The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
The closing date is 22 November 2026

Job summary
Are you passionate about working with adults with dysphagia? Are you organised and looking to work within an acute setting and community multidisciplinary teams?

Due to an internal promotion, we are looking for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join our integrated community and acute team full time. This post and includes dysphagia management in general acute and of the wider community population. You will be part of the team delivering communication and dysphagia services on the general wards and in community settings. You may be a dysphagia competent Band 5 looking for the next step. As a large team we can support this development. We have access to instrumental dysphagia assessment, a supportive admin team, embedded supervision and support structures for both professional development and wellbeing. As part of a large teaching organisation, CPD is very well supported and actively encouraged. The successful candidate will sit within a wider adult service with access to a wealth of experience and support in the areas of critical care, acute inpatients, head and neck cancer and voice, CNRT and community. We also benefit from being part of a large SLT service which includes children's services allowing opportunities for cross-service development projects. We have very strong AHP leadership within the Trust.

Main duties of the job

• The Post holder will have clinical responsibility for adults with acquired communication, feeding and swallowing difficulties.
• The Post holder will have specialised skills with adults with acquired communication, feeding and swallowing needs.
• The post holder will work in community and inpatient settings and support a range of patients with swallowing needs.
• The post holder will be a member of the multidisciplinary community and inpatient teams.

About us
The 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.

Details
Date posted: 06 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Reference number: 255-DIV3JD-8273315
Job locations: New Cross Hospital and Community (West Park Hospital), Wolverhampton Road, Wolverhampton, WV10 0PQ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities

Person Specification
Knowledge, skills and experience
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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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

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

Employer details
Employer name: The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Address: New Cross Hospital and Community (West Park Hospital), Wolverhampton Road, Wolverhampton, WV10 0PQ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Joint Head of Adult SLT, Emily Davies-Veric, rwh-tr.Speech-And-Language@nhs.net, 01902444363

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