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Speech and Language Therapist

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Ashington, NE63 9JJ

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

6 September 2026

6 days left

Job description

We are offering an exciting opportunity to join Northumbria Healthcare's dynamic and friendly team of Community Paediatric Therapists. We work in a va...

To develop and improve the speech, language and communication skills of children and young people in given locations, through support and intervention, liaison and joint working with other staff and parents/carers and across agencies, to maximise their potential and enable their maximum participation and inclusion in society.

We can offer

  • a robust team-based approach to caseload management and the highest quality service provision
  • a well-established network of support, clinical supervision and mentorship
  • a personal approach to induction, preceptorship and continued professional development including support to fully achieve NQP competencies
  • Collaborative working with a team of highly skilled, dedicated team of Assistant Speech and Language Therapists
  • Successful partnership working with colleagues in Health, Education and Children's Services

We have a nationally recognised track record of innovation and clinical excellence. Teams are encouraged to explore new ways of implementing evidence into practice. Close links are maintained with Newcastle University and Therapists have full access to library and R&D facilities within Northumbria Healthcare.

Essential Criteria

  • Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
  • Health and Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice
  • Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
  • Car driver

Desirable Criteria

  • Previous experience of working within the Paediatric SLT field
  • Experience of working in partnership with Education and Early Years partners

The post holder will be required to work at sites across the Trust.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England?

Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent
  • Health and Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice
  • Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level

Desirable

  • Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
  • Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods

Other Requirements

Essential

  • It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

21 August 2026

Last checked

25 August 2026

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About the employer

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Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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