Speech and Language Therapist Band 6

The closing date is 29 January 2026

We have an exciting and rare opportunity for a Band 6 Generalist Adult Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to join our team at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT).

As a Generalist SLT, you will provide compassionate clinical care alongside adults living with communication and/or swallowing differences across all our pathways which include stroke, non‑stroke, community, voice and head/neck cancer. You will have eating, drinking and swallowing competencies and experience to at least Foundation Level (RCSLT, 2025)/Level C (2014).

You will join us at an exciting time as we are reviewing our models of service delivery, which has recently involved a movement to integrating telehealth/clinic approaches and streamlining pathways to ensure the provision of safe and sustainable care to all our communities across Morecambe Bay. Our service is supported by an overarching Clinical and Professional Lead and is embedded within the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System, enabling involvement in a range of regional service and workforce initiatives.

Whilst UHMBT operates from three main hospital sites in Lancaster, Barrow‑in‑Furness and Kendal, the geographical area it covers spans from North Lancashire to South Cumbria. The ability to travel independently between sites is essential, non‑negotiable. The work base location will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate. There is an expectation that we progress to 6‑day working for our stroke pathway once fully established.

If you are a motivated, flexible and forward‑thinking SLT wanting to practise across a range of clinical pathways, we would love to hear from you.

As part of the review of the service model, all SLT job descriptions will be reviewed. The attached job descriptions and person specifications will also be subject to review.

We operate from three main hospitals – Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal – as well as community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI provide a range of general hospital services with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various consultant‑led services.

WGH provides general hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, helping with non‑life‑threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day‑case and inpatient surgery. In addition, local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

For more detail, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification under the supporting documents heading.

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Speech and Language Therapy approved by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)
• Registered with HPC
• Ongoing membership with the RCSLT
• Membership of specialist interest groups

• Experience working with adults with a wide range of communication and swallowing disorders
• Experience in a wide range of settings including acute hospitals, community hospitals, clinics and patients' homes

• Highly developed auditory and perceptual skills to communicate condition‑related information to clients and relatives
• Highly developed knowledge of a broad range of specialist assessments as required
• Accountable for own professional actions, work within codes of practice, professional guidelines and policies

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service submission to check for any previous criminal convictions.