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Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Mental Health)

Bury, BL8 2BS
£38,577- £44,145 per year DOE (£48,221- £55,181 WTE)
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Bury, BL8 2BS
Part Time
£38,577- £44,145 per year DOE (£48,221- £55,181 WTE)
2 August 2025
  • Post: Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Band 7) – Mental Health
  • Salary: £38,577 – £44,145 per year depending on experience (£48,221 – £55,181 per year WTE)
  • Contract: Part-time, permanent (30h per week)
  • Location: Cygnet Hospital Bury (Forestwood & Dunes), Manchester BL8 2BS

Choose a new a role that has the opportunities you need to grow.

At Cygnet Group, our reputation for high quality care and innovation makes us an excellent choice as an employer as we will ensure you continue to develop clinical and non-clinical skills whilst making a positive impact to service-user outcomes.

About Cygnet Bury:

At Cygnet Hospital Bury we are focused on individual outcomes informed by evidence-based interventions and a multidisciplinary care pathway; we are home to specialist units for ongoing and intensive care and support.

Alongside full educational provision for young people experiencing complex mental health problems, we also provide a unique, bilingual, secure environment for Deaf men and women and high dependency units that ensures a secure provision on the pathway to reintegration into the community.

To learn more about the CAMHS at Cygnet Bury Forestwood, please visit: https://www.cygnetgroup.com/locations/cygnet-bury-forestwood/

To learn more about our Mental Health and Specialist Deaf Services (Bridge Hampton / Upper West / Lower West), please visit: https://www.cygnetgroup.com/locations/cygnet-bury-dunes/

We are looking for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to work 30 hours per week, providing SLT input across our secure Deaf & Mental Health services and consultative input and supervision of our SLTs working on the CAMHS services.

Working hours are open to discussion.

You will provide high quality assessment, plan and implement programmes of care in individual or group settings using evidence-based practice. You will provide specialist clinical advice to others regarding the management and care of patients with speech, language and communication needs and/or hearing impairment. Recognised skills in British Sign Language (BSL) is desirable but training at all levels can be provided.


In this role you will:

  • Deliver a clinical service for a complex client group, using a range of skills and knowledge in assessment and intervention methods within a coherent framework
  • Produce reports reflecting specialist knowledge of a service-user needs and summarise the progress of clinical interventions Deliver clinical supervision to a small team of speech and language therapists
  • Deliver a clinical service in line with the services’ Models of Care and company policies
  • Deliver staff teaching/training at site
  • Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of the Speech and Language Therapy service

We are looking for someone who has…

  • A Diploma/Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
  • Signing skills (desirable)
  • A Current State Registration Certificate with HCPC and membership of professional body
  • Knowledge and understanding of the speech, language and communication needs of the populations
  • An understanding of legal frameworks such as the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
  • And understanding of the role of SLT within a secure setting
  • Advanced Speech and Language Therapy skills and awareness of current best practice in Speech and Language Therapy

In return we offer:

  • Support in developing or progressing BSL signing skills
  • Excellent Clinical Supervision, CPD and developmental opportunities
  • Full support from an onsite multidisciplinary team and 2 on-site SLTs
  • Routine service meetings with other SLTs working in Mental Health services
  • Access to over 50 SLTs as part of the Cygnet SLT team with a range of experience and skills
  • Meal provision on duty
  • A host of benefits and rewards such an employee reward scheme, employee discount centre including NHS discounts and Blue Light Card, health benefits, gym memberships and more
  • Pension scheme
  • Full induction training

Full induction training is given. You will also learn from some of the most dedicated and inspirational people in our profession and just like our service users you will be learning all the time through our on-going mentoring and support.  

Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check. All candidates will be subject to reference checks.

For an informal discussion or to find out more, please contact Alma Matei, Specialist Recruiter on 07436 176 074 or Dominique St Clair Miller, Director of SLT (Healthcare) on 07885 476 384.

Do you want the opportunity to grow? If so, please ‘apply now’.

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