Job overview
We are excited to offer an opportunity to join the SLT service within Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust. We work with adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disability in inpatient and community services. We are seeking a full time (permanent) Band 7 Advanced Speech and Language Therapist to join our Adult Community Integrated Team with a mixed communication and Dysphagia caseload.
The SLT services support a variety of speech, language and communication and/or dysphagia needs, covering community and specialist settings across the city and county for adults with physical, mental health needs or developmental conditions/delay including Intellectual Disability and Developmental Language Disorder.
The SLT services also include preventative information and guidance, working to empower parents, carers, other professionals and agencies to support speech, language and communication skills as well as eating and drinking.
You will be well supported by senior colleagues, with opportunities for peer support, supervision, and CPD.
The role involves close work with colleagues from a range of disciplines and you will be contributing to a multi-disciplinary service supporting adults with intellectual disabilities in settings across Bassetlaw and West Nottinghamshire .
Main duties of the job
Your role will be to support the person to live well with their mental health, communication and eating/ drinking needs.
The post holder is responsible for providing highly specialist SLT assessment, formulation and diagnosis, requiring advanced clinical reasoning, critical thinking, reflection and interpretation and analysis, and subsequent therapy/management programmes within the designated specialism/setting/district.
The post holder may also lead on strategic developments within their specialism/setting/district in liaison with their line manager. They will also lead on the development and delivery of training and professional mentorship in their specialism/setting/district.
The post holder will provide highly specialist clinical expertise and leadership within specialism/setting/district
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This role requires a high level of clinical and professional expertise in order that those with speech, language and communication needs and/or dysphagia needs and their carers and families benefit from a well-coordinated pro-active, specialist, efficient and effective speech and language therapy service within the designated specialism/setting/district.
Specialist speech, language, and communication assessments focusing on functional communication and what reasonable adjustments (Accessible Information Standards) should be in place to support the persons needs.
Liaison, advice and recommendations that aim to prevent further communication breakdown and that aim to empower the person to express their thoughts and opinions to the extent they wishes. You will work in an interactive and a consultative way.
The role will also involve assessing and developing the management of eating and drinking difficulties for individuals, where issues arise due to a variety of physiological, cognitive and environmental reasons.
Co-working with your MDT colleagues, families, and carers to enable their inclusive communication practices in their relationships, care, and interactions with the individual.
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.
A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Empathetic and psychologically minded
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Well organised and able to prioritise a high turnover caseload
- Good reasoning skills
- Leadership skills
- Motivated and a motivator
- Team builder and team member
- Autonomous and able to work without direct supervision
- Reflective practitioner
- Ability to manage own wellbeing with access to supervision to sustain this.
Desirable
- Highly specialist skill in working with young people and adults with Aspergers and/or autism
- Experience of supporting other staff and students
- Experience of managing a project or service initiative.
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly specialist applied knowledge of working with adults with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) and Aspergers, Autism, mental health diagnoses, attachment and personality disorder or other neuro-developmental disabilities
- Knowledge of Autism Diagnostic tools
- Knowledge of Speech Language Communication tools, assessments and interventions relating to the client group.
- Knowledge of National Policy and guidance and impact on local practice.
- Applied leadership knowledge.
Desirable
- Highly specialist knowledge of how speech, language and communication needs contribute to risk assessment and support management
Experience
Essential
- Working experience of assessing and managing a complex caseload with young people and/or adults with speech, language and communication needs.
- 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 of delivering environmental approaches to SLT service delivery and evaluating them
- Experience in developing evaluation / audit tools and resources as part of SLT team
Desirable
- Experience of autism diagnostic tools (ADOS/ADIR)
- Highly specialist experience of working with people with autism / Asperger syndrome complex intellectual disabilities and mental health diagnoses/personality disorders
- Experience of leading / managing project work.
- Experience of supporting students and other staff
- Post basic dysphagia training or completed competencies
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- A full, current UK driving licence and access to a vehicle fit and insured for business use are required for this post. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled staff in line with the Equality Act 2010
- Ability to travel between sites
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Recognised SLT Degree/diploma
- RCLST Registered
- HCPC Registered
- Masters Degree in related subject or additional postgraduate training/experience up to master’s degree equivalent.
- Portfolio of relevant post qualification CPD including highly specialist knowledge of Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) of service users with Aspergers, Autism, Developmental Language Disorder, mental health diagnoses and other neuro-developmental disabilities
Desirable
- Postgraduate training specific to client group – People with Aspergers/Autism/ID with criminal offences
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This advert is for Advanced Speech and Language Therapist with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Nottingham, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum (pro rata for part time). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 02 Jul 2026.
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