Advanced Speech and Language Therapist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Speech and Language Therapist to join our service, providing input to inpatient wards across North Cumbria.

We can offer flexibility in contracted hours for this role, with options between 22.5 and 37.5 hours per week.

This post forms part of the Speech and Language Therapy Inpatient Team, which supports both working-age adult and older people’s mental health wards across Cumbria, Northumberland, Newcastle, Gateshead, and Sunderland. The team works with individuals presenting with complex cognitive and functional mental health needs.

We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to join our multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will be confident in delivering high-quality, evidence-based assessments and interventions. They will possess excellent communication and organisational skills, alongside the ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team.

The base for this post is negotiable and could be the Carlton Clinic in Carlisle, North Cumbria or in the North East at Monkwearmouth Hospital in Sunderland. If you chose to be based in the North East, you would be expected to travel and work into North Cumbria 3 days per week. Your travel time would be part of your working week and your travel costs could be reclaimed. There may also be the option of using a pool car for this travel.

Main duties of the job

You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, service users, carers, and other professionals to provide integrated support for communication and dysphagia needs. This will include assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation, ensuring high-quality, patient-centred care and support local teams in providing effective and responsive therapy input.

The successful candidate will be confident in delivering high-quality, evidence-based assessments and interventions, and will have experience working with individuals with a range of complex communication needs and disabilities across a variety of settings and environments.

You will possess excellent communication and organisational skills, along with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. A key aspect of the role will involve sharing specialist speech and language therapy knowledge and skills with colleagues and wider stakeholders.

You will work closely with the Clinical Lead and will provide clinical supervision, support, and leadership to other team members, as appropriate.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Regular support and supervision will be provided, and you will be expected to actively engage in supervision and continuing professional development processes. A comprehensive induction programme will be offered, along with ongoing access to clinical supervision, appraisal, and development reviews. These will support you in building the specialist skills required to meet the holistic needs of the individuals in your care, and to contribute to the Trust’s commitment to high-quality service delivery.

Please see the separate job description, person specification and the service and role descriptor for more information.

Advertising date : 20th August 2026

Closing date : 3rd September 2026

We welcome your application.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.