Job summary Are you a newly qualified speech and language therapist or do you have a little more experience? Do you want to work as part of a small but supportive team making a real difference to the lives of people with a learning disability? If so, we'd love to hear from you. We have the exciting opportunity for Band 5 speech and language therapists to join our Learning Disability Speech and Language Therapy team. You will be working across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland as part of a wide-ranging MDT, supporting a huge variety of patients with a learning disability and communication difficulties. You will be working in homes, day services, with carers, families and the individuals themselves to ensure that everyone is included in the planning and delivery of care. We also have the opportunity to work in our LD Crisis Support team supporting urgent communication assessments. You will find us a supportive team, with lots of supervision, CPD opportunities and the chance to develop special interests. We have fun too, with regular health and wellbeing activities that we would love you to be a part of. We offer flexible and hybrid working policies, free parking at base and free uniform Main duties of the job Contribute to the delivery of the Communication Strategy and the Eating and Drinking Care Pathway with access to professional advice and guidance. Be responsible for their own workload with support around prioritisation. Work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team and with other agencies Participate in the development and delivery of training to others in relation to individual clients Supervise the work of assistants, volunteers and students as required when fully registered with RCSLT Contribute to development and audit projects Demonstrate clinical effectiveness by the use of evidence based practice and outcome measures About us We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview. Date posted 06 November 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £29,970 to £36,483 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 001740 Job locations Winstanley Drive Health Centre Winstanley Drive Leicester Leicestershire LE3 1PB Job description Job responsibilities If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto “Apply for this job” and you will be re-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. Job description Job responsibilities If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto “Apply for this job” and you will be re-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Please review the attached job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Please review the attached job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification. 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. Employer details Employer name Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust Address Winstanley Drive Health Centre Winstanley Drive Leicester Leicestershire LE3 1PB Employer's website https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)