South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Speech and Language Therapist - Adult Team

The closing date is 13 June 2025

Job summary

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust 1.0wte, 37.5hrs per week, Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist -Adult Team

Do you want to:

work in a dynamic, supportive, innovative, speech and language therapy team?

develop your clinical skills in working with adults?

be part of a team that covers all aspects of adult speech and language therapy work out-patients, community, head and neck, voice, upper airways, laryngectomy and stammering?

be supported to learn and develop as a therapist?

Deliver joined up, high quality, safe, effective, innovative patient focussed care?

If youve answered yes to any of the above.. then....read on..

We have an exciting opportunity for a speech and language therapist to join our highly regarded adult team. We are part of a comprehensive service that covers children and adults which enables us to learn from each other and provide opportunities and training for staff across our teams. You be vital to the delivery of our service across South Tyneside and Sunderland.

You will be keen to develop your skills and experience working in with adults with speech, language, voice, communication and swallowing disorders in acute and community settings and we will support you to do that!

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to join our Speech and Language Therapy Team in South Tyneside and Sunderland. The role will provide you with an excellent opportunity to develop clinical skills and experience of working with adults with a range of voice, communication and swallowing difficulties across acute and community settings.

Excellent support, supervision and training will be provided as we have therapists working across a wide range of specialities. You will be required to meet the travel requirements of the role. This post will be subject to satisfactory DBS check at enhanced level and HCPC registration

You will be joining a well-established innovative team of Speech and Language Therapists. You will be committed to team working. You will be well supported and supervised to develop your clinical skills within our team, and you will be encouraged to access CPD and training.

We are a patient-focussed service and continually strive to improve what we do for the benefit of the people who live in our area. Our team has a strong research background and you will be encouraged to develop your skills in this area to ensure we translate innovation, audit and research outcomes into practice for improved patient care and outcomes.

Come and talk to us and find out more!!!

About us

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,600 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated.

Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year (Pending Pay Award £31,049 - £37,796)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9155-CSAHP-0525-58

Job locations

Palmer Community Hospital

Wear Street

Jarrow

Tyne And Wear

NE32 3UX

Job description

Job responsibilities

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.

To provide speech and language therapy service to adults (inpatients, outpatients and community home visits) with a wide range of acquired swallowing and communication disorders.

Job description

Job responsibilities

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.

To provide speech and language therapy service to adults (inpatients, outpatients and community home visits) with a wide range of acquired swallowing and communication disorders.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Excellent level of interpersonal and communication skills enabling effective working relationships
Administrative skills including record keeping, collecting statistics/audit information
Effective time management skills
Ability to manage own caseload, including prioritisation
Ability to work effectively both alone and as a Team Member

Desirable

Post graduate dysphagia experience

Physical Skills

Essential

Ability to work effectively both alone and as a Team Member
Ability to travel to/work at various sites across the Trust (possibly on a daily/short notice basis)
Competent computer skills

Desirable

Car driver/owner

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy/Pathology or equivalent
Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
Knowledge of recent research, assessment and therapy findings

Desirable

Post graduate dysphagia training
Registration with Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)

Experience

Essential

Satisfactory range of undergraduate clinical experience
Ability to recognise the limits of own experience and how/when to seek advice

Desirable

Wide, varied range of undergraduate and/or graduate clinical experience

Person Specification

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Excellent level of interpersonal and communication skills enabling effective working relationships
Administrative skills including record keeping, collecting statistics/audit information
Effective time management skills
Ability to manage own caseload, including prioritisation
Ability to work effectively both alone and as a Team Member

Desirable

Post graduate dysphagia experience

Physical Skills

Essential

Ability to work effectively both alone and as a Team Member
Ability to travel to/work at various sites across the Trust (possibly on a daily/short notice basis)
Competent computer skills

Desirable

Car driver/owner

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy/Pathology or equivalent
Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
Knowledge of recent research, assessment and therapy findings

Desirable

Post graduate dysphagia training
Registration with Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)

Experience

Essential

Satisfactory range of undergraduate clinical experience
Ability to recognise the limits of own experience and how/when to seek advice

Desirable

Wide, varied range of undergraduate and/or graduate clinical experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).