Speech & Language Therapist

NHS; Wellingborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Wellingborough is seeking a Speech & Language Therapist to join their Adult Speech and Language Therapy team. The successful candidate will provide therapy services, manage a diverse caseload, and engage in professional development activities. They will have the opportunity to work in a supportive environment, focusing on adult patients with communication and swallowing difficulties.

Qualifications

• A degree in Speech & Language Therapy is required.
• Post-graduate qualifications in Dysphagia preferred.
• Experience in presentation skills is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Assess, develop, and implement therapy for patients with communication and swallowing issues.
• Manage and prioritize your caseload independently.
• Participate in relevant training to develop clinical skills.

Skills

Presentation skills

Organisational skills

Emotional maturity

Ability to reflect on practice

Education

Recognised Degree in Speech & Language Therapy

Post-graduate learning e.g. Dysphagia

Tools

SLT assessment tools

Job description

Go back Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Speech & Language Therapist

The closing date is 26 September 2025

Northamptonshire community NHS trust provides Speech and Language Therapy input to two acute trusts and community within Northamptonshire. As a Speech and Language Therapy Service we employ over 20 staff across the Acute and Community pathways, who provide specialist care along a number of pathways.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendly and supportive Adult Speech and Language Therapy team for a band 5 Speech and Language Therapist. The successful post holder will take up the role in the community part of the service and will be supported to complete Newly Qualified Practitioner and dysphagia competencies within their first year to 18 months. They will also have the opportunity to have exposure to instrumental assessment such as videofluoroscopy and FEES and how the wider service works.

You will be part of a community team made up of band 7/6 and 5 Speech & Language Therapists. You will be designated a mentor to supervise you through your NQT competencies as well as having access to supervision from other team members.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a general speech and language therapy service to adults with communication and swallowing problems across the community pathway. This will essentially be individuals with progressive neurological disorders as well as individuals with idiopathic dysphagia and communication needs.
• To provide training/supervision for volunteers, assistants and other professions as requested by the Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Job responsibilities

• To assess, develop and implement speech and language therapy treatment for patients with communication and swallowing problems
• To manage and prioritise your caseload and workload independently
• To make a differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence from assessment, seeking advice as appropriate

To attend relevant training and development in order to maintain and develop skills and knowledge required of a specialist therapist working in the respective fields. To maintain HPC and RCSLT registration and ensure it is up to date. To keep up to date with new techniques and developments for the promotion and maintenance of good practice in your clinical area. To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by the use of evidence based practice and outcome measures. To maintain up to date and accurate case notes in line with RCSLT professional standards and local trust policies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Recognised Degree in Speech & Language Therapy
• Post-graduate learning e.g. Dysphagia

Experience

• Presentation skills

Skills

• Able to organise workload and manage time
• Emotional maturity when dealing with challenging situations
• Able to demonstrate ability to reflect on practice

Knowledge

• Demonstrates knowledge of specialist SLT assessment tools relevant to client group
• Able to apply knowledge of recent NHS changes

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.

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust