Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Speech and Language Therapist

The closing date is 11 December 2025

Job summary

Working as part of the MDT at Mill lodge (CAMHS inpatients) the post-holder will provide a specialist Speech and Language Therapy service to mental health service users. Ideally you will have experience either with mental health problems, or children and young people.

This is a part time post, working within an established and dynamic AHP team, and wider MDT.

This is an exciting opportunity to help us develop the SaLT service for people with mental health conditions, and particularly helping to shape the support for those with Autism. With a focus on developing your own expert skills in communication. You will have great support within the service as well as links to the wider community of SaLTs across the trust as we work together to establish an innovative SaLT service.

We would encourage visits for anyone interested in this post.

Main duties of the job

You will be an experienced speech and language therapist, with dysphagia competencies and be able to work effectively and independently within multi-disciplinary settings.

We encourage joint MDT working, personal development and research interests, please ring for a chat about what we can offer you.

Support will be provided by the SLT forum, Principal SLT and AHP leads, as well as the older peoples services team.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Date posted

27 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year Per Annum Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

173-52725-CYP

Job locations

Mill Lodge

York

YO32 9QA

Job description

Job responsibilities

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.net

Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

Job description

Job responsibilities

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.net

Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

HCPC registered SLT

Experience

Essential

Experience of mental health, or children and young people

Skills

Essential

Skills around Assessment and treatment of a child's communication, speech, language, and social interaction

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

HCPC registered SLT

Experience

Essential

Experience of mental health, or children and young people

Skills

Essential

Skills around Assessment and treatment of a child's communication, speech, language, and social interaction

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Mill Lodge

York

YO32 9QA

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Mill Lodge

York

YO32 9QA

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)