Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Neurorehabilitation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Oxford, OX3 7HEView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
3 November 2026
13 days leftJob description
We are excited to offer a part-time Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist post (0.6 WTE, 22.5 hours per week) within our specialist neurorehabilitation...
The post holder will be a Speech and Language Therapist working across neurorehabilitation, acquired brain injury, and long-term neurological conditions. They will provide specialist assessment, intervention, and rehabilitation for people with complex brain injuries across inpatient and outpatient settings, and lead service development in this area.
One day per week will be dedicated to the Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) service within the Specialist Disability Service (SDS), providing predominantly domiciliary-based assessment and intervention for adults with acquired communication difficulties across Oxfordshire. The remainder of the role will be based at the Oxford Centre for Enablement (OCE).
- Utilize specialist clinical skills to assess, diagnose, and manage a specialist caseload of adults with complex acquired communication disorders and dysphagia as a result of acquired brain injury and progressive neurological illnesses.
- To provide specialist AAC assessment and intervention to adults with communication difficulties across Oxfordshire, including developing personalised high- and low tech communication aid systems.
- Select and deliverhigh-quality assessments and evidence-based interventions to ensure effective therapy.
- Work collaboratively within themultidisciplinary team (MDT), actively participating in MDT meetings to support therapy planning and patient discharges.
- Independently manage aclinical caseload, prioritizing workload and making autonomous decisions regarding patient care.
- Providesecond opinions to colleagues as needed.
- Contribute toaudit, quality improvement, and service development initiatives within the specialty and across the wider SLT Department as needed.
- Take responsibility for providingclinical teaching and supervision to other healthcare professionals as required and with support from the Clinical Lead SLT for Neurorehabilitation. This may include hosting students on practice placement, delivering ward-based teaching and training, and supervision of junior colleagues and assistants.
- Provide necessary cover for the caseloads of other Speech and Language Therapists during periods of annual / sick leave.
- Collaborate with the SLTs across the stroke pathway to ensure continuity of care. This includes SLT colleagues working in the Acute Stroke Team, Early Supported Discharge (ESD) and the Oxfordshire Stroke Rehabilitation Unit (OSRU).
- Engage in continued professional development to improve and further develop specialist skills through training, support and independent study.
- To demonstrate good problem-solving skills with IT equipment.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
Professional
Essential: - HCPC Registration; - Experience working with adults with complex neurological conditions and/or AAC
Desirable: - Valid UK driving license; - Post-graduate dysphagia training
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First seen
21 October 2026
Last checked
21 October 2026
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