Senior Speech and Language Therapist

Integrated Care System; Leicester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare trust in Leicester is seeking a Senior Speech and Language Therapist to join their team. The role involves working with adults with complex communication needs and providing both individual and group therapies. Candidates should have relevant qualifications, post-graduate clinical experience, and a commitment to ongoing professional development. Flexible working options are available.

Benefits

Regular 1:1 and peer supervision

Continuing professional development

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Post graduate clinical experience with relevant client groups for post.
• Experience of audit and delivering training.
• Evidence of dysphagia competence as appropriate to role.

Responsibilities

• Working independently with adults with communication disorders.
• Providing individual and group therapy.
• Supporting multidisciplinary team assessments.
• Contributing to team meetings and training opportunities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excellent written communication

Teamwork

Flexibility

Empathy

Education

Recognised SLT Degree qualification or equivalent

HCPC registration

RCSLT registration

Evidence of continuous professional development

Job description

Go back University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Senior Speech and Language Therapist

The closing date is 14 August 2025

Do you have an interest in acute care and rehabilitation?

Do you want to join a multi-disciplinary team and support patients to achieve their goals?

We are looking for the right candidate to represent the Speech and Language Therapy team, alongside a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant, at the newly-opened Preston Lodge. Preston Lodge is a 53-bedded unit in Leicester, providing rehabilitation to individuals on the general medicine caseload. You will be supporting individuals to make the transition from hospital into the community.

Options for flexible working will be considered. Car driving is an essential requirement of this role.

Main duties of the job

You will be joining the multi-disciplinary team at Preston Lodge which includes medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, dietetics and therapy support staff. You will also be part of the UHL Adult Speech and Language Therapy team and will be supported by the Occupational Lead and Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapists in the Acute Wards team.

You will be supporting individuals with a range of conditions including dementia, stroke and respiratory conditions. You will be delivering individual and group therapy, working towards person-centred and team goals.

In order to develop and maintain the specialist skills required for this role, you will be expected to travel between UHL sites (Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester General Hospital, Glenfield Hospital) to observe and work jointly with the wider Speech and Language Therapy team on a regular basis. At times of service pressure, you may be asked to provide clinical support at other UHL sites to aid patient flow to Preston Lodge.

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/

Job responsibilities

• Working independently with adults with a range of acquired and often complex communication and swallowing disorders, their carers and the multi-disciplinary team.
• Screening new admissions to Preston Lodge.
• Providing individual and group therapy, towards person-centred and team goals. This could include functional therapy within the community.
• Supporting the multi-disciplinary team to complete Mental Capacity Act assessments for individuals with communication difficulties.
• Supporting a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant.
• Contributing to regular Speech and Language Therapy team meetings and in-service training.
• Providing clinical supervision, mentoring and training opportunities for junior members of staff both in the multi-disciplinary team and wider Speech and Language Therapy team.
• A large part of this role involves supporting individuals with dysphagia. You will be expected to demonstrate completion of Level B of the RCSLT Dysphagia Training and Competency Framework as part of the application process.

We believe in supporting our team to achieve their goals and are committed to offering:

• Regular 1:1 and peer supervision
• Opportunities for joint working
• Continuing professional development, both through in-house training and external courses
• A 4-6 weekly STARS session to work towards individual objectives

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

• Recognised SLT Degree qualification or equivalent
• HCPC registration
• RCSLT registration
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Knowledge and skills

• Assessment tools relevant to client group
• A range of therapeutic interventions relevant to client group
• Understanding of principles of clinical governance.
• Able to prioritise caseload
• Analytical & Reflection skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Developing clinical/technical skills for interpretive assessment

Experience

• Post graduate clinical experience with relevant client groups for post
• Evidence of dysphagia competence as appropriate to role
• Post graduate training relevant to role
• Experience of audit
• Delivering training

Personal Attributes

• Positive team working skills
• Ability to work flexible to meet needs of job
• Able to work independently as appropriate
• Caring and empathetic
• Strong self motivation and ability to motivate others
• Emotional resilience

Standard Requirements

• Commitment to equality and valuing diversity principles
• Understanding confidentiality and data protection
• Understanding of service users of the Trust

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust