Highly Specialist SLT (Community Stroke)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Job share
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is a highly specialist Speech and Language Therapist role focusing on community stroke rehabilitation. The successful candidate will provide expert assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for stroke patients in their homes, including AAC support. The role involves leading rehabilitation efforts, training other multidisciplinary team members, and contributing to an established stroke rehab pathway within a large SLT team. The Trust offers a supportive environment with access to advanced instrumental assessment services and strong professional development opportunities.
Essential criteria
- Diploma/degree or Masters level entry in Speech and Language Therapy
Desirable criteria
- Competent in AAC at IPAACKS skill level 3 or equivalent (or evidence of working towards this and willingness to ensure this is completed)
- Experince of working within stroke rehab
- Diploma/degree or Masters level entry in Speech and Language Therapy
- Competent in AAC at IPAACKS skill level 3 or equivalent (or evidence of working towards this and willingness to ensure this is completed)
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 2d ago · Closes in 5d
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Job summary
We are looking for an experienced inpatient Speech and Language Therapist with knowledge and skills in stroke rehabilitation and a passion for rehabilitation to join our team. You will either be a proficient Band 6 or already working in a Band 7 role. You will be joining an established stroke rehab pathway in a large speech and language therapy team. You will have clinical skills in supporting the communication/swallowing needs of patients post stroke, including those with a range of other medical conditions. This role will lead on: Rehabilitation of patients in their place of residence following their diagnosis of stroke; AAC when appropriate; Training and education for the wider MDT, including nurses and AHP's and assistant practitioners.
Our team has access to videofluoroscopy, and an established FEES service, providing responsive instrumental assessment to support dysphagia management and swallow rehabilitation. 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.
Main duties of the job
To work in collab
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