Highly Specialist SLT Lead Community LD
The closing date is 30 June 2026
Coventry and Rugby Community Learning Disability Team have an exciting opportunity for a Speech and Language Therapist to join our MDT to cover maternity leave for 12 months. This role will also entail working 1 day a week for Solihull Community learning Disability team.
The job will consist of
To work as part of a Community LD team delivering Speech and Language Therapy input to the Integrated Community Services, Community Learning Disabilities Service.
To lead in the organisation, delivery and development of Speech and Language interventions in a geographical area/clinical team. This includes the supervision of junior and support staff as appropriate.
To provide highly specialised Speech and Language Therapy to adults with a learning disability with a range of highly complex needs in a variety of settings.
Carry out Dysphagia assessment if required.
To work closely with the Community LD Leadership team to further the development of the service.
Main duties of the job
To carry a clinical caseload of complex clients with learning disabilities including dysphagia where trained in this competency.
To interpret referrals, conduct initial interviews; assess the strengths and limitations of the client.
To plan and implement appropriate treatment plans involving patients/clients/relatives/carers and multidisciplinary colleagues as appropriate. Treatment may be delivered in a variety of community settings.
To provide clinical leadership to the Speech and Language Therapy team in specific community localities and ensure the team’s objectives align with the overall objectives of the Community LD Team. To ensure that the Speech and Language Therapy processes are standardised across teams.
To coordinate the delivery of Speech and Language Therapy within the locality team services and provide clinical and managerial supervision to junior members of the team in conjunction with the Team Manager.
To advise the management and professional leadership team of specific Speech and Language Therapy training/requirements for the team.
To ensure timely and accurate data entry to demonstrate improving data quality on the electronic system.
To professionally conduct yourself to ensure that you are an ambassador for the service that you work within and the Trust as a whole.
The post holder is required to remain eligible for State Registration through participation in appraisal, clinical supervision and Continuous Professional Development.
About us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in‑house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support group
We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Job responsibilities
To work as part of a Community LD team delivering Speech and Language Therapy input to the Integrated Community Services, Community Learning Disabilities Service.
To lead in the organisation, delivery and development of Speech and Language interventions in a geographical area/clinical team. This includes the supervision of junior and support staff as appropriate.
To provide highly specialised Speech and Language Therapy to adults with a learning disability with a range of highly complex needs in a variety of settings.
To work closely with the Community LD Leadership team to further the development of the service.
Qualifications
- Degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy
- Further training and experience in specialist area to Masters level or equivalent
- Significant postgraduate training in Learning Disability
- Current Registration with Health Professions Council without restriction
Experience
- Broad range of experience in working in Learning disability services
- Significant experience in working in community Learning Disability services
- Evidence of effective caseload management
- Experience of supervising registered and/or non‑registered staff
Dysphagia trained
- postgraduate training / exposure
- postgraduate training / exposure
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
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