Senior SLT: Dysphagia & Acute Care Specialist

Sanctuary Personnel; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay: Earn up to £26.43 per

Supportive Team Environment

Flexible Working Conditions

Professional Development

Locum Flexibility

Vibrant Location

Job summary

Sanctuary Personnel is seeking a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join our team in Liverpool, Merseyside. The role focuses on assessing and treating adults with dysphagia and communication disorders across acute medical wards and critical care, with ongoing, full-time hours.

You will provide expert SLT support, develop treatment plans, maintain records, and work within multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, patient-centered care. HCPC registration and Band 6 experience are required.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Speech and Language Therapy.
• HCPC registration.
• Band 6 Speech and Language Therapy experience.
• Acute adult inpatient experience.
• Dysphagia competency.
• Experience managing communication disorders.
• Experience working within Critical Care settings.
• Experience working on Medical Wards.
• Ability to manage an autonomous caseload.
• Strong assessment and clinical reasoning skills.
• Excellent communication and report-writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage adults with swallowing difficulties and dysphagia.
• Assess and manage communication disorders in acute inpatients.
• Provide Speech and Language Therapy cover across Critical Care and Medical Wards.
• Develop and implement treatment and management plans.
• Support safe eating, drinking and swallowing pathways.
• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Provide advice and education to ward staff, patients, and carers.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and reports.
• Participate in discharge planning and continuity of care.
• Contribute to patient-centred rehabilitation and recovery.

Skills

Assessment and clinical reasoning

Excellent communication and report‑wr­

Education

Degree or Diploma in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel is seeking a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join our team in Liverpool, Merseyside. The role focuses on assessing and treating adults with dysphagia and communication disorders across acute medical wards and critical care, with ongoing, full-time hours.

You will provide expert SLT support, develop treatment plans, maintain records, and work within multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, patient-centered care. HCPC registration and Band 6 experience are required.