Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist -Stroke
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves leading the Integrated Community Stroke Service (ICSS) team and providing specialist Speech and Language Therapy. You will support the day-to-day running of the service, monitor outcomes, and supervise junior colleagues. The position also requires providing specialist intervention to stroke patients with communication and swallowing difficulties in their homes or community. You will contribute to Speech Therapy provision across Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire.
Essential criteria
- Registered Speech and Language Therapist with relevant degree and HCPC registration
- Evidence of Dysphagia training
Desirable criteria
- Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy
- Evidence of study at masters level or willingness to undertake
- Skills, Knowledge and Experience
- Significant experience of stroke rehabilitation
- Specialist skills in managing communication and swallowing difficulties after stroke
- Evidence of leadership skills
- Involvement in service development and audit
- Experience of working in a community stroke service
- Able to work collaboratively within own and multidisciplinary health and social care teams
- Highly competent clinical documentation skills
- Registered Speech and Language Therapist with relevant degree and HCPC registration
- Evidence of Dysphagia training
- Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy
- Evidence of study at masters level or willingness to undertake
- Skills, Knowledge and Experience
- Significant experience of stroke rehabilitation
- Specialist skills in managing communication and swallowing difficulties after stroke
- Evidence of leadership skills
- Involvement in service development and audit
- Experience of working in a community stroke service
- Able to work collaboratively within own and multidisciplinary health and social care teams
- Highly competent clinical documentation skills
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.
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Job summary
This role is to provide leadership to the ICSS team and clinical specialism in Speech and Language Therapy. It involves working with other team leads in the MDT to support the day to day running of the service, monitor outcomes and performance and to supervise junior colleagues. You would also provide Specialist intervention to people who have communication and/or swallowing difficulties after stroke in their homes or local community.
The role is based in North Somerset but involves working with others to look at Speech Therapy provision and the running of the service more widely across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire along with the service lead.
Main duties of the job
- Provide clinical intervention for Speech and Language therapy as part of an MDT including those with complex needs
- Provide leadership, clinical support and supervision to motivate team members and develop effective team working and personal development.
- Triage referrals & be a key point of contact for the community stroke service
- Involvement in performance reporting and workforce management
- Providing advice and support in specialist field for the MDT and other community teams
- Support the service lead in developing policies and processes and auditing performance
- Responsible for the principles of clinical governance, health and safety, governance, health and safet
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