Speech and Language Therapist

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 20 October 2026

TeamCDDFTspeech and language therapy are pleased to advertise an exciting Speech and Language Therapy post which includes a number of development opportunities in both acute and community, based at University Hospital North Durham within our well supported Speech and Language Therapy team. The Band 5 post will be supported by senior staff to ensure that the successful applicant develops a broad range of dysphagia and communication competencies that meet the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy standards.

The successful candidate will also benefit from additional support as part of CDDFT Preceptorship programme.

The successful County Durham and Darlington NHSFoundation Trust is one of the largest integrated care providers in England,serving a population of around 600,000 people.

We are a high performing organisation with a track record of success

Weare looking for a well-organised therapist who would like to develop post-basic dysphagia and communication rehab skills with an interesting neurological caseload in a range of acute and community settings including nursing homes, residential homes, domiciliary visiting andout-patients. The successful candidate will hold a degree in Speech and Language Therapy, be registered with the Health Professionals Council and be committed to continuing professional development. We will provide professional development opportunities to enable career development and support completion of NQP competencies.

The Trust also offers a preceptorship programme which isproven to help support and develop new staff with a carousel of CPD opportunities

You must be able to produce ALL
certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

Full Job Description s can be found in the adverts supporting documents.

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Please note that we may close any vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

The Speechand Language Therapy Service offers a supportive team of experienced colleagues allowing ready-access to support second opinions and ongoing peer supervision to deliver evidence-based practise assessment and therapy to patients across all settings. You willhelp supervise speech and language therapy students, as well as contribute tothe delivery of teaching programmes to a wide range of community professionals enhancing patient care.

We can offeryou a challenging and rewarding post that includes:

Clinical supervision

Monthly staff meetings, regular management supervision and peer support groups

In-Service Training

Well- resourced department withup-to-date technology

Good access to communication aids/iPad and apps

Mobile-working laptop and mobile phone

Professional Lead in Speech and Language Therapy and Clinical Leads in all specialist areas

Weekly SLT-led VFSS/ FEES

Good IT access

If successful you will be required to undertake a CRB check. A copy of the Code of Practice is available on request.

Please notethis position requires a Disclosure Barring Service check (DBS)

The Trust hascore values of Quality, Care, Respect, Leadership and Achievement which itexpects all employees to demonstrate. Full details of these are available onthe Trust website:

We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community and actively promote equal opportunities.

• Speech & Language Therapy Degree or equivalent as recognised by RCSLT

• Health Professionals Council Licence to Practice

• Able to travel independently countywide
• Driving posts must have…