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

We can offer you the opportunity to develop your skills working within a Multidisciplinary Community Learning Disability Health Team including learning disability nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and psychiatrists across Fylde & Wyre. The post holder will receive clinical supervision from a Highly Specialist Speech and language Therapist to deliver S< assessment and 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 support and clinical supervision from S&LTs across the localities. Depending on your experience, some working into other localities will provide additional support for clinical and professional development. There will be opportunities to develop your leadership skills and take an active role in service development including training, outcome measures and research.

The post holder will join a network of S&LTs who work in the Learning Disability service across LSCFT and meet on a monthly basis to provide supervision and develop good practice.

Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the assessment, treatment, planning, delivery and evaluation of evidence-based specialist speech and language intervention within:

• Fylde & Wyre Adult Community Learning Disability Team (with bases in Lytham Hospital and Mountcroft Fleetwood)
• Dependent on experience, working into the Bay locality base in Lancaster.
• Across the ICS as required

About us
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Closing date: 17 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year pa pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 351-PEN1199-CL

Person Specification
Education/qualifications

• Essential: BA/BSc/MSc in Speech and Language Therapy, HCPC registered, Licence to practice (RCS<), Compliance with regulatory bodies and codes of professional conduct

Knowledge

• Essential: Knowledge of current key NHS developments and policies and implications for service delivery
• Essential: Knowledge of wide range of clinical assessments and intervention/treatment techniques for adults with learning disabilities
• Essential: Working knowledge of the Mental capacity Act and implications for professional practice
• Essential: Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance, including record keeping and confidentiality

Experience

• Essential: Evidence of continuing development of professional clinical Knowledge, skills and experience
• Essential: Experience working as an independent and autonomous practitioner managing own caseload
• Essential: Show initiative, enthusiasm and motivation for excellence and the development of self and others
• Essential: Experience of partnership working across a range of agencies and professional boundaries
• Essential: Experience of working with people with complex and multiple needs (e.g. dementia, dysphagia, mental health)

Skills and Abilities

• Essential: Excellent interpersonal skills including observation and listening
• Essential: Well-developed presentation skills - written and verbal
• Essential: Understanding and experience of managing and mitigating risks
• Essential: Relevant training and knowledge associated with unpredictable or challenging behaviour and manage conflict (e.g. conflict resolution, breakaway training)
• Essential: Excellent prioritisation and time management - ability to carry a complex and demanding workload

Personal

• Essential: Commitment to person-centred, non-discriminatory practice
• Essential: Ability to work with clients with learning, social, and or mental health difficulties who may present with unpredictable or challenging behaviour
• Essential: Able to work across the ICP and potentially across the ICS
• Essential: Ability to work flexibly in response to service demands

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website. Apply through our website.