Wte (37.5 hrs) Band 7 Highly Specialist SLT-Community Learning Disability Health Team
Base: The Mount or Chai Centre
Are you a Specialist Speech and language Therapist looking for an opportunity further develop your Clinical practice and leadership skills working with Adults who have Learning Disabilities?
This post offers the opportunity to develop your clinical skills in communication and dysphagia to manage complex cases and to lead on a clinical area within SLT across the ICS. You will be part of a team of Highly Specialist SLTs working alongside the Principal SLT to develop service delivery and manage waiting lists and caseloads across the ICS to ensure the delivery of a safe and equitable service. The post holder will join the team at a time of change and although they will have a focus on the Pennine team they will be expected to be involved in developing new approaches to developing robust supervision systems and developing NQPs.
The Trust is actively supporting the development of AHPs into Advanced Clinical practitioner roles and Masters Programs.
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, treatment, planning, delivery and evaluation of evidence –based highly specialised speech and language intervention within the
• Community Learning Disability Health Teams
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
This advert closes on Wednesday 16 Apr 2025