Advanced Speech and Language Therapist
The closing date is 03 August 2025
Job summary
Are you a creative and motivated Speech and Language Therapist looking to lead a team and make a real difference in the lives of young people? We would love for you to join our growing Inpatient CAMHS Speech and Language Therapy Team at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Our CAMHS SLT Team is seeking a resilient, enthusiastic, and dedicated advanced practitioner to lead our team. This is your chance to be part of an innovative, fast-paced service providing exceptional care to adolescents with complex mental health needs. You will lead the team providing assessments, intervention and training across the trust's Inpatient CAMHS Units and Secure Childrens home:
Bluebird House (Medium Secure)
Austen House (Low Secure) & PICU
Serenity Path & Blake Day Service
Swanwick Lodge (Secure Childrens Home)
This is an exciting opportunity to belong to newly established team providing speech therapy assessment, intervention, consultation and training. You'll be part of an MDT working collaboratively to deliver therapeutic interventions and holistic care. You will be part of a team comprising of 2 Band 6 Therapists with wider support from an ACP OT and AHP Lead for Inpatient CAMHS.
Open only to applicants from Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS system; Hampshire IOW Healthcare NHS Trust, Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trust, University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust, SCAS or Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
We're looking for someone who is:
- Compassionate & Resilient Leader: motivated about supporting young people through vulnerable stages of their journey and modelling this to a team.
- Team-Focused: Leading collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
- Passionate about improving communication in CAMHS
- A Good Communicator, happy to educate other in how best to support our young people
- Excited about the innovative potential of Speech & Language Therapy.
We will expect you to:
- Lead a team supporting the young people to engage effectively in their admission by educating and training the multi-disciplinary team to understand their speech, language and communication needs, and how to address them.
- To manage a small specialist caseload of young people using evidence based/person centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, maintaining associated records in a clinically autonomous manner.
- Line manage the B6 Speech and Language Therapists within the team.
- Use your experience to help us develop the highest quality service for our young people.
Within our CAMHS SLT Team, you'll be part of a service that invests in your growth, offers development and the chance to make a lasting impact, on the lives of the young people we work with.
We welcome and encourage anyone who might interested to apply for this post to get in contact with Jon Booth 0238231557 mailto:Jonathan.booth@southenhealth.nhs.uk
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Details
Date posted
21 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
348-CFS-8089
Job locations
Bluebird House
Tatchbury Mount, Calmore
Southampton
Hampshire
SO40 2RZ
Austen House
Tatchbury Mount, Calmore
Southampton
Hampshire
SO40 2TA
Serenity Path Hospital
Alresford Road
Winchester
Hampshire
SO21 1HD
Swanwick Lodge
Glen Road, off Swanwick Lane
Southampton
Hampshire
SO31 7HD
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bluebird House
Tatchbury Mount, Calmore
Southampton
Hampshire
SO40 2RZ
Employer's website
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