Job summary
- Main area
- Speech and Language Therapist
- Grade
- Band 5 - 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 373-LD0529
- Employer
- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Eastway, Eastway Assessment and Treatment Unit.
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Speech and Language Therapist
Band 5 - 6
Job overview
This full time band 6 post provides the sucessful applicant with expanse of opportunities and experience as you will be working with both the Community Learning Disability Team and our inpatient Assessment and Treatment Unit, Eastway, both based at Chester. This will be a 50/50 split. Flexible working options can be discussed at interview.,
This post is suitable for a Speech and Language Therapist who is keen to extend their experience within the leardning disability field and work across two bases, inpatient and community. A passion for working with people with a learning disability is essential.
As a key member of both the Community Learning Disability Team and Eastway Assessment and Treatment inpatient team, you will develop person centred plans and work closely with service users and other member of the teams. You will have opportunities to develop your skills across a range of clinical areas including AAC, Total Communication, Higher level language difficulties and dysphagia.
You will join a team of Speech and Language Therapists who work in Learning Disability across CWP and meet regularly to develop and share good practice. You will benefit from taking part in regular quality clinical supervision.
Main duties of the job
As a qualified Speech and Language Therapist this role is to work as part of a multidisciplinary team with adults with a learning disability.
You will provide evidence based speech and language therapy assessment, treatment and intervention to service users who have learning disability and communication and/ or eating and drinking difficulties (dysphagia training will be provided as needed).
The post holder will apply their competence in core speech and language therapy skills to the learning disability field. The caseload will include supporting people with learning disabilities who experience a wide range of communication difficulties.
You will benefit from working alongside a wide range of professionals including other Speech and Language Therapists.
Working for our organisation
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree level qualification or equivalent in Speech & Language Therapy
- HCPC Registered
- Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Evidence of successful completion of post graduate courses/training in challenging behaviour change to behaviours of concern (Band 6)
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of attendance at management / leadership short courses
- Dysphagia qualification (Band 6)
Knowledge & Expertise
Essential criteria
- Established knowledge of relevant national policies and procedures
- Can manage own caseload of complex problems independently (Band 6)
- Established detailed knowledge of current evidence in the management of communication difficulties in adults with learning disabilities and also those with challenging behaviour (Band 6)
- Knowledge and experience of clinical governance / audit (Band 6)
Desirable criteria
- Degree level qualification or equivalent in Speech & Language Therapy
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience post qualification (Band 6)
- Experience of working on an assessment treatment unit (Band 6)
- Experience providing communication assessments and interventions for people who use behaviours of concern (Band 6)
- Experience of working with complex cases alongside or with supervision from a specialist therapist (Band 6)
- Experience of working independently (Band 6)
- Experience of working collaboratively with other professionals (Band 6)
Desirable criteria
- Assessment and implementation of alternative and augmentative communication systems (Band 6)
- Interest in continuining professional development in the specified area of work (Band 6)
- Experience of delivering training to others (Band 6)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stephen Levitt
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 397222
- Additional information
If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact [email protected] or telephone 01244 393100
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