# Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/e5e7db4f-4abe-4e5e-b3a6-59c7b3f6950e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/e5e7db4f-4abe-4e5e-b3a6-59c7b3f6950e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** North View - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 15 hours per week (9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. (happy to discuss flexible working)) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-01T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-17T06:20:28.835Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Horwich/Greater_Manchester_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8265773 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8265773?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is not exhaustive but is intended to give an overview of the role and associated responsibilities. This is a senior role for a specialist speech and language therapist. The postholder will form part of a multiagency team consisting of clinical psychology, learning disability nursing and occupational therapy. The team will be working with a small number young people who have learning disabilities and autism who have been identified as having complex needs that require intensive support where their home placement may be at risk of break down or an admission into hospital/tier 4 inpatient setting. Working alongside the local short breaks services, social care, education and other agencies, the Intensive Support Team will work together to create, instigate, and support person centred positive behaviour support plans with the aim of improving the quality of life and reducing any restrictions or restraints (in accordance with NICE guidance). To work closely when required alongside trust inpatient services for children and young people. The Intensive Support Team sits alongside community CAMHS services within GMMH ### Main duties of the job The post holder will have extensive experience working with this client group and have developed skills in specialist assessment, formulation, intervention, and evaluation. The postholder will also have experience of supervision, training, and consultation. The postholder will have the skills and experience to manage complex cases and risk and will have experience of working in multi-agency settings. The post holder will contribute to the wider support plans for young people open to the service. Due to the level of independent working and management of high levels of risk, the postholder is expected to have considerable experience of working with this client group. The service provided will entail both direct work with young people and indirect work with their carers and involved professionals to contribute to functional multi-disciplinary assessment and the development of intervention plans to support behaviours of distress. The post holder will also provide wider consultative support and training for colleagues in relation to speech, language and communication needs. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities See attached detailed job description and person specification: Staff benefits - Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays. - 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years - Excellent pension - Cycle to work scheme - Salary sacrifice car scheme - Wellbeing programme - Blue Light Card Discounts ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Providing specialist training to the broader MDT in relation to communication - Working with children or young people with social, emotional and mental health needs - Providing assessment and intervention to children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions. - Providing clinical supervision - Producing programmes of intervention for delivery by others and communicating these effectively to a range of professionals and carers. **Desirable** - Working with children or young people with social, emotional and mental health needs in a forensic/secure setting. - Successful completion of Dysphagia competencies. - Evaluating different models of service delivery and implementing change that led to service improvements. - Working with children or young people who have recognised attachment trauma or behaviour that challenges. ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - Degree in Speech and Language Therapy - Relevant master's degree or equivalent expereince and post graduate training - Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses - Member of RCSLT - HCPC Registration - Licence to Practice ## Documents - [important candidate information (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=931) - [highly specialist speech and language therapist job description and person specification (pdf, 592.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10580131) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.