Company: Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Location: Wolverhampton

Job Description:

To undertake a comprehensive highly specialist assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi-pathologies; use advanced clinical reasoning skills, interpretation of available test results and assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
To provide highly specialist advice on patient care to other health and social care professionals.
This may involve challenging or requesting changes to treatment programmes /care plans set by other professionals.
To formulate and deliver a highly specialist individual SLT programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence‑based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment.
To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, as defined by the Head of Service, working without supervision.
Access to advice and support is available from the Advanced Practitioner SLTs and Head of Service as required; clinical work is not routinely evaluated.
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
To supervise more junior staff and students.
To develop and deliver training of others as appropriate in the area of critical care.
To undertake evidence‑based audit and research projects to further own and team’s clinical practice.

We are looking for an experienced inpatient Speech and Language Therapist with knowledge and skills in general acute and a passion dysphagia.
You will either be a proficient Band 6 and ready for the next step or already working in a Band 7 role.
You will have clinical skills in supporting the communication/swallowing needs acutely admitted patients.
Our team has access to videofluoroscopy and an established FEES service, providing responsive instrumental assessment to support dysphagia management and swallow rehabilitation.
Training and competencies in instrumental assessment can be provided and supported.
The successful applicant will be expected to have a high level of clinical skill and be highly motivated to deliver excellent care to all patients.
We have a supportive admin team, embedded supervision, support structures for both professional development and wellbeing and CPD is very well supported and actively encouraged.

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Posted: July 8th, 2026