Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (General Acute)Job summaryWe are looking for an experienced inpatient Speech and Language Therapist with knowledge and skills in general acute and a passion dysphagia. You will either be a proficient Band 6 and ready for the next step or already working in a Band 7 role. You will be joining an established inpatient team with the support of multiple specialised clinical areas. You will have clinical skills in supporting the communication/swallowing needs acutely admitted patients.
Our team has access to videofluoroscopy, and an established FEES service, providing responsive instrumental assessment to support dysphagia management and swallow rehabilitation.
Training and competencies in instrumental assessment can be provided and supported. The successful applicant will be expected to have a high level of clinical skill and be highly motivated to deliver excellent care to all patients.
We have a supportive admin team, embedded supervision, support structures for both professional development and wellbeing and CPD is very well supported and actively encouraged.
Our wider SLT staff work across a variety of inpatient and community settings. We also benefit from being part of a large SLT service which includes children's services. We have very strong SLT and AHP leadership within the Trust and have multiple team members completing research and QI projects.
Main duties of the job- To undertake a comprehensive highly specialist assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi-pathologies; use advanced clinical reasoning skills, interpretation of available test results and assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
- To provide highly specialist advice on patient care to other health and social care professionals. This may involve challenging or requesting changes to treatment programmes /care plans set by other professionals.
- To formulate and deliver a highly specialist individual SLT programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment.
- To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, as defined by the Head of Service, working without supervision. Access to advice and support is available from the Advanced Practitioner SLTs and Head of Service as required, clinical work is not routinely evaluated. To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner
- To supervise more junior staff and students
- To develop and deliver training of others as appropriate in the area of critical care
- To undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and team's clinical practice.
About usThe Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
DetailsDate posted: 03 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 225-Div3-8077288
Job locations: New Cross Hospital Critical Care, Wolverhampton Road, Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP, United Kingdom
Job responsibilitiesPlease see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities
Person SpecificationKnowledge and ExperienceEssential- Diploma/degree or Masters level entry in Speech and Language Therapy
- Attendance at recent postgraduate specialist courses relevant to the clinical field(s) e.g. accredited courses, Masters level learning or equivalent
- Post-registration experience in specialty area plus additional experience in core areas, including experience of working within the NHS
Desirable- Highly Specialist knowledge of acquired dysphagia
- Competent in instrumental dysphagia assessment
- Clinical supervision, teaching, mentorship and appraisal skills
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
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UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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. 
