Specialist Speech And Language Therapist - Neurorehabilitation

Oxford University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is offering a part-time Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist post (0.6 WTE, 22.5 hours per week) based at the Oxford Centre for Enablement (OCE). The role spans inpatient/outpatient neurorehabilitation and community AAC support across Oxfordshire.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to assess and treat adults with complex neurological conditions, leading AAC initiatives and contributing to service development.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration as a Speech and Language Therapist.
• Experience working with adults with complex neurological conditions and AAC.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat adults with complex neurological communication disorders.
• Provide AAC assessment and intervention across Oxfordshire.
• Lead high-quality, evidence-based assessments and interventions.
• Collaborate with MDT for therapy planning and patient discharges.
• Manage a clinical caseload with autonomous decision-making.
• Provide second opinions as needed.
• Contribute to audits, quality improvement and service development.
• Deliver clinical teaching and supervision.
• Cover caseloads during absences.
• Collaborate on stroke pathway continuity of care.
• Engage in continued professional development.

Skills

HCPC Registration

Complex neurological conditions

AAC

Job description

Job summary

We are excited to offer a part-time Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist post (0.6 WTE, 22.5 hours per week) within our specialist neurorehabilitation and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) teams at the Oxford Centre for Enablement (OCE).

This unique split post includes two days per week at the OCE, working across our inpatient and outpatient neurorehabilitation services, and one day per week in the community supporting the AAC services in Oxfordshire.

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your specialist skills in neurorehabilitation and AAC while working within a supportive multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality care to patients with complex brain injuries and long-term neuro-disability.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative Speech and Language Therapist who enjoys working collaboratively and is keen to develop their specialist skills.

If you are interested in this opportunity, we would love to hear from you. Please feel free to get in touch to discuss further.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a Speech and Language Therapist working across neurorehabilitation, acquired brain injury, and long-term neurological conditions. They will provide specialist assessment, intervention, and rehabilitation for people with complex brain injuries across inpatient and outpatient settings, and lead service development in this area.

One day per week will be dedicated to the Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) service within the Specialist Disability Service (SDS), providing predominantly domiciliary-based assessment and intervention for adults with acquired communication difficulties across Oxfordshire. The remainder of the role will be based at the Oxford Centre for Enablement (OCE).

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Details

Date posted: 21 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum/pro-rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 321-MRC-8123199-B6

Job responsibilities

• Utilize specialist clinical skills to assess, diagnose, and manage a specialist caseload of adults with complex acquired communication disorders and dysphagia as a result of acquired brain injury and progressive neurological illnesses.
• To provide specialist AAC assessment and intervention to adults with communication difficulties across Oxfordshire, including developing personalised high- and low tech communication aid systems.
• Select and deliver high-quality assessments and evidence-based interventions to ensure effective therapy.
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team (MDT), actively participating in MDT meetings to support therapy planning and patient discharges.
• Independently manage a clinical caseload, prioritizing workload and making autonomous decisions regarding patient care.
• Provide second opinions to colleagues as needed.
• Contribute to audit, quality improvement, and service development initiatives within the specialty and across the wider SLT Department as needed.
• Take responsibility for providing clinical teaching and supervision to other healthcare professionals as required and with support from the Clinical Lead SLT for Neurorehabilitation. This may include hosting students on practice placement, delivering ward-based teaching and training, and supervision of junior colleagues and assistants.
• Provide necessary cover for the caseloads of other Speech and Language Therapists during periods of annual / sick leave.
• Collaborate with the SLTs across the stroke pathway to ensure continuity of care. This includes SLT colleagues working in the Acute Stroke Team, Early Supported Discharge (ESD) and the Oxfordshire Stroke Rehabilitation Unit (OSRU).
• Engage in continued professional development to improve and further develop specialist skills through training, support and independent study.
• To demonstrate good problem-solving skills with IT equipment.

Person Specification

Professional

Essential

• HCPC Registration
• Experience working with adults with complex neurological conditions and/or AAC

Desirable

• Valid UK driving license
• Post-graduate dysphagia training

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Oxford Centre for Enablement, Windmill Road, Oxford, OX3 7HE, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist, Ninette O'Mara, [e-mail], 01865737335