Rotational Speech and Language Therapist

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Cross; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting newly qualified or early-career Speech and Language Therapists for a rotational programme across adult services.

Posts include rotations across Complex Rehabilitation, Stroke Rehabilitation at Chapel Allerton Hospital, Acute Stroke at Leeds General Infirmary, and inpatient services at LGI and St James's.

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy with HCPC registration.
• Newly qualified or early-career SLT with interest in adult services.
• Experience or placements involving communication and swallowing.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and CPD.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with communication and swallowing difficulties across rotations.
• Work with MDTs and senior clinicians to develop clinical skills.
• Attend supervision, contribute to audits and service improvement.
• Develop dysphagia competencies and evidence-based practice.

Skills

HCPC registration

Adult SLT experience

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

For questions about this job, contact:

Debbie Green

Clinical Service Manager, Adult Speech and Language Therapy

Email: [e-mail]

Interview Date: 19.10.2026

Job Summary

Are you a newly qualified Speech and Language Therapist ready to begin your career, or an early-career clinician looking to broaden your adult experience?

We have exciting permanent and fixed-term opportunities to join our Adult Speech and Language Therapy rotational programme at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. These posts offer an exceptional foundation in adult practice, with rotations across Complex Rehabilitation and Stroke Rehabilitation at Chapel Allerton Hospital, Acute Stroke at Leeds General Infirmary, and Acute Inpatient services across Leeds General Infirmary and St James's University Hospital.

You will support adults with communication and swallowing difficulties following stroke, neurological conditions and complex medical presentations. Working alongside experienced Speech and Language Therapists and established multidisciplinary teams, you will develop a broad and transferable clinical skillset while helping patients maximise their communication and swallowing abilities, support recovery and achieve outcomes that are meaningful to them.

Our rotational programme is designed to help you grow into a confident autonomous practitioner. You will receive structured supervision, peer support, in-service learning and access to experienced senior and specialist clinicians. There are opportunities to develop communication and dysphagia competencies, contribute to audit and service improvement, and build a strong foundation for future progression.

We are recruiting to 1.8 WTE permanent posts and a 1.0 WTE fixed-term opportunity until 31 May 2027.

Interview date: 19th October

Why you should join our Team

Our Adult Speech and Language Therapy service is a friendly, supportive and forward-thinking team working across some of Leeds's major acute and rehabilitation services.

The rotation gives you experience across pathways, from acute assessment and early intervention through to specialist stroke and complex rehabilitation. Each placement offers a different clinical perspective and the opportunity to learn from experienced colleagues in Speech and Language Therapy.

We are committed to developing our Band 5 workforce. You will have regular supervision, peer support, reflective practice, continuing professional development and opportunities for joint working and skill sharing. You will be encouraged to ask questions, develop clinical reasoning and gradually take greater responsibility with support matched to your experience and competencies.

Joining the rotation means becoming part of a wider Adult SLT service with strong professional leadership and opportunities to contribute to teaching, outcome measurement, quality improvement and service development. It is an excellent place to build confidence, discover your areas of interest and develop towards future specialist practice.

What You Will Bring To The Role

• A recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy with HCPC registration
• A genuine interest in working with adults with communication and swallowing difficulties.
• Varied clinical-placement or relevant experience involving communication and swallowing caseloads.
• A good theoretical and working knowledge of dysphagia, with enthusiasm for further competency development.
• A professional, compassionate and positive approach to patient care.
• Good written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• The ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams and contribute to coordinated care.
• Strong organisation, time-management and caseload-prioritisation skills, with willingness to seek guidance appropriately.
• Flexibility and adaptability to work across different clinical settings, hospital sites and rotational placements.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice, reflection and continuing professional development.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are…

Responsible

Open and Honest

One Team

Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our Priorities

• People
• Improvement and Innovation
• Partnerships
• Outcomes

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.