Band 7 Bank Speech and Language Therapist - Salisbury
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Salisbury, SP2 7FD
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Bank
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
14 September 2026
14 days left
Job description
We have an opportunity for a Bank Band 7 SLT to join the Trust Wide SLT adult inpatient mental health service on a Bank basis. Most clinical work will...
To provide a specialist speech and language therapy (SLT) service to adult inpatients with disorders of communication and/or swallowing in Salisbury
Highly skilled assessment and treatment of communication difficulties and eating and drinking difficulties within a caseload of people with complex and enduring mental health disorders.
Providing written information regarding patients' communication and dysphagia needs in the form of reports, care plans and easy read information.
Providing ongoing education to ward and catering staff in the recognition and management of dysphagia.
Providing ongoing education to ward staff in understanding communication difficulties and developing skills in how best to support people with communication needs.
Engaging in joint goal setting with the patient, family and wider MDT.
Advocating for the value of Speech & Language Therapy to the MDT in the diagnosis and management of complex communication and swallowing disorders in the inpatient mental health population.
The post holder will deliver high quality, specialist SLT services across Salisbury and the Wiltshire area.
Please contact the nominated person for more information.
We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
We aim to provideHigh Quality, Compassionate Careeverywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all-round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.
Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Recognised speech and language therapy qualification
- Registered with HCPC
- Registered member of the RCSLT
- Recognised post-graduate dysphagia qualification/accredited training
- Working at Proficient Level of the RCSLT Speech and Language Therapist Eating, Drinking and Swallowing Competency Framework (2025) or Level C of the RCSLT Dysphagia Training and Competency Framework (2014)
Desirable
- Post-qualifying education/CPD in relevant areas (incl LD, forensic, autism etc)
- Membership of relevant CEN(s)
Experience
Essential
- Clear evidence of work-based learning to demonstrate specialist clinical skills.
- Significant post graduate experience of working in dysphagia with a range of client groups.
- Experience of speech and language assessment and treatment of service users across a range of specialist care settings, including Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Autism, Developmental Language Disorder, Acquired/Progressive Neurological Conditions, Forensic, and Dementia
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of compiling and using accessible information and appropriate range of IT skills to support this.
Desirable
- Experience in conducting instrumental dysphagia assessment (e.g. videofluoroscopy, FEES)
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of a range of assessment tools, therapeutic interventions/management strategies relevant to the service user group and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits of each.
- Specialist knowledge of dealing with complex cases in terms of multiple mental and physical health diagnoses, presentation and the effects of the environment.
- Knowledge of clinical evidence base and relevant literature.
Desirable
- Experience in delivery of structured groups
- Experience of working with people with a range of mental health conditions and presentations including behaviour that challenges
- Knowledge of relevant legislation in relation to the service user group and mental health.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to effectively communicate complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information, orally and in writing, to service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Understanding of clinical risk management and the ability to manage this.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the RCSLT.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to work with a high level of autonomy, within professional boundaries, seeking support from more senior clinicians where necessary.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Good time management and prioritization skills
- Good presentation and teaching/training skills
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to recognise and manage challenging situations in a calm, empathetic and professional manner.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework of assessment, formulation and treatment/intervention
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
25 August 2026
Last checked
27 August 2026
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