Job overview
We have an exciting, fixed term opportunity for a band 7 Speech & Language Therapist to provide clinical leadership within our Adult Speech and Language Therapy team. The successful application will be joining a friendly and supportive team.
This is a unique opportunity to focus on mentorship of junior members of the team, to support with supervision and completion of their dysphagia competencies, whilst also providing clinical leadership in the acute setting. This is an ideal job for therapists wanting to take ownership of service development and improvement and develop clinical confidence to newly qualified staff.
Main duties of the job
This post would be cross bay, mentoring and providing clinical supervision across different service pathways (acute, community and stroke) covering a wide variety of patients inclusive of frailty, progressive and acute neurology, stroke, respiratory, and cancer.
Competencies in videofluoroscopy and an ability to contribute to this service would be ideal but not essential.
This role is for a 12-month fixed term maternity cover but we can support part-time or flexible working. We may have the opportunity to develop this into a permanent, substantive position. We welcome applications from experienced band 6s looking for the next step in their career. and can support part-time or flexible working.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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This advert is for Speech and Language Therapist with University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust in Kendal, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (There may be opportunity for permanent hours following this period of temporary employment.). The application deadline is 11 Jun 2026.
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