Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
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 role is for an enthusiastic and experienced Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join the Community Speech and Language Therapy Team in Sefton on a part-time, 12-month fixed term basis. You will work with adults experiencing communication and/or swallowing difficulties in various settings, including clinics and homes. The position involves assessing, diagnosing, planning, and delivering treatment for patients with complex needs, including those with long-term conditions. The service values professional development, collaborative working, and continuous improvement, offering robust clinical supervision and appraisals.
Essential criteria
- Accredited Speech and Language Therapy qualification (BSc)
- Registration with HCPC
Desirable criteria
- Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist (RCSLT)
- Post graduate training/qualification in Dysphagia
- A demonstrated understanding of Equality and Human Rights
- Ability to convey information and skills to direct care staff
- Good time management and organizational skills
- Flexible approach skills towards service change, demands and pressure
- Experience of providing clinical supervision (to students or SaLT staff)
- A philosophy and approach that empowers people
- Knowledge of alternative and augmentative communication and dysphagia
- A person-centred approach to service delivery
- Understanding of current NHS changes
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience with provision of supervision and delegation to junior members of staff
- Experience of use of outcome measures for clinical evaluation
- Driving License
- Basic IT Skills (Microsoft Software: Excel, World, Power Point, MS Teams)
- Values
- Continuous improvement - committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all
- Accountability - taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care
- Respect - how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way
- Enthusiasm - demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it
- Support - actively supporting others with compassion and courage
- Accredited Speech and Language Therapy qualification (BSc)
- Registration with HCPC
- Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist (RCSLT)
- Post graduate training/qualification in Dysphagia
- A demonstrated understanding of Equality and Human Rights
- Ability to convey information and skills to direct care staff
- Good time management and organizational skills
- Flexible approach skills towards service change, demands and pressure
- Experience of providing clinical supervision (to students or SaLT staff)
- A philosophy and approach that empowers people
- Knowledge of alternative and augmentative communication and dysphagia
- A person-centred approach to service delivery
- Understanding of current NHS changes
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience with provision of supervision and delegation to junior members of staff
- Experience of use of outcome measures for clinical evaluation
- Driving License
- Basic IT Skills (Microsoft Software: Excel, World, Power Point, MS Teams)
- Values
- Continuous improvement - committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all
- Accountability - taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care
- Respect - how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way
- Enthusiasm - demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it
- Support - actively supporting others with compassion and courage
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced HCPC registered Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly Community Speech and Language Therapy Team covering the Sefton area on a part-time, 12-month fixed term basis.
Our Speech & Language Therapists work with adults who have communication and/or swallowing difficulties with the team being based at Zetland Street. You will work with patients in clinic settings and in their own homes, including nursing and residential homes, providing assessment, treatment and ongoing management for people with a wide range of Speech and Language Therapy needs. The role offers the chance to build strong multidisciplinary relationships across neighbourhood services and make a visible difference to the health and wellbeing of the local population.
You will assess, diagnose, plan and deliver treatment for patients with a range of complex needs, including people living with long-term conditions. We are therefore looking for someone with strong clinical reasoning, excellent communication skills and a compassionate, proactive approach to care. In return, you will join a service that values professional development, collaborative working and continuous improvement. We value CPD and carry out robust c
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