Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Acute and Stroke Rehab Wards

Job overview

We are looking for a Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to work across our acute general wards and stroke/neuro‑rehabilitation units, providing high‑quality assessment and intervention for adults with communication and swallowing needs. As an autonomous practitioner, you will manage a varied and fast‑paced caseload, delivering specialist input for patients with complex acquired conditions including stroke, neurological disorders, frailty, and acute medical presentations.

Working as part of a dynamic MDT, you will contribute to timely clinical decision‑making, early supported discharge, and rehabilitation planning, ensuring safe and effective care throughout the patient pathway. You will provide specialist dysphagia management, communication rehabilitation, and patient/carer education, alongside supporting junior colleagues and contributing to service development within the acute and neuro‑rehab settings.

This role offers the opportunity to consolidate and extend specialist skills in dysphagia, stroke, and neuro‑rehabilitation while shaping high‑quality SLT provision within a supportive and forward‑thinking team.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist assessment, management and treatment to patients with swallowing and/or communication problems within the stroke and acute SLT team.

To contribute to and lead on (where appropriate) service audits, quality improvement projects and service redesign.

To work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary framework to achieve integrated care for patients.

Regularly attendance and contribution to patient and family meetings, both face to face and via video

Write high quality patient reports, including discharge reports for inpatients and community patients

To support clinical education and student placements.

To cover other areas within the wider SLT as and when required

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP:

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Registered Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Excellent opportunities for development*

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Important Information:

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

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.