Job overview
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is the health provider for the delivery of an Integrated Mental Health Team (IMHT) within HMP Liverpool. The service is designed to support the holistic mental health needs of our population in partnership with other Health providers and HMPPS colleagues.
HMP Liverpool is a Category B, male only, local prisons, in the Liverpool area.
The services provide assessment, individual and group-based interventions, based on the holistic needs of the population. The service adopts the biopsychological model and is informed by principles of trauma informed and recovery focussed care. Interventions are individualised alongside comprehensive risk assessment and management.
Core aims of the service are to improve mental and psychological wellbeing via a range of interventions, build the development of independent core skills, reduce risk, and advocate for mental health within the wider prison.
The post holder will be joining a dedicated team of clinical and from a range of backgrounds and experience. Team members have high levels of skill, passion and enthusiasm (and humour!) and are committed to ensuring the on-going successful development of the service and the opportunities it provides for our population.
Main duties of the job
We are now recruiting a part-time Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to work within the team at HMP Liverpool. Speech and Language Therapy has proven to be hugely effective with the client group and is a very valued and respected profession within the team. The successful post-holder will work alongside other Speech and Language Therapy peers within our prisons.
The successful candidate will contribute to the effective on-going delivery of the Speech and Language Therapy service within HMP Liverpool. The post holder will have clinical and leadership elements within their role.
The post holder should have considerable experience of working with individuals with complex clinical and risk presentations including within institutional settings and as part of a multi-disciplinary team. This should include work with clients whose needs may mean that they find it difficult to engage with services.
Experience of working in complex service and organisational settings is required alongside an ability to constructively manage the personal, professional, and ethical opportunities and challenges such work can involve.
We are committed to creating an empowered staff team. We strive to be reflective and support of each other which is vital given the challenges this work can entail.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide high quality consultation, specialist assessment and intervention of speech, language and communication needs.
To support the development of the Speech and Language Therapy service and strive for continuous improvement.
To take a lead on and provide evidence-based Speech and Language
Therapy assessment, treatment and intervention to service users who have complex needs.
This role will be integrated in the therapy team and will work with the team to develop person centred care.
Supervision will be provided within the trust as applicable.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills – including, listening and empathy skills
- Highly developed negotiation and problem solving skills
- Excellent analytical and reflection skills
- Excellent presentation skills written and verbal
- Able to be a good team member and assume leadership responsibilities
- Able to work independently recognising own limits
- Learns from experience and willing to adapt accordingly, including learning new skills.
- Ability to communicate highly complex or sensitive advice and information to others
- Well-developed concentration skills.
- Excellent organizational skills
- Prioritisation and time management Skills
- Good Auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe phonetically
- Flexible and able to cope with change
- Able to critically appraise research Articles
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of a recognised training course awarding relevant degree/diploma approved by the RCSLT and HPC
- Registered with the HPC – License to practice
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses up to Master’s level or equivalent
- Experiential training which demonstrates highly specialist skills in specialist area
- Evidence of leadership / management training
- Membership of relevant special interest groups
- Evidence of leadership training
Desirable
- Post graduate certificate in speciality
- Postgraduate Dysphagia qualification / competencies
- Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level
- Experience of carrying out specialist assessments and intervention
- Proven ability to work independently, prioritise and manage own complex caseload.
- Experience of working with highly complex cases, such as progressive illness and rare conditions
- Evidence of experience of: Multi disciplinary team working
- Leading in service projects
- Developing and leading training of others and Language Therapists
- Advanced knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits
- In depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance/audit
- Understands the roles of other professionals relevant to the client group
- Understands the standards of record keeping
- Understands confidentiality as relating to the NHS
Desirable
- Student training
- Experience of delivering/developing training to staff/carers
- Experience of facilitating groups
- Experience of providing supervision to staff members
- Experience of being a Clinical Educator
- Experience of using iPads and other forms of technology
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This advert is for Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist with Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust in Prescot, North West, 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. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Jun 2026.
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