Job summary
- Main area
- Speech & Language Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 190-0878-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Hallamshire Hospital
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Per annum pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/09/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 03/10/2025
Employer heading

Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity for a permanent Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist has arisen to join the Sheffield Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) Service working in the Acute Stroke Service (the hyper acute stroke unit and the acute stroke unit) with potential to rotate across the Stroke pathway, working 22.5 hours per week.
The successful candidate will be part of a supportive and progressive team that values research and service improvement to work with patients from across the region.
The successful post holder will provide clinical Speech & Language Therapy to a defined specialised caseload as part of the SLT stroke pathway team.
The SLT service across both the acute and community teams in STH has approximately 55 staff (47 therapists, 7 assistants and 4 secretarial staff) (41.23wte).
The SLT teams are highly motivated to provide a quality service to their patients, they are research active and embrace innovation. The service has established processes for supervision and supports personal and professional development.
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical speech and language therapy services to a defined specialized caseload of adult patients as part of the Stroke pathway team.
To specialise in the assessment and management of communication disorders and dysphagia related to stroke.
To provide a Speech & Language Therapy Service to adults with swallowing, voice and communication disorders.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant professional qualification (1st degree level or equivalent).
- Dysphagia experience / accreditation, including management of complex dysphagia.
- Qualified to work to Specialist level on Dysphagia competency scale.
- Registered member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists and Health & Care Professions Council.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post-graduate experience or equivalent
- Relevant experience up to or at a Band 6 level.
- Experience in working with adults in an acute hospital setting with communication and swallowing difficulties resulting from a wide range of acquired neurological conditions.
- Experience of working with relatives and carers Evidence of multi-disciplinary team working.
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in development and delivery of training packages.
- Interest in the field of hearing impairment.
Further Training
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of assessment tools and therapeutic interventions for relevant client groups.
- Knowledge of national policies and legislation relevant to client group, and the local implementation of these.
- Knowledge of professional and clinical guidelines relevant to the client group.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of professional and clinical guidelines relevant to the client group.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Competent in use of IT for everyday communication.
- Good time management and organisational skills.
- Good presentation skills – oral and written.
- Awareness of the principles of clinical governance, audit and required standards of record keeping.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, especially in relation to liaison and joint working
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of ability to manage specialist and complex caseload independently.
- Knowledge of the NHS and understanding of the roles of other professions.
Other Factors
Essential criteria
- Evidence of developing negotiation skills and management of conflict.
- Commitment to equal opportunities in work and service delivery.
- Ability to work in a team.
- Adaptable to new situations and personnel.
- Flexible approach to working practices.
- Commitment to person centred planning and carer involvement in service delivery and development.
Desirable criteria
- Full driving licence and access to a vehicle.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Gibbs
- Job title
- Clinical Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 2713822
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