Job overview
Join our dedicated team at King's Mill Hospital as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and lead our Speech and Language Therapy Stroke service with passion and expertise! This role will provide strategic and clinical leadership across our acute Stroke Unit and Integrated Community Stroke Service.
Why Join Us?
- Diverse Clinical Experience: Oversee speech and language therapy stroke services across hyper acute, acute, rehabilitation stroke unit beds and Integrated Community Stroke Service.
- Lead and develop clinical stroke delivery, contributing to strategic leadership and innovation across acute and community services and regionally as part of the East Midlands Integrated Stroke Delivery Network and in line with national guidance.
- Innovative Research: Be part of the Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation for Acute Stroke Dysphagia Trial (PhEAST) and regional stroke research network.
- Advanced Diagnostic Tools: Access to a weekly videofluoroscopy service and contribute to our emerging FEES service.
- Supportive Environment: Work in a team that prioritises exceptional patient care and staff well-being
If you are an experienced, motivated, and passionate Speech and Language Therapist looking to take the next step in your career, we would love to hear from you! Apply now to become a vital part of our team at King's Mill Hospital.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly specialist knowledge underpinned by current evidence based practice
- Well-established knowledge of a broad range of assessments relevant to specialist client group and extensive knowledge of a range of appropriate specialist therapeutic interventions
- Proven application of current theories and practices on rehabilitation
- Highly developed specialist skills related to dysphagia management
- Evidence of strong commitment to team and partnership working, and leadership skills
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary and multi-agency
- Demonstrates flexibility of working and appropriate understanding of roles within a team
- Well-established negotiation, problem solving and conflict resolution skills
- Knowledge of current Department of Health policies
- Well-established knowledge of national policies, guidelines and procedures related to client group
- Demonstrates an understanding of Speech and Language Therapy services in the context of the wider NHS structure
- Established organizational skills and experience of caseload management in rehabilitation.
- Proven effective communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Excellent presentation skills both written and verbal.
- Enthusiasm to become involved in new initiatives.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates experience of working with this specialist client group.
- Experience of service planning, project management.
- Experience of working in the acute setting
Desirable
- Advanced post-graduate training in dysphagia
- FEES/VF competency
- Tracheostomy competency
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree Qualification.
- Additional postgraduate training up to master’s degree equivalent.
- Health and Care Professions Council – License to Practice
- Registered member of RCSLT
- Post-graduate experience in specialist area
Desirable
- Masters Degree
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This advert is for Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in King's Mill Hospital. It is listed as a Speech and Language Therapist role. The advertised salary is £49387.00 to £56515.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 27 Aug 2026.
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