Speech & Language Therapist (Band 5)

The closing date is 01 April 2026

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

This post is only open for applications for individuals employed within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Care System.

Organisations within scope are as follows:

• Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
• Southern Health Foundation Trust
• Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
• University Hospital Southampton
• Solent NHS Trust
• South Central Ambulance Service
• Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Full time hours: 37.5 per week

Permanent contract

Do you want to be part of a forward thinking, innovative team that consistently delivers outstanding performance, whilst developing the skills and abilities of its staff? If so, we would love you to join us!

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to join our team at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. If you are newly qualified or experienced Band 5 SLT looking to further develop your skills in assessment, rehabilitation and multi-disciplinary team working, then you will thrive with us. We offer a rotational Band 5 programme through Stroke, Neuro and Acute Medicine which allows for you to develop diverse experience as you complete your competencies.

We would also warmly welcome applications from individuals who are currently finishing their undergraduate SLT studies and looking for their first post in the acute sector.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

If you are the successful candidate, you will:

• Work as part of the Acute SLT team, rotating through our defined clinical areas.
• Provide regular communication assessment and therapy to patients, including those with complex needs.
• In line with competency development, provide swallowing assessments and therapy to patients with dysphagia.
• Collaborate and liaise with MDT colleagues to provide individualised, co-ordinated care to patients.
• Provide clinical support, where appropriate to other colleagues, including students.
• Take part in trust-wide training sessions to a range of healthcare professionals.

Please refer to the Job description for further details.

• Able to provide evidence of when you have been able to demonstrate our Trust values of:
• Working together
• With compassion
• As one team
• Always improving

• Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
• Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills
• Sensitivity to a broad range of clients
• Supportive excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills
• Efficient and dependable working practices
• Proven skills in prioritising and being flexible and adaptable to meet competing priorities
• Good organisational skills
• Self motivated, assertive, diplomatic and tactful
• Literate and numerate in English
• Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal
• Negotiation and problem solving skills
• Recognises when change is needed
• Relevant post-graduate training in areas relevant to caseload
• Motivating

• Registered member RCSLT
• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
• HCPC Licence to Practice
• Driving licence

• Experience (can be evidenced through placement experience or previous employment)
• Experience of receiving clinical supervision
• Experience of a broad range of adult/acute communication and swallowing impairments/disorders
• Experience of working in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Experience of integrated working in multi-disciplinary teams

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.

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust