At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide speech and language therapy to support individuals with communication and eating difficulties.
- Company: Join Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, a leading provider of mental health services.
- Benefits: Gain valuable experience, professional development, and work in a supportive environment.
- Other info: Collaborative team environment with opportunities for growth and learning.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of individuals in a high secure hospital setting.
- Qualifications: Relevant speech and language therapy qualifications; Band 5 applicants are welcome.
The predicted salary is between 42750 - 52250 $ per year.
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to contribute to the delivery of Speech and Language Therapy in Ashworth High Secure Hospital for a fixed term of 12 months.
Ashworth is a specialist psychiatric hospital providing assessment, treatment and care in conditions of high security for men aged 18 and above and its catchment area covers the Midlands, North Wales and the North West.
Ashworth is one of only three high secure psychiatric hospitals in England and Wales.
We support men with a serious mental illness or personality disorder who are detained under the Mental Health Act and are assessed as presenting a grave risk to others.
Working collaboratively with service users, families, and the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT), we develop personalised care plans that promote recovery, maximise independence, and support progression through services in the most appropriate and least restrictive way.
Our Speech and Language Therapy service delivers comprehensive assessment and a wide range of evidence-based individual and group interventions tailored to the holistic needs of the population we serve.
Care is underpinned by the principles of trauma-informed and recovery-focused practice.
All interventions are individualised and supported by robust risk assessment and management processes.
Whilst we are recruiting into a Band 6 position, applications would also be welcomed from those currently working in Band 5 positions.
To provide evidence-based Speech and Language Therapy assessment and intervention to service users who have communication and/or eating and drinking difficulties within the high secure hospital.
The role will be integrated within the multi-disciplinary team and will work with the team to develop person-centred care plans.
Clinically, the successful candidate will be expected to
- Provide direct intervention to enhance communication to empower service users to actively participate in their care and treatment.
- Support the development of independence, and life skills.
- Reduce both offending-related risk linking to communication difficulties; and physical risk due to dysphagia.
- Support the wider team in providing a collaborative and accessible communication environment.
- Advocate for and implement reasonable adjustments that enable each individual to achieve their full potential.
The successful candidate will work alongside an experienced Speech and Language Therapy team to continue to develop the service.
Supervision will be provided by a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist.
Whilst the team support individuals with dysphagia, post-graduate dysphagia training and competencies are not essential for this fixed term position.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services.
Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient.
We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.
We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification document for full details of this role.
- This advert closes on Sunday 25 Oct 2026
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Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in Liverpool employer: Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is an exceptional employer, dedicated to fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment for School Health Nurses. With a strong commitment to professional development, staff benefit from comprehensive preceptorship programmes, regular supervision, and opportunities to engage in meaningful public health initiatives that directly impact the well-being of children and families in Sefton. The Trust's focus on 'perfect care' ensures that employees are empowered to deliver high-quality services while working alongside passionate colleagues in a progressive healthcare setting.
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Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Recruitment Team
