Specialist Speech & Language Therapist Job Worcester area,England UK,Healthcare

Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (Kidderminster, Redditch, Worcester)

Closing date: 26 February 2026

Are you a passionate and dynamic Speech and Language Therapist ready to take the next steps in your career? Join our supportive and forward‑thinking acute SLT team and play a vital role in delivering high quality care to patients at a critical time in their recovery.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your acute clinical expertise, working across a diverse caseload including neurology, frailty, critical care, respiratory and general medicine. You'll be part of a friendly and highly skilled multidisciplinary team where your voice is valued and innovation encouraged.

Main duties of the job

Deliver evidence‑based assessment and intervention for adults with communication and swallowing disorders.
Manage a varied and fast‑paced caseload.
Work closely with consultants, nurses, AHPs and therapy colleagues.
Support service development and quality improvement initiatives.
Supervise and support students and junior staff.

Job responsibilities Key Duties:

To assess, develop and implement specialist Speech and Language Therapy treatment.
To write reports reflecting specialist knowledge.
To provide appropriate specialist intervention and evaluate outcomes.
To provide advice to others regarding the management and care of patients/clients with communication and/or feeding and swallowing difficulties.
To ensure that patients are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their care plans wherever possible.
To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence based practice and outcome measures.
To adapt practice to meet individual patients circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences.
To demonstrate skills in dealing with complex issues to generate appropriate strategies for caseload management.

Policy/Service Development/Implementation:

To contribute to inter‑agency/multi-disciplinary team building.
To be aware of, adhere to and implement service and team plans and policies.
To use specialist knowledge to inform service/policy developments as appropriate.

Financial and Physical Resources:

To monitor stock levels in own service area and request new equipment as appropriate.
To be responsible for the security, care and maintenance of equipment ensuring standards of infection control and safety are maintained including equipment loaned to clients.

Human Resources:

To supervise the work of assistants and volunteers.
To participate in student placements as appropriate.
To provide mentoring and supervision to more junior Speech and Language Therapists.
To explain the role of Speech and Language Therapists to visitors, students and volunteers.
To assist in the support of students from other professional groups as appropriate.
To participate in specialist training in area of clinical expertise.
To assist with the identification of training needs within the team.

Information Resources:

To maintain up to date and accurate case notes in line with RCSLT professional standards and local trust policies.
To share information with others, observing data protection guidelines.
To gather activity data accurately and regularly, ensuring the provision of such information promptly within local Trust guidelines.

Research and Development:

To participate in and develop innovations in areas of risk management, quality standards setting and clinical effectiveness.
To undertake Clinical Governance/audit projects within local service.
To participate in departmental research and clinical governance/audit projects.
To collect and provide research data as required.

Freedom to Act:

To be accountable for own professional action and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking advice as appropriate.
To work within defined departmental and national protocols/policies and professional code of conduct.
To work independently accessing appraisal within an Individual Performance Framework at pre‑determined intervals.

Knowledge and Skills – Communication and Relationship

Skills:

To contribute to clinical teams both multi‑disciplinary and uni‑disciplinary by discussing own and others input around…


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