Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Adult Community

Go back North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 28 January 2026

Speech & Language Therapist – Adult Community – band 6

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and energetic Speech and Language Therapist wishing to continue to develop their skills within the adult population of North Cumbria covering Allerdale and Eden Community. You will be supported with ongoing training, CPD opportunities and mentoring.

This team works to deliver high quality Speech and Language Therapy provision across acute and community settings linking in with ICCs. Given the semi‑rural nature of this region, telemedicine has been used for some time and is well established as a mode of therapy delivery.

This post will primarily be based at Keswick Community Hospital but there will be a requirement to travel around North Cumbria to provide a service in the community and other inpatient sites.

The North Cumbria Speech and Language Therapy team is a small, friendly, supportive team with good opportunities for ongoing training. We have a well‑developed supervision and peer support system in place.

As detailed in the job description.

If you would like any further information regarding this exciting opportunity please contact:

Deputy Head of speech and Language Therapy

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Speech and Language Therapy approved by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT).
• Registration with HCPC.
• Ongoing Membership with the RCSLT.
• Evidence of formal training / self‑study / specialist experience to post graduate level in dysphagia.
• Caseload specific training e.g. elderly frail / dysfluency / acquired neurological disorders.

• RCSLT code of conduct and professional standards.
• Knowledge of local and national guidelines relevant to community caseload and how they relate to SLT practice.
• Specialist knowledge of swallowing and communication disorders within adult population.
• Specialist knowledge of therapy techniques within adult population.
• To demonstrate a breadth of specialist knowledge with decision making underpinned by current evidence.
• Good working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and SLT role in the process.
• Clinical governance as it affects clinical practice, in line with national and local drivers.
• Expert knowledge of Feed at Risk issues and the role of SLT in this process.
• Experience of organising, managing and prioritising a clinical caseload.
• Experience of working as part of a MDT.
• Experience of working with other professionals and agencies.
• Experience of assessment and management of swallowing.
• Experience of working within community in a variety of settings.
• Delivering training to others e.g. carers and other AHPs.

• Ability to carry out and analyse results of various assessments appropriate for different clients, relating to age, disorder, standardisation, etc.
• IT ability, including word…