Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Neurosciences)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 27/08/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
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 fixed-term position for a Senior or Specialist Speech & Language Therapist in Neurosciences, covering maternity leave until August 2027. The role involves managing a caseload of adults with acquired communication and swallowing disorders, participating in multidisciplinary decision-making, and developing service delivery initiatives. The successful candidate will provide outpatient clinics, run a Parkinson's Disease group, and conduct inpatient assessments, with opportunities to work in acute neurology, neurosurgery, and intensive care. The position is suitable for a Band 6 ready for career progression or an experienced Band 7 with advanced skills in neurological dysphagia.
Key responsibilities
- Contribute to the delivery of a high-quality service within the specialist area of neurosciences.
- Provide out-patient clinics at The James Cook University Hospital.
- Run a group for patients with Parkinson's Disease, with assistant support.
- Provide inpatient assessment for those with Parkinson's Disease.
- Manage a caseload of adults with acquired communication and/or swallowing disorders.
- Actively participate in multidisciplinary decision making around patient care and develop service delivery initiatives.
Essential criteria
- oIT skills
- oExperience with use of electronic note systems e.g. SystmOne/EPR
- oAudit and research experience
- oTo display effective communication skills, communicating complex, sensitive and contentious information to patients, carers and colleagues
- oKnowledge of national and professional guidelines and evidence-based practice related to specialist area
- oCompleted post basic dysphagia training & competencies
- oIT competence
- oTo hold a degree or relevant Diploma in Speech & Language Therapy
- oTo be a registered member of the Health Care Professions Council
- oTo have advanced post-graduate training in dysphagia (can be in house or external)
- oLeadership qualifications or training
- oDegree and licence to practice as a SLT as approved by RSCLT
- oTo be a registered member of the Health Care Professions Council
- oTo have substantial post graduate experience including work with patients with neurological conditions in an acute and rehabilitation setting
- oTo have experience in the management of dysphagia, ideally including videofluoroscopy
- oExperience of working within the NHS
- oLeadership experience
- oPost graduate experience of working with adults with acquired / progressive neurological disorders
- oMDT working experience
- oPrevious NHS experience
Desirable criteria
- oVideofluoroscopy competence
- oMember of RCSLT
- oRegistered member of RCSLT
- oAttendance at leadership & development programme
- oEvidence of relevant post graduate courses or study at Masters level or equivalent
- oTo have experience in management and/or supervising other staff members in a team
- oExperience of videofluoroscopy
- oExperience of tracheostomy
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Neurosciences)
The closing date is 13 September 2026
Job summary
Fixed term until August 2027: 0.61wte Band 7 OR 0.72wte Band 6, depending on experience.
We are looking for a Senior Speech & Language Therapist / Specialist Speech & Language Therapist, depending on experience, to join our team to cover a maternity leave on a fixed term contract for up to 12 months. Those seeking to further specialise in the field of neurosciences and who enjoy a mix of both acute and community working would be ideal for this role. It would suit either someone already working at Band 6 level, who is ready to take the next steps in their career development or someone already working at Band 7, with advanced skills in managing neurological dysphagia and related communication disorders. The successful applicant should have experience of working with patients with neurological disorders and have post graduate dysphagia training.
The Speech & Language Therapy team is looking for a team player, who can demonstrate an ability to work under pressure and be flexible in their approach to patient care. The individual should be confident working in a busy multidisciplinary team and be able to travel independently for community visits.
The successful applicant will independently manage a caseload of adults with ac
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