Speech and Language Therapist | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to join our dynamic stroke team. This full-time, fixed-term role until 1 August 2027 offers experience across the stroke pathway, including the Acute Stroke Unit at King's Mill Hospital and the Stroke Rehabilitation Ward at Mansfield Community Hospital.

Whether you are an experienced Band 5 therapist or a newly qualified SLT, you will be supported by a welcoming multidisciplinary

Qualifications

• Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist or newly qualified SLT.
• Supportive multidisciplinary team environment.

Responsibilities

• Gain experience across the stroke pathway in the Acute Stroke Unit and Stroke Rehabilitation Ward.
• Weekend working as part of a rotational service.

Job description

Speech and Language Therapist | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sherwood Forest Hospitals areseeking an enthusiastic and motivatedSpeech and Language Therapist to join our dynamic stroke team.

This full-time, fixed-term role until 1st August 2027 offers a unique opportunity to gain experience across the stroke pathway, working within the Acute Stroke Unit at King's Mill Hospital and the Stroke Rehabilitation Ward at Mansfield Community Hospital. The post includes weekend working as part of a rotational service.

Whether you are an experienced Band 5 therapist or a newly qualified Speech and Language Therapist, you will be supported by a welcoming multidisciplinary team committed to delivering outstanding patient care and fostering professional growth.

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

Not all of our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK

Home Office guidance has changed as of 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

This advert closes on Thursday 5 Nov 2026

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust