Advanced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Main area Therapies Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 924

Site Whiston Town Whiston Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 15/06/:59 Interview date 23/06/2026

Band 7 - Advanced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Therapy Services

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join the Speech and Language Therapy Team. The therapist will be expected to work closely alongside their clinical lead counterparts to promote effective team working and service delivery.

• Have experience of supervising band 6 and band 5 Speech and Language Therapists and students on placement.
• Have experience of video fluoroscopy skills in this area; we are working towards offering a FEES service.
• Have evidence of postgraduate training and development.
• Have the ability to work flexibly to changing working patterns as the team work their 37.5 hours across a 7 day rota, participating in late shifts (11am-7pm).

• Provide specialist input to the acute general medical wards, critical care, Merseyside Burns Unit and Outpatients.
• Shape future developments within the service as it continues to grow.
• Contribute to clinical education for speech and language therapy students and to education of students across the trust.

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• HCPC registration
• Clinical Educator Certificate or equivalent/experience
• MSc in relevant health studies or equivalent qualification/experience

• Advanced clinical knowledge relevant to the care environment and evidence of evidence based practice in relevant health setting
• Awareness of own strengths and limitations
• Knowledge of relevant national policies and guidance and relevant assessment tools
• Experience of leadership of a team including change management
• Evidence of effective working within an MDT
• Experience of service development
• Experience of problem solving approaches
• Audit and research in a clinical area
• Demonstrated continuous professional development

• Ability to motivate team performance to achieve objectives
• Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
• Effective communication in a variety of settings
• Accurate record keeping, report writing and IT skills including presentation skills
• Flexible approach to working with good time management

• Ability to travel to various hospital locations by own car/assisted driver

We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and particularly those from under-represented groups.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.

We also commit to offering an interview to all armed forces veterans who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.

The Trust operates anonymous shortlisting where no personal information about you, including your name or personal details, are shared with the recruiting manager. No equality information is shared at any time during the recruitment process with the recruiting manager or other people involved in the decision-making process.

Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship.

For successful candidates on selected work and study visa routes, who have completed and paid for their applications, there will be no longer a visa vignette in passport as evidence of their permission to enter the UK. Instead, you will be issued with an eVisa only, which is accessed by creating a UKVI account. Before travelling to the UK, we advise applicants to understand how to generate an eVisa share code.

If this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 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. Applicants may be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. Enrol for the DBS Update Service if applicable.

We actively support flexible working patterns. Changes made to the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook mean that:

• All employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment.
• There is no limit on the number of requests they can make.
• Employees have the right to make requests, have them considered, regardless of the reason.

At Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we will consider requests for flexible working. We would also encourage you to discuss flexible working options at the interview stage.