Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4JL
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
10 September 2026
9 days left
Job description
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated, dynamic, and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly and supportive Speech an...
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
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Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree Qualification
- Health Professions Council - Licence to Practice
- Registered member of RCSLT
- Evidence of successful completion of short courses related to client group
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post-graduate experience in specialist area including experience with working with dysphagia and communication difficulties
- Experience of service planning.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of goal setting.
Desirable
- Experience with AAC
- Acute working
- Advanced Dysphagia Training
- Experience of delivering training
Knowledge
Essential
- Well established knowledge of assessment tools and treatment for specialist group
- Established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group)
- Specialist skills in dysphagia.
- Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Good presentation skills both written and verbal
- Demonstrates effective ability to prioritise a large caseload
- Knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group)
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance/audit
- Knowledge of standards of record keeping
- Enthusiasm to become involved in new initiatives
- Demonstrates the ability to work well in a team and to see the benefits of teamwork
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
27 August 2026
Last checked
1 September 2026
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