Overview
This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are part-time, 30 hours per week. Are you an established band 7 therapist or a band 6 therapist looking for their next step and an opportunity to develop your skills working with a small caseload of children and adults with a learning disability? A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to join our Learning Disability Intensive Support Service (LDISS). We are a nationally recognised service, providing people with a Learning Disability that cannot be supported in mainstream services, support in the community, with the aim of keeping people at home and avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions.
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Responsibilities
* Provide a highly specialist speech and language therapy service to adults and children with learning disabilities referred to LDISS.
* Provide a highly specialist speech and language therapy service to our small learning disability inpatient service based at Berkeley House in Stroud.
* Work as a key member of a specialist multidisciplinary service.
* Provide eating and drinking assessments and interventions to individual service users (desirable but not essential).
* Optimise the service users\' ability to remain in the community and / or be cared for in the least restrictive environment.
* Facilitate appropriate discharge from hospital and respond to agencies requiring assessment of service users who are being considered for hospital admission.
* As part of LDISS intervention support the development and implementation of the PBS positive behaviour support plan.
* Identify, assess eligibility for, provide and support in the implementation of alternative/augmentative communication aids, including visual resources and high/low tech devices.
* To assess and support service users through highly specialist SLT input; contribute to discharge planning; liaise with other agencies and professionals as required.
Professional / Qualifications
* Recognised Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
* HCPC Registration
* Desirable: Evidence of post graduate training in Children and Adults with a learning disability
Experience
* Essential: Experience of working with the Children and/or Adult Learning disability population
* Desirable: Experience of working with a multidisciplinary team
Details
Job locations: Pullman Place, Great Western Road, Gloucester, GL3 1NF
Payment and contract: Salary £47,810 to £54,710 per annum (pro rata) | Band 7 | Permanent | Part-time
Date posted: 03 September 2025
Reference: 327-25-750
Benefits
* Free car parking at many of our sites
* 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
* A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification
* A multi-professional preceptorship programme for Newly Qualified practitioners and others
* Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when working unsocial hours
* Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
* Recognition and long service awards
* Fast Track physiotherapy
* Wellbeing line and discounts/salary sacrifice schemes
Additional information
The Trust is required to work in line with Government UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For sponsorship information, visit: https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Disclosures
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a DBS disclosure may be required.
Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Pullman Place, Great Western Road, Gloucester, GL3 1NF
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