Speech and Language Therapist

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in the UK is seeking an enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to join their team. This role encompasses assessing and treating patients with communication and swallowing difficulties while collaborating with other healthcare professionals. The ideal candidate should hold a relevant degree and be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills in a supportive environment that emphasizes staff experience and patient care.

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent is required.
• Must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Relevant experience in assessment tools and therapeutic interventions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality services to adults with communication difficulties.
• Assess and treat patients with a range of conditions.
• Collaborate with other staff and agencies to support client integration.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Compassionate care

Team collaboration

Education

Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent

Health and Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice

Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Job description

Speech and Language Therapist

Go back Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 23 December 2025

We are seeking an enthusiastic, qualified Speech and Language Therapists (SLT) to work within our established team of committed SLT's and Assistant SLT's.

The post holder will assist in delivering high quality services to adults with communication and swallowing difficulties across Northumberland and North Tyneside.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have the opportunity to work with clients presenting with a range of acquired aetiologies including stroke, dementia, neurological conditions and respiratory conditions. You will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients on your caseload.

The post is suitable for a new graduate seeking experience in adult work. The post forms part of our highly successful band 5 rotation scheme, allowing experience in a variety of settings and with a number of client groups.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Job responsibilities

To develop / improve / maintain / manage communication / swallowing / feeding skills of adults in a given location, through direct intervention, liaison and joint working with other staff and carers and across agencies, to maximise their potential, reduce risk and enable their maximum participation and integration into society.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent
• Health and Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice
• Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Experience and Knowledge

• Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level
• Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group
• Knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group)
• Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group)

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.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust