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Speech and Language Therapist (Rotational Post)

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Coventry, CV1 4NZView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043

Contract

Fixed-Term

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

22 October 2026

3 days left

Job description

Are you an enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist passionate about developing your knowledge and skills in providing Community Speech and Language...

To provide speech and language therapy assessment, treatments and review for patients referred into the services with acquired communication, voice and swallowing needs. This will be for patients predominantly in their place of residence but will include clinic and other settings.

To provide expert advice and guidance to patients, carers, health and social care professionals from across multiple providers internal and external to the organisation.

We will support your development through Band 5 NQP and dysphagia competencies. You will have access to Value Based Appraisal, one-to-one and group clinical supervision.

To be involved in service developments in order to provide the best service to our patients

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Qualifications

Essential: - oGrad Dip/BSc Speech & Language Therapy oHCPC Registration*

Desirable: - oEvidence of post-graduate education oRCSLT membership

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of good generalist skills.
  • Aware of health and safety requirements.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Experience of working with patients with communication difficulties.

Desirable

  • Working in a multi-disciplinary team
  • Experience of working with patients who have a neurological diagnosis.
  • Evidence of working with patients with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.
  • Relevant post graduate clinical experience in the United Kingdom with good basic training/post graduate rotations (or within a community/intermediate care setting)
  • Experience of assisting in audit or research
  • Experience of working within a community environment
  • Experience as an SLT or SLTA

Knowledge

Essential: - oGood written communication oGood verbal communication oOrganisational skills oUnderstanding of clinical governance oA full UK driving license

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values. (As detailed in UHCW's Values in Action document below)
  • Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

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First seen

8 October 2026

Last checked

8 October 2026

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About the employer

UHC
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

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