# Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Acute Stroke > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist-acute-stroke/0ce1b338-d7c3-4072-9162-4c4ebf85686a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist-acute-stroke/0ce1b338-d7c3-4072-9162-4c4ebf85686a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Edward Jenner Court - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum (pro rata) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-08T11:36:37.327Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Gloucestershire/Cheltenham/Gloucestershire_Health_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Speech_Language/Speech_Language-v8352779 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8352779?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ghc.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you ready to grow and develop your specialist skills within the field of acute Stroke? If so, we would be excited to welcome you to join our friendly, enthusiastic and supportive team! The post is based at Cheltenham General Hospital in Gloucestershire, providing cover to both the hyperacute (HASU) and acute (ASU) stroke units. We are looking for a Speech and Language therapist with post graduate dysphagia skills and a passion for working with individuals experiencing acute post-stroke communication and swallowing difficulties. This post would suit experienced Speech & Language Therapists at band 5 level or those already working as a band 6 who wish to further develop their competencies in communication and dysphagia within a supportive and experienced team. ### Main duties of the job In this role, you will: - Manage a shared caseload of stroke inpatients with complex communication and swallowing disorders. - Provide specialist assessment of both communication and swallowing difficulties and input into discharge planning. - Create and implement individualised treatment programmes, ensuring that these are monitored and modified as required. - Work alongside a supportive team of experienced Speech and Language Therapy colleagues as well as a Speech and Language therapy assistant. - Work closely with our multidisciplinary colleagues, providing regular joint sessions and attending shared goal planning meetings. Why Join Us? We are proud of our supportive team culture and strong commitment to your professional growth and wellbeing. When you join us, you can expect: - Comprehensive CPD opportunities and access to a wide range of training - Structured supervision, including regular peer support sessions - Opportunities to develop advanced clinical skills in areas such as FEES - A clear pathway for career progression, supported through regular personal development reviews Whether you’re experienced in community working or keen to transition into this rewarding area, you will be supported every step of the way to grow, develop, and thrive. The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are outlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Overview of the role from the job description: - To provide a comprehensive speech and language therapy service to stroke patients in the acute setting with acquired communication and swallowing disorders For full details of the job role, please refer to the job description and person specification. The Trust is required to work in line with the Government’s UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas ### 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 ### QUALIFICATIONS **Essential** - Recognised Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists degree level qualification - Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) - Member of the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) - Post Graduate Dysphagia Training ### LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Experience in managing patients with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties post stroke - Special interest in current evidence-based practice relating to post stroke communication and/or swallowing difficulties **Desirable** - Experience of working with Stroke patients within an acute/hyperacute setting ### Professional/managerial/Specialist Knowledge **Essential** - Specialist skills in differential diagnosis and targeting of clinical interventions relevant to Stroke - Ability to appropriately prioritise and manage a complex caseload independently - Negotiation skills for management of conflict across a range of situations - Demonstration of specialist knowledge in Stroke underpinned by current evidence based practice - Knowledge of a broad range of specialist formal and informal assessment methods and their interpretation ## Documents - [staff benefits - ghc (pdf, 618.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2522) - [additional information for applicants (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2656) - [jd specialist speech & language therapist - acute stroke (pdf, 592.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10678390) - [ps - specialist speech & language therapist - acute stroke (pdf, 88.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10678391) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.