Speech & Language Therapist

Speech & Language Therapist

The closing date is 31 January 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Worcester Acute Adult SLT service due to promotion of the current postholder. You will work with acute or stroke patients.

Our team here are supportive, friendly and innovative, and it will be an ideal place to develop your skills in a supported environment.

You will be responsible for providing a service to inpatients across Worcester Acute Hospitals, seeing a diverse range of patients. This will involve some ad hoc sessions at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch. You will therefore need to meet the travel requirements of this post.

You will be well supported by senior SLT's and your peers. We offer plenty of CPD opportunities, and regular supervision, including peer supervision with other Band 5's. There is also an excellent preceptorship programme.

We have good access to FEES and videofluorocopy and there will be opportunities to develop your knowledge in these areas.

• Provide a service to the acute or wards at Worcester Royal Hospital for patients who have communication and swallowing difficulties, taking responsibility for a designated case load within agreed clinical parameters.
• Participate in training to acquire the skills required for the post, which may include dysphagia training.
• Plan and prioritise own caseload with support from senior clinicians.
• Manage a caseload of patients with varying diagnosis and complex needs, using evidence based client‑centred principles.
• Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical practice & service development within area.
• Contribute to maintenance and development of the SLT service.
• Participate in information management to ensure high quality data which is recorded, evaluated & reported in a timely manner.
• To be involved in the education and training of volunteers, students and other staff.
• To work as an effective and flexible member of the team focused on improving the care of our patients and contributing to best practice models of care.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital‑based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient‑centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex‑positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

1) Patient/client care

• To provide a high‑quality service to patients at Worcester Acute Hospitals NHS Trust as an integral part of the multi‑disciplinary team. This includes providing detailed written treatment plans with client‑centred goals.
• To be professional, legally responsible & accountable for all aspects of own work and activities.
• Work as an integral part of the multi‑disciplinary team, contributing to team discussions and influencing decisions about patient care programmes, taking on the role of care co‑ordinator where appropriate.
• Develop and carry out robust treatment and management plans individually or in a group setting, evaluating the outcomes as appropriate.
• Follow appropriate discharge criteria, discussing and…