Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for and Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, working with adults with learning (intellectual) disabilities in the Cambridgeshire Learning Disability Partnership (LDP). The service is well-established and there are many opportunities for development.

The LDP comprises five locality-based integrated community specialist health and care management Teams (Social Workers, Adult Support Co-ordinators, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Occupational, Arts, and Speech & Language Therapists) and day and accommodation services organised by the Local Authority for adults with a learning disability.  The SLT team comprises a Band 8a Lead Speech and Language Therapist, two Band 7 Advanced SLTs two Band 6 Specialist SLTs and a Band 4 Apprentice SLT, all employed by CPFT. We have close links with colleagues working with people with learning disabilities elsewhere in CPFT and with clinicians and/or researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge. The service regularly provides placements in learning disabilities for Speech and Language Therapy undergraduates at UEA.

The five teams aim to provide person-centred integrated specialist health and care management services that promote an individual’s right to choice, independence, health and wellbeing in line with their assessed needs and in a way that will promote their reaching their full potential. 

Main duties of the job

To participate in the delivery of countywide specialist LD Speech and Language Therapy by managing a team caseload of clients with complex learning disabilities.

To provide professional supervision to other staff /students as appropriate including appraisal and professional development, particularly mandatory training.

To contribute to the planning, development, and evaluation of learning disability services, including contributing to defined projects as delegated by the LDP management team.

As an autonomous practitioner, to manage a specialist case load providing assessment, identification and treatment of communication and swallowing needs of adults with a learning disability.

To participate in multi-disciplinary/ multi agency working within the LDP and with key partners.

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process. 

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk