Overview
May consider band 5 applicants, but must be dysphagia‑competent. This is an exciting opportunity for a Speech and Language Therapist within the team to further their experience in the adult field, covering a maternity leave. The SLT will have access to supervision and support. Continuing professional development opportunities will also be offered.
Responsibilities
* Provide appropriate assessment, diagnosis and intervention to people referred to the SLT service for adults with acquired difficulties in swallowing and / or communication.
* Be an autonomous practitioner, i.e., have responsibility and accountability for own caseload of open referrals, requiring admission, treatment and discharge decisions, within own level of competence and professional and service parameters.
* Assess and analyse type, severity and impact of all conditions of speech, language, communication and / or swallowing impairments in a wide age range of patients, through a variety of formal and informal assessments and information gathering methods; with some support from designated SLT clinical supervisor.
* Independently select and use psychometric assessments, and be able to analyse and interpret results in relation to theoretical and clinical knowledge of individual patients, and in relation to experience.
* Depending on experience, use a high level of sensory skills to carry out core clinical work, such as acoustic and phonetic transcriptions; structured and detailed observation of verbal and nonverbal communication behaviours; and ability to distinguish between discrete differences in oropharyngeal muscle function.
Qualifications
Band 5 applicants considered. Must be dysphagia‑competent.
Benefits
Access to supervision and support. CPD opportunities.
This advert closes on Thursday 16 Apr 2026.
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