Senior Speech and Language Therapist
The closing date is 16 November 2025
Job summary
Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!
We have an excellent opportunity for a Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our team in Mental Health. If you are a dysphagia trained therapist, with experience of working as a Band 5/6 or someone looking for a career in mental health, then this is the role for you! Our Speech and Language Therapists work with people who have various mental health needs including personality disorder, schizophrenia, psychosis and Huntington's. We work across acute, forensic and rehab mental health wards. We also cover the Liaison and Diversion Service.
You will independently manage a complex caseload, providing assessment and therapy. You will be a core part of the MDT and be responsible for the SALT input on allocated wards and another specialist area (Huntington's Disease or Liaison and Diversion). We value CPD and offer various training, such as ADOS, Decider Skills and Counselling. We have a well supported clinical supervision structure.
You will have access to reflective practice and formulation meetings, led by a psychologist. We would also consider a band 5/6 development. The health and wellbeing of our team members is very important to us and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regular supervision and support.
Main duties of the job
To work as a specialist clinician supporting the planning and delivery of high-quality Speech and Language Therapy services to the client group in the Huntingtons Disease and inpatient mental health services. The post holder will work to facilitate optimum communication skills and safe eating and drinking in adults with Huntingtons Disease and mental health needs in the inpatient service and community.
The post holder will work independently with support from senior colleagues for more complex cases. They will take full student placements, supervise volunteers and assistants and demonstrate skills and knowledge in relation to Huntingtons Disease and Mental Health.
You will contribute to the delivery and development of the Mental Health, Forensic, Challenging Behaviour and Eating and Drinking care pathways and the Communication Strategy.
About us
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Details
Date posted
16 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
005009
Job locations
Bradgate Mental Health Unit, Glenfield Hospital
Groby Road
Leicester
Leicester
LE3 9EJ
Employer details
Employer name
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Bradgate Mental Health Unit, Glenfield Hospital
Groby Road
Leicester
Leicester
LE3 9EJ
Employer's website
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