Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Speech and Language Therapist
The closing date is 25 November 2026

Job summary
We are seeking 2 enthusiastic, qualified Speech and Language Therapists (SLT) to work within our established team of committed SLT's and Assistant SLT's.

The post holder will assist in delivering high quality services to adults with communication and swallowing difficulties across Northumberland and North Tyneside.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will have the opportunity to work with clients presenting with a range of acquired aetiologies including stroke, dementia, neurological conditions and respiratory conditions. You will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients on your caseload.

The post is suitable for a new graduate seeking experience in adult work. The post forms part of our highly successful band 5 rotation scheme, allowing experience in a variety of settings and with a number of client groups.

About us
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.

Details
Date posted: 11 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 319-8395365IO
Job locations: Wansbeck General Hospital, Woodhorn Lane, Ashington, NE63 9JJ, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
To develop / improve / maintain / manage communication / swallowing / feeding skills of adults in a given location, through direct intervention, liaison and joint working with other staff and carers and across agencies, to maximise their potential, reduce risk and enable their maximum participation and integration into society.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Person Specification
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 and Knowledge
Essential

• Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level
• Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group
• Knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group)
• Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Wansbeck General Hospital, Woodhorn Lane, Ashington, NE63 9JJ, United Kingdom

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Lead Adult SLT Service, Louise Kellett, Louise.Kellett@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk

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