Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a Band 6, Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SLT), to a part time (0.6 whole time equivalent), permanent post within Learning Disability Speech and Language Therapy.

LDSLT are a small team of specialist SLTs, supported by dedicated Health Care Support Workers and Administrative colleagues. LDSLT sits in the Worcestershire Community Learning Disability Team and provides a county wide service. We are a small, friendly, and supportive team - who pride ourselves in being innovative, creative, flexible and person centred. You will hold a mixed caseload responding to both communication and dysphagia referrals. We enjoy good links with our SLT colleagues in neighbouring teams and have access to various networks providing clinical and professional support. We actively encourage our team to work proactively and respond creatively and flexibly to the changing demands of the role, delivering person centred episodes of care and working collaboratively with families, support workers and other health and care professionals.

The Trust offer mobile and flexible working and full equipment provided for home/ office working.

You will have access to a range of benefits including car leasing, health and wellbeing support, carer passports, and staff networks e.g. LGBTQ.

Applicants must read the attached guidance notes before submitting your application for full understanding of Trust requirements.

Main duties of the job

You will provide assessment, diagnosis and develop bespoke therapy plans for those presenting with communication difficulties and/ or dysphagia arising from a range of conditions related to a learning disability.

Work with families, carers, and provider services in a variety of settings as needed to enable good outcomes. This may be creating communication passports, AAC both low and high tech and promoting Inclusive and Total Communication, Intensive Interaction, or dysphagia mealtime plan.

Maintain your own caseload within safe levels and support the team in prioritising referrals and managing the waiting list.

Contribute to social media and resource development, improvements in evidence-based practice and be proactive in personal and service delivery improvements.

Supervise and allocate work to assistants, students, and less experienced therapists.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website Staff benefits | Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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Details

• Date posted: 07 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 6
• Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata per annum
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: 798-8349735
• Job locations: Princess of Wales Community Hospital/Aconbury North, Stourbridge Road, Charles Hastings Way, Bromsgrove/Worcester, B61 0BB, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Assess, develop, and implement person centred, SLT treatment/ management using best interest and shared decision-making principles.

Make a differential diagnosis based on evidence from assessment, seeking advice as appropriate.

Use specialist knowledge to inform sound clinical judgements/ decision-making for case management.

Provide advice to others regarding the management and care of patients with communication disorder and/or with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties (dysphagia).

Possess professional qualification in dysphagia management or a comparable level of competence (support to develop these will be available if needed).

Demonstrate effectiveness using evidence-based practice and outcome measures.

Communicate in suitable accessible format to patients, carers, and members of multi-professional teams.

Ensure that patients are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their care plans wherever possible.

Provide mentoring/coaching or training to support the implementation of care plans.

Write reports reflecting specialist knowledge.

Co-produce with service users, carers, staff, and others around individual case management.

Demonstrate ability to adapt practice to meet individual circumstances and implement reasonable adjustments as needed.

Demonstrate ability to reflect on practice and facilitate this ability in others.

Identify personal/professional development evidenced by Personal Development Plan developed within the appraisal framework, when required, including objectives relating to clinical specialisms.

Maintain up to date HCPC registration and RCSLT membership.

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).