Speech and Language Therapist
The closing date is 08 April 2026
Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist looking to develop your skills within a supportive acute hospital environment? We have two exciting opportunities to join our dynamic team, working with adult inpatients across a diverse and rewarding caseload.
This rotational role offers the chance to gain experience across a range of specialist areas, including our Hyper Acute Stroke Unit (HASU), Acute Stroke Unit (ASU), stroke rehabilitation beds, and general medical, elderly care and respiratory wards.
About the Role
You will play a key role in delivering high-quality care to adult inpatients presenting with communication and swallowing disorders, often linked to complex neurological conditions. Your responsibilities will include:
- Assessment, diagnosis and management of speech, language, communication and swallowing difficulties
- Working closely within a multidisciplinary team to support patient recovery and rehabilitation
- Providing evidence-based interventions tailored to individual patient needs
- Supporting safe and effective dysphagia managemen
What We Offer
This role is ideal for therapists looking to build their clinical expertise in acute care. You will benefit from:
- Structured support from an experienced team of senior therapists and rehabilitation assistants
- Opportunities to complete dysphagia competencies
- Access to the Newly Qualified Practitioner (NQP) framework (where applicable)
- Ongoing training, supervision and professional development
Main duties of the job
- Assess and diagnose communication and swallowing disorders arising from a variety of aetiologies. Develop and implement programmes of care with support from senior colleagues as required
- Liaise with a wide range of professional colleagues and other agencies to ensure comprehensive management of the patient. This includes attending regular handover meetings and case conferences.
- Work closely with patients and their carers in goal setting and decision making around the management of the patient
- Carefully plan for patient discharge, ensuring appropriate onward referral and liaison as required.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Details
Date posted
18 March 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,602 to £39,686 a year per annum incl HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
151-NM270
Job locations
Frimley Park Hospital
Portsmouth Road
Camberley
GU16 7UJ
Employer details
Employer name
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Frimley Park Hospital
Portsmouth Road
Camberley
GU16 7UJ
Employer's website
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