# Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Royal Lancaster Infirmary
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-01T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-18T13:30:42.759Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cumbria/Lancaster/University_Hospitals_Morecambe_Bay_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Speech_Language_Therapist/Speech_Language_Therapist-v8237902
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8237902?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join our Acute Speech and Language Therapy Team. This is a generalist role providing assessment and management of adult patients with communication and swallowing difficulties across the acute hospital setting,

You will work as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, delivering high-quality care to patients.

### Main duties of the job

- Undertake specialist assessment, diagnosis, and management of dysphagia and communication disorders in acute patients.
- Independently manage a caseload of complex patients, prioritising effectively in a fast-paced environment
- Deliver evidence-based interventions to support safe swallowing and communication
- Work collaboratively with medical, nursing, dietetic, and AHP colleagues
- Provide advice, education, and support to patients, families, and carers
- Contribute to service development, audit, and quality improvement initiatives.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and Person specification and attached for further detail regarding the main responsibilities of this role.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Dysphagia training and competencies achieved
- To have highly developed auditory and perceptual skills to be able to communicate condition related information to clients and relatives
- To have a highly developed knowledge of a broad range of specialist assessments as required.
- Accountable for own professional actions, to work within codes of practice, professional guidelines and policies

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of working with adults with a wide range of communication and swallowing disorders
- Experience of working in a wide range of settings including acute hospitals, community hospitals, clinics and patients’ homes.
- 3 years experience working as an SLT
- Leadership experience

**Desirable**

- 5 years experience as a Band 5 SLT

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Degree or equivalent qualification in Speech and Language Therapy approved by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)
- Registered with HPC
- On-going membership with the RCSLT

**Desirable**

- Membership of specialist interest groups
- Leadership training or qualification

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