Speech and Language Therapy Team Lead

Are you an experienced Speech & Language Therapist ready to lead, influence, and make a real difference within Adult Mental Health services? Then come and join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment.

We are seeking a dynamic Band 7 SALT Team Lead to provide clinical leadership and specialist expertise across Adult Mental Health, including dysphagia management and communication.

The hours of work are 8.30 till 4.30 p.m. four days a week with flexibility on the non-working day.

You will be:

• HCPC-registered Speech & Language Therapist
• An experienced clinician with Adult Mental Health and/or dysphagia expertise
• Confident in managing complexity, risk, and uncertainty
• Passionate about leadership, service improvement, and staff development
• Skilled at working across systems and influencing MDT practice

• Clinical Leadership:
  Act as a specialist resource for communication and dysphagia within Adult Mental Health
• Clinical governance and complex case management:
  Manage complex clinical cases, including risk-related feeding and swallowing decisions
• Service & Team Leadership:
  Lead on dysphagia governance, training, and best practice within the service
• Line management:
  Line manage and support Band 4/5/6 SALT and students
• Clinical supervision, appraisal, and mentorship
• Contribute to service development, audits, and quality improvement initiatives
• Multidisciplinary Working:
  Work collaboratively with AHP, psychology, dietetics, and ward nursing teams
• Embed SALT input into care planning, risk management, and recovery-focused practice
• Advocate for communication-accessible and trauma-informed care
• Training &
  
  Education:
  
  Deliver training to MDT staff on communication needs and dysphagia in mental health
• Promote reasonable adjustments and inclusive practice across services

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community and actively encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period. All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. The cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

If you would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please apply to review the job description and person specification on the vacancies page.

• HCPC-registered Speech & Language Therapist with eligibility to practice

• Experience in Adult Mental Health and/or dysphagia

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.

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Bradgate Mental Health Unit, Glenfield Hospital