Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Northumbria Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS organization as a clinician in the Adult SLT service, providing expert care for adults with communication disorders. This role emphasizes clinical leadership and collaboration within an outstanding team, ensuring high-quality patient care across Northumberland and North Tyneside. The position offers a competitive salary, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Extensive staff health and well-being programs

Flexible working opportunities

Generous annual leave and pension scheme

Professional development via training programs

On-site nursery via salary sacrifice

Qualifications

• Must have a valid driving license and meet travel requirements.
• Postgraduate experience required.
• Specialist experience in clinical area essential.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and treat adults with communication disorders.
• Lead stroke services and supervise the SLT team.
• Participate in research and enhance patient communication.

Skills

Communication

Clinical leadership

Auditory discrimination

Phonetic transcription

Education

Recognized Speech and Language Therapy Degree

Health Professions Council – License to Practice

Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists membership

Postgraduate specialist courses up to Master’s level

Job description

Employer: Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT
Employer type: NHS
Site: Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital
Town: Cramlington
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing date: 21/04/2025 23:59

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NHS AfC: Band 7

Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Northumbria Healthcare was voted the best acute and combined trust based on staff experience (NHS Staff Survey 2022). We support our staff and focus on staff and patient experience. Enjoy living in an area with clean air, cost-effective living, vibrant nightlife, excellent schools, and rich history. This is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare — the Northumbria Way!

What the Northumbria Way offers

• Extensive staff health and well-being programs including a Wellbeing Hub
• Support through Staff Network groups
• Flexible working opportunities
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• Lease car and home electronics schemes (criteria apply)
• Professional development via training programs
• On-site nursery via salary sacrifice
• Savings scheme through Northumberland Community Bank

We are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC and serve over 500,000 people across Northumberland and North Tyneside. Our services include hospitals, community clinics, and home care. We lead in innovation with initiatives like the Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub and our Community Promise, impacting health and wider social factors.

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Job overview

We seek a collaborative, enthusiastic clinician with excellent communication skills for our Adult SLT service. The role involves working with adults with aphasia, apraxia, dysarthria, and swallowing disorders, providing clinical leadership in stroke care.

Our SLT team offers high-quality services across Northumberland and North Tyneside, including video-fluoroscopy, FEES, VLE, and cough clinics. We emphasize integrated, team-based patient care.

Note: We may close the vacancy early once sufficient applications are received.

Main duties

• Assess, diagnose, and treat a specialized caseload independently, maintaining records.
• Participate in research within your specialty.
• Lead stroke services, providing advice, support, and supervision to the SLT team, aligning with service goals.
• Enhance patient communication and feeding skills through collaboration with staff.

Applicants must have a valid driving license and be able to meet travel requirements.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Recognized Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent
• Health Professions Council – License to Practice
• Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists membership
• Postgraduate specialist courses up to Master’s level or equivalent
• Postgraduate experience
• Strong auditory discrimination and phonetic transcription skills

Experience and knowledge

• Specialist experience in the clinical area
• Training development and delivery experience
• Supervision and mentoring experience
• Knowledge of assessment tools and policies
• Understanding of therapeutic interventions and clinical governance

Other requirements

• Valid driving license or access to a vehicle for work

We support diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, including BAME, LGBT+, and disabled candidates. We are a Disability Confident Employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, and hold several awards. Support for reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process is available.

Applicants must meet Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) and undergo relevant pre-employment checks.

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Note: Applicants pay for their own DBS check, deducted from salary.

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Applicant requirements

Must have UK professional registration. The role is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks, per legal requirements.