Are you a Speech and language Therapist looking for an opportunity to widen your experience and develop a Specialism working with Adults who have Learning Disabilities?

We can offer you the opportunity to develop your skills working within a Multidisciplinary Community Learning Disability Health Team including nurses, psychologists, OTs, Physios and Psychiatrists in the Chorley South Ribble, Greater Preston and West Lancashire areas.

The post holder will work alongside other Speech and language Therapists and receive clinical supervision from a Highly Specialist Speech and language Therapist to deliver SLT intervention to meet the communication and dysphagia needs of adults who are referred to the team.

The post offers the opportunity to develop specialist skills across a range of clinical areas including dysphagia, AAC, Total Communication and high level language difficulties with clinical supervision from SLTs across the teams. There will be opportunities to develop your leadership skills and take an active role in service development including training, outcome measures and research. The Trust is actively exploring links with HEIs and supporting the development of AHPs into Advanced Clinical practitioner roles and Masters Programs., The post holder will join a network of SLTs who work in Learning Disability across LSCFT and meet on a monthly basis to provide clinical supervision and develop good practice. The trust recognises and values the role of AHPs and you can follow the active membership on Twitter @LCSFTAHPs.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area. For more information, please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT