Speech & Language Therapist- Adults

Job overview

Speech and Language Therapist – Band 5

The Speech and Language Therapy Service in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent provides assessment and treatment for adults with communication and/or swallowing difficulties in community settings, including patients’ own homes. We offer dysphagia, communication, and voice assessment and intervention, supported by strong leadership and compassionate management.

Are You Looking for a Unique Opportunity to Make a Difference?

We have an exciting permanent Band 5 role available, created due to internal team progression. The role is 37.5 hours per week and will cover our South Staffordshire patch, with the base at Cannock or Lichfield.

Main duties of the job

What We’re Looking for

We are seeking an enthusiastic, highly motivated, independently practicing clinician who is committed to delivering excellent patient care. You should be happy to travel to see patients in locations that suit them best, engage effectively with patients and their families, and provide both face-to-face and telephone appointments.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Registered Speech and Language Therapist
• Willingness to undertake post-registration training relevant to the role
• Commitment to attending Clinical Excellence Networks relevant to the post

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Why Join Us?

We are a supportive and forward-thinking team, dedicated to delivering high-quality patient care. This role offers the opportunity to develop your clinical skills while making a real impact in the community.

We know that competition within the SLT job market is fierce!  As such, we would like to offer you a range of benefits associated with working with us:

• 20% protected time each week for supervisions, CPD, self-directed learning or project work.
• Strong links with the local university which is soon to offer an undergraduate master’s degree in SLT.  This includes opportunities to be involved in the course syllabus, lecturing, student placements and interviews
• Opportunities to access CENs, training, mentoring, peer support groups, conferences, our journal club and our own inhouse SLT forum
• Comprehensive clinical and management supervision to suit your needs
• A workplace buddy to help you settle into the role and area
• Great clerical support and access to communication and dysphagia assistants
• The opportunity to be autonomous in your own clinic diary and flexible working arrangements
• An NHS trust with a great ethos of caring for staff and patients, and a strong commitment to embracing EDI values
• A team of SLTs with experience where you can be yourself with non-judgemental positive regard offered to you without question

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to a compassionate and skilled team, we’d love to hear from you!