Job overview
An exciting opportunity as emerged to join the Oxleas Adult Autism Service as we seek to appoint a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our service within the new Community Autism Service (CAS) and the Autism Acute Support Team (AAST) working with Autistic adults with complex mental health difficulties and without a learning disability.
CAS is a newly established service focused on delivering specialist community-based support to autistic adults without a learning disability and without a mental health condition that would make them eligible for other services. AAST is a long-established service supporting autistic adults without a learning disability who are admitted to acute care due to a mental health crisis.
The post will be split across both teams, with a strong emphasis on close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and on delivering high-quality assessment and intervention for individuals with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN).
Main duties of the job
- To manage own caseload of patients within CAS and AAST
- To line manage/clinically supervise SaLT Co-workers, SaLT Assistant and SaLT Students as needed
- To deliver high quality Speech and Language Therapy assessment, diagnosis and intervention to patients in partnership with their families/carers and the MDT;
- To act as part of the multi-disciplinary mental health team and represent the Speech and Language Therapy Service at Team/Directorate meetings/working parties.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached Job description and Person Specification for details of main responsibilities for this role.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Completed RCSLT NQP competencies
- Previously working in a health MDT
Desirable
- Previously worked as a SaLT within an Autism service
- Previously worked as a SaLT in mental health
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional SaLT qualification
- Member of RCSLT
- HCPC Registration
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Knowledge of the relationships/interactions between Autism - Speech, Language and Communication Needs - Mental Illness
Desirable
- Awareness of a range of specialist assessment tools
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This advert is for Specialist Speech & Language Therapist with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust in Dartford, London, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist role. The advertised salary is £45,953 - £54,254 pa inc. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 12 Jul 2026.
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