Speech & Language Therapist

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

The closing date is 22 January 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 5 speech and language therapist who is looking for an opportunity to develop their skills and experience in neurological rehabilitation. We are looking for a motivated band 5 practitioner who would like to develop over a period of 12 to 18 months by undertaking training relevant to the post which would include the management of dysphagia.

The NRU is a 12 bedded local specialist rehabilitation unit that provides a neurological rehabilitation service which enables patients with long term neurological conditions including patients with an acute injury or episode, to access rehabilitation that is coordinated, timely & responsive to patient needs.

The successful applicant will work as part of the multi‑disciplinary team assisting the lead SLT in the assessment and management of complex speech and swallowing problems.

We are committed to supporting the successful applicant to become part of a well‑established confident, high‑quality & caring team who are experts in their field.

This is a challenging and exciting opportunity to work within a level 2 accredited specialist neurological rehabilitation unit.

At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.

• Provide high‑quality clinical advice on the assessment, diagnosis and management of inpatients on the unit, who may have communication and/or swallowing difficulties, including those with complex needs and possible tracheostomies.
• Provide support, education and advice to more junior SLTs, nursing and AHP colleagues specifically in relation to inpatients with communication difficulties and to ensure adequate access to the service is maintained for this client group.
• Work closely with the MDT and manage your own caseload within the team.
• Contribute to the development of departmental policies/guidelines and participate in the development of innovations in service delivery taking account of Clinical Governance.
• All employees strongly encouraged to have their up‑to‑date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high‑quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non‑clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means we are accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we are run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

For full details of the Band 5 and Band 6 roles, please see the…