Speech and Language Therapist - Silverwood

NHS; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A health services organization in Chertsey seeks a full-time Speech and Language Therapist. The role involves leading dysphagia and communication pathways, delivering high-quality care, and supporting clinical practice development. The ideal candidate will have a relevant qualification, experience in mental health, and a passion for person-centered care. Competitive salary of £50,008 to £56,908, with excellent training opportunities.

Benefits

Robust supervision opportunities

Leadership training opportunities

Access to CPD and soft skills courses

Qualifications

• Relevant post qualification clinical experience with mental health needs.
• Experience leading clinical practice and service development.
• Specialized knowledge in assessment and treatment for mental health.
• Providing clinical supervision to peers.
• Supporting placement students.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality clinical care to service users.
• Support development of skills for screening eating and communication needs.
• Contribute to service and policy development.

Skills

Clinical experience with mental health needs

Expertise in assessment and treatment models

Leadership in clinical practice

Clinical supervision experience

Support for students on placement

Education

Speech and Language Therapy professional qualification

Masters level or equivalent

Qualification in dysphagia management

HCPC Registration

Additional leadership/management study

Job description

Overview

Speech and Language Therapist - Silverwood

The closing date is 28 September 2025

A new opportunity has arisen for a full-time band 7 Speech and Language Therapist in the Working Age Hospital at Silverwood Hospital in Chertsey. This post is for 37.5 hours per week.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to develop and lead the dysphagia and communication pathways alongside a multi-disciplinary health team consisting of support workers, nursing, psychiatry, occupational therapy, psychology, physiotherapy and dietetics.

The successful candidate will be joining a supportive team of Speech and Language Therapists already working elsewhere in the learning disability, neurodevelopmental, children and young persons, older age adults, and forensic services. The post holder will benefit from:

• Robust individual and group supervision opportunities
• Opportunity to undertake level 5 Leadership training
• Active encouragement to access CPD and an excellent in house offering for soft skills courses
• Access to a newly appointed AHP lead

We welcome applicants who can demonstrate relevant experience from other clinical specialisms. The post will also be supported by the Professional Lead for Speech and Language Therapy and the AHP lead.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have a high degree of autonomy, providing high quality clinical care to people that use our services, as well as having a key role in supporting the development of skills across the Hospital Service, in relation to screening for and meeting the eating, drinking, swallowing and communication needs of people using our services.

You will also be contributing to service and policy development.

The post holder will be passionate about the rights and welfare of people with mental health needs and see person-centred care as a cornerstone of their practice.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job.

Person Specification

Experience

• Relevant post qualification clinical experience working with people who have mental health needs
• Experience of leading clinical practice, service development or project work
• Highly specialist knowledge of relevant assessment and treatment models for people with mental health needs
• Experience of providing clinical supervision to others
• Experience of supporting students on placement
• Experience of representing Speech and Language Therapy within a service and Trust

Qualifications

• Speech and Language Therapy professional qualification and further training and experience to masters level or equivalent
• A qualification in the assessment and management of dysphagia
• HCPC Registration
• Additional leadership/management study

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.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

£50,008 to £56,908 a yearIncl 5% Fringe HCAS