Job requirements
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Essential
29 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
IT/keyboard skills
- Experience
Proven relevant clinical experience at post graduate level
- Experience
Experience of multi disciplinary team working
- Experience
Experience of managing complex cases
- Planning Skills
Evidence of good time management
- Planning Skills
Evidence of organisational skills
- Management Skills
Able to motivate self and others to deliver a quality service
- Management Skills
Flexibly work across locations or across 7 days as needed
- Management Skills
Able to work under pressure
- Communication Skills
Ability to work as part of a team
- Communication Skills
Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Knowledge and Training
Negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Knowledge and Training
Good analytical and reflection skills
- Knowledge and Training
Good presentation skills written and verbal
- Knowledge and Training
Awareness of standards of record keeping
- Knowledge and Training
Awareness of principles of clinical governance and audit
- Knowledge and Training
Flexible approach to therapy situations
- Knowledge and Training
Demonstrates knowledge of confidentiality
- Knowledge and Training
Skilled in conflict resolution
- Knowledge and Training
Demonstrates enthusiasm for the role
- Qualifications and Education
Degree in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent
- Qualifications and Education
Member of RCSLT
- Qualifications and Education
Registered with HCPC
- Qualifications and Education
Evidence of attendance on relevant specialist courses
- Qualifications and Education
Post graduate dysphagia training
- Analytical & Judgement Skills
Demonstrates enthusiasm for the role
- Analytical & Judgement Skills
Caring and empathetic
- Analytical & Judgement Skills
Ability to reflect upon and critically appraise staff and own performance
- Analytical & Judgement Skills
Well-developed concentration skills
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of supervising undergraduate SLT students
- Experience
Experience of devising and delivering training to multi-disciplinary team
- Knowledge and Training
Knowledge of national policies and procedures
- Qualifications and Education
Member of RCSLT CEN relevant to client group
Job overview
Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Acute)
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly and supportive Adult Acute Team. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to the development of a specialist service for patients admitted to our acute wards.
As a senior clinician within the team, you will provide specialist assessment, management and advice for adults presenting with communication and swallowing difficulties. You will play a key role in supporting patients, their families and carers, helping them to understand and manage communication and dysphagia challenges within the acute hospital environment.
This post is ideally suited to an established Band 6 therapist looking to further develop their specialist clinical skills and contribute to service development within a rewarding acute care setting.
You will manage a varied specialist caseload of adults with communication and swallowing difficulties, including patients living with dementia. Alongside direct clinical work, you will have dedicated opportunities to provide education, training and support to ward staff and families, helping to improve the care and experience of patients across the Trust.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will demonstrate:
Experience working within an adult acute setting.
Competence in the assessment and management of dysphagia.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
The ability to work effectively and flexibly within a busy environment.
A strong commitment to multidisciplinary team working.
Working alongside experienced SLT colleagues and the wider MDT, you will have access to specialist support, regular supervision and opportunities to further develop advanced clinical skills.
The role involves delivering a high-quality Speech and Language Therapy service to adults within acute care, including specialist assessment, treatment and management of communication and swallowing disorders, planning rehabilitation programmes, supporting discharge planning and providing expert advice to patients, families and healthcare professionals.
To provide an effective and efficient speech and language therapy service to adults in an Acute setting. You will manage a specialist adult caseload in this clinical area. Duties will include providing a specialist level of clinical expertise in the assessment, treatment and management of adults with swallowing and/or communication difficulties, planning therapy programmes and discharge of patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.
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.
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This advert is for Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist with The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust in Dudley, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed term to cover maternity leave. May end sooner if current post holder returns early.). The application deadline is 08 Sep 2026.
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