Specialist Stroke Speech and Language Therapist: Sponsorship Available

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an innovative and passionate Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) to join the Acute/Rehab Stroke Team at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHTR). We are a Comprehensive Stroke Centre, which means this post offers an interesting variety of work across the stroke pathway.

This role is a rotational post between HASU, acute stroke, and stroke rehabilitation. Clinically this entails complex acquired disorders of communication, cognition and dysphagia and the opportunity to work with an established and passionate MDT. Collaboratively we are part of an active regional stroke delivery network, which drives quality improvement initiative and provides training opportunities to ensure optimal patient care.

LTHTR have established VFS and FEES clinics and experience in these areas would be advantageous. However, for the right candidate training in VFS and referrer competencies/expose to FEES could be provided in-house.

You will be expected to work within a 6-day therapy service with plans in future, for a 7-day service. This role also requires cross-site working. Excellent interpersonal skills are essential to build working relationships with multiple MDTs across sites.

CPD is actively supported, and you will have the opportunity to continue to develop your clinical portfolio.

 

Main duties of the job

The role involves providing specialist speech and language therapy services to adults with acquired communication, cognition, and dysphagia disorders. You will work across both acute and rehabilitation pathways, collaborating proactively with the multidisciplinary team. You’ll support the clinical lead in the daily management of the stroke service, applying clinical knowledge, maintaining operational accountability, and assisting staff as needed.

This role also involved the training, develop and supervision of students, Therapy Assistant Practitioners and NQPs.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

  • Recognised Degree / Masters in Speech and Language Pathology
  • HCPC & RCSLT Registration
  • Evidence of CPD in relevant areas
  • RCSLT specialist dysphagia competencies

Desirable

  • Post graduate courses in relevant clinical area of Speech and Language Therapy

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Specialist knowledge of acquired disorders of communication and dysphagia
  • Experience of managing dysphagia and communication disorders in stroke, both in the acute and rehab setting
  • Understanding of the roles of other health care professionals and working as a multidisciplinary team
  • Experience of providing training / education to MDT and patients / carers
  • Clinical educator
  • Experience of using computer-based programmes within assessment and therapy
  • Knowledge of high and low tech AAC

Desirable

  • Training and clinical supervision of others
  • Videoflouroscopy training or experience.
  • FEES exposure
  • Experience of running groups within related area
  • Projects / audit
  • Involvement in service development

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).

Closing Date: 14 June 2026

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