.

You will also be part of a large speech and language therapy team with forward thinking, enthusiastic individuals who work with adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disability across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire within the Mental Health Specialist Services Directorate and Community Forensic Directorate.

Learners attend Landmarks College to develop their independence skills and employability. Your role is to support the individual and the college in this process. The Landmarks therapeutic multidisciplinary team works in an integrated manner (alongside teaching and support staff) to implement positive outcomes in a functional manner.

You will be leading on Speech & Language Therapy provision at Landmarks in collaboration with the therapeutic team leader. You will be working with a fixed caseload with clear targets and outcomes for the individual and their environment.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee‑led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in‑house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net‑zero commitment.

• Lead on assessment, target setting and reviews for individuals within the college context and the individuals EHCP.
• Collaborate with teaching and support staff on lesson planning.
• Provide individual and group therapy where it is specified in the individuals EHCP.
• Lead on the SLT specific plans and reviews.
• Lead on collecting outcome measurements in education and therapeutic contexts.
• Provide clinical supervision to your SLT colleagues.
• Attend SLT specific leadership meetings and collaborate with your professional lead on the Speech & Language Therapy specific developments at Landmarks.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check.

Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

• Recognised AHP Degree/diploma
• Professional body Registered HCPC Registered

• Ability to travel between sites

• Portfolio of relevant post qualification CPD highly including specialist knowledge of professional interventions and evaluations.
• Leadership training
• Clinical educator
• Post‑graduate training specific to client group
• Relevant Masters modules or completed programme

• Working experience of assessing and managing a complex caseload with young people and/or adults with profession specific needs in specialist area
• Knowledge of Risk Assessment and ability to ensure effective risk management strategies within specialism.
• Experience of effective multi‑disciplinary/agency working and established interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Experience of designing and delivering different learning and development opportunities for staff teams.
• Experience in developing evaluation / audit tools and resources as part of profession/multi‑professional team.
• Experience of leading the clinical and professional development of others including students.
• Experience of leading / managing project work.
• Experience of research, audit, service evaluation and/or quality improvement projects - setting up, evaluating, reporting and application.
• Identifies clinical risks and carries out MDT/ Trust Risk assessments and formulation for individuals, groups or services highlighting needs.
• Experience of collaboration across teams, services, and other stakeholders outside of the Trust.

• Highly specialist applied clinical knowledge
• Applied knowledge of risk assessment within field of clinical practice
• Applied leadership knowledge.
• Knowledge of National Policy and guidance and impact on local practice.
• Highly specialist knowledge of how mental and physical health contribute to risk assessment and support management.
• Contributed to regional and national clinical projects and or strategic work.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills for a variety of audiences, and in situations
• Well organised and able to prioritise a high turnover caseload
• Excellent clinical reasoning skills
• Motivated and a motivator
• Team builder and team member
• Autonomous and able to work without direct supervision
• Ability to manage own wellbeing with access to supervision to sustain this.
• Experience of managing a project or service initiative.

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation.

• Ability to perform the full range of duties.

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.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)