# Specialist Speech and Language Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/49a1b3f0-fd82-41e6-bbf4-90b86e2508e4 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/49a1b3f0-fd82-41e6-bbf4-90b86e2508e4.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Nottingham - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum (pro rata for part time) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-15T09:28:10.987Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Mansfield/Nottinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Specialist_Speech_Language_Therapist/Specialist_Speech_Language_Therapist-v8082393 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8082393?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you the Speech and Language Therapist we are searching for? Are you enthusiastic, curious and ready to develop your clinical skills in a rewarding new setting? If you’re looking for your next professional adventure, we would love you to join our thriving CAMHS Speech and Language Therapy Service embedded within our CAMHS MDT. We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a motivated SLT to join our CAMHS Community Multidisciplinary Team. This post is ideal for: - An experienced B5/B6 SLT ready to progress in their career. - A current Band 6 seeking to expand their specialist skillset - An SLT with strong foundational experience who is keen to move into CAMHS for the first time If you’re unsure whether your experience fits, we warmly encourage you to get in touch to discuss your background — you may be exactly who we’re looking for. ### Main duties of the job You will be contributing to a multi-disciplinary service supporting children and young people accessing CAMHS. This will include: - Carrying out individual Speech and Language Therapy assessments and produce reports and recommendations for implementing communication reasonable adjustments - Providing specific speech and language therapy interventions to individuals where appropriate - Liaison and advice with families, carers, education and health care colleagues in how to support CYP with SLCN with/without neurodevelopmental differences in order to facilitate reasonable adjustments and increased access to services. SLTs in CAMHS are a core part of the multi-disciplinary team, supporting the understanding of the patients communication needs 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. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities You will be contributing to a multi-disciplinary service supporting children and young people accessing CAMHS. This will include: - Carrying out individual Speech and Language Therapy assessments and produce reports and recommendations for implementing communication reasonable adjustments - Providing specific speech and language therapy interventions to individuals where appropriate - Liaison and advice with families, carers, education and health care colleagues in how to support CYP with SLCN with/without neurodevelopmental differences in order to facilitate reasonable adjustments and increased access to services. SLTs in CAMHS are a core part of the multi-disciplinary team, supporting the understanding of the patients communication needs. - You will be responsible for completing specialist speech and language therapy assessments and contributing to the identification of speech, language and communication need - You will highlight communication risks and reasonable adjustments when providing 1:1 interventions and when formulating as part of the MDT. - You will contribute directly to offering bespoke therapeutic interventions working directly with service users, carers and families, the MDT and other agencies The role requires a high level of clinical and professional expertise to ensure that children and young people with speech, language and communication needs accessing CAMHS, can benefit from a well co-ordinated pro-active, specialist, efficient and effective speech and language therapy service within the designated setting. The service includes individual assessment, therapy and management, training, advice and liaison. All Speech & Language Therapy employees must hold a relevant degree in Speech and Language Therapy and be registered with RCSLT and HCPC. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Empathetic and psychologically minded - Excellent written and oral communication skills - Well organised - Good reasoning skills - Motivated and a motivator - Team builder and team member - Reflective practitioner - Ability to manage own well-being with access to supervision to sustain this. ### Training **Essential** - Portfolio of relevant post qualification CPD **Desirable** - Post basic dysphagia training or completed competencies - Portfolio of relevant post qualification CPD ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of SLT delivery including the use of different approaches and multi-disciplinary working, across different contexts and environments. - Knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group) - Knowledge of different assessments and interventions to working with Developmental Language Disorder / Autism / Learning Disabilities (IDD). Or undergraduate knowledge of different approaches to working with individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions, speech language and communication needs. **Desirable** - Knowledge of different assessments and interventions to working with SEMH and Autism ### Experience **Essential** - Working experience of assessing and managing caseloads within clinical area - Experience of effective multi-disciplinary/agency working - Experience of enabling different staff groups to understand issues around communication - Experience of supporting students and other staff **Desirable** - Experience of delivering a variety of approaches to SLT service delivery - Experience in developing evaluation / audit tools and resources as part of SLT team - Experience of delivering Learning and development opportunities for others ### Qualifications **Essential** - Recognised SLT Degree/diploma/Masters (pre reg) - NQT competencies completed - RCLST Registered - HPCP Registered ### Physical requirement **Essential** - Ability to perform the full range of duties **Desirable** - Physcial skills in line with MVA ### Values and Behaviours **Essential** - All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork - All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation ### Contractual requirements **Essential** - Ability to travel between sites, patients home and educational settings - A full UK driving licence 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. ## Documents - [about the trust (pdf, 6.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2983) - [colleague benefits (pdf, 16.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2913) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 400.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10374750) ## 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.