Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Band 6
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Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Band 6
The closing date is 16 November 2026
Job summary
Are you passionate about providing a high-quality service to stroke patients? Are you an ambitious individual who relishes a challenge? Lincolnshire's Stroke Service is a dynamic, continuously developing service.
As a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist within the Lincolnshire Stroke Service, you will provide high quality stroke rehabilitation to patients on the hyper acute and acute stroke unit at Lincoln County Hospital. The hospital has recently undergone refurbishment to create a brand new Hyper Acute Stroke Unit and the existing Stroke Unit will also be refurbished.
If you are a team player with a special interest in the area of stroke, look no further, we are looking to recruit to this post. You would be supported and mentored by your SLT band 7 and band 6 colleagues. The service has access to videofluoroscopy and FEES therefore you would be eligible for future instrumental training opportunities.
We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this post.
Main duties of the job
You will deliver high quality patient centred care and rehabilitation to people who have recently experienced a stroke. You will assess and manage communication and swallowing impairments, devise therapy care plans suitable for assistants and participate in service development. We pride ourselves on balancing the delivery of both communication and swallowing therapy for our patients.
You will work within a multidisciplinary team (MDT) of specialist Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Dietitians, Nurses and Medics. Experience of MDT, working with stroke and skills in dysphagia (including management of eating and drinking with acknowledged risk) are a key aspect of this role.
You will participate in the collection of Speech and Language Therapy data for SSNAP (Stroke Sentinel National Audit Programme).
Weekend working is part of the service therefore you will need to be flexible to accommodate this according to service demand.
About us
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.
At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS' workforce.
LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.
Details
Date posted
03 November 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
818-CYP454
Job locations
Lincoln County Hospital
Greetwell Road
Lincoln
LN2 5QY
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide assessment, diagnosis and specialist, evidence based intervention to adults who have had a stroke referred for speech and language therapy, including providing self-care and support information, to patients, carers, and other professionals.
To manage a caseload of adults who are in the hyper acute and acute phases following stroke.
To supervise and monitor the implementation of specialist treatment programmes delivered by Band 5 SLTs and SLTAs. To allocate tasks appropriately to them while retaining overall responsibility for the designated caseload
To provide clinical support to SLTs and SLTAs.
Base: Lincoln County Hospital - Stroke Unit
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification attached to the advert in full before applying. This post is ACUTE only.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide assessment, diagnosis and specialist, evidence based intervention to adults who have had a stroke referred for speech and language therapy, including providing self-care and support information, to patients, carers, and other professionals.
To manage a caseload of adults who are in the hyper acute and acute phases following stroke.
To supervise and monitor the implementation of specialist treatment programmes delivered by Band 5 SLTs and SLTAs. To allocate tasks appropriately to them while retaining overall responsibility for the designated caseload
To provide clinical support to SLTs and SLTAs.
Base: Lincoln County Hospital - Stroke Unit
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification attached to the advert in full before applying. This post is ACUTE only.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Speech and Language Therapy degree
- HCPC registration
- Registered member of RCSLT
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development e.g. post grad dysphagia training
Desirable
- Post reg qualifications related to stroke
- Clinical educator training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of having worked as a speech and language therapist for adults. Having an in depth knowledge of assessment, diagnosis, treatment and case load management within a broad range of clinical areas and experience of working with more complex cases or those within a specialist area of interest.
Desirable
- Experience of stroke
- Experience of acute working
- MDT experience
- Experience of supervising therapy assistants
- Knowledge and use of AAC
Knowledge/skills
Essential
- Knowledge of specialist area- assessment and treatment tools.
- Effective communicator
- Organised and able to prioritise
- Able to work well within a team
Desirable
- Knowledge of safeguarding
Qualifications
Essential
- Speech and Language Therapy degree
- HCPC registration
- Registered member of RCSLT
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development e.g. post grad dysphagia training
Desirable
- Post reg qualifications related to stroke
- Clinical educator training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of having worked as a speech and language therapist for adults. Having an in depth knowledge of assessment, diagnosis, treatment and case load management within a broad range of clinical areas and experience of working with more complex cases or those within a specialist area of interest.
Desirable
- Experience of stroke
- Experience of acute working
- MDT experience
- Experience of supervising therapy assistants
- Knowledge and use of AAC
Knowledge/skills
Essential
- Knowledge of specialist area- assessment and treatment tools.
- Effective communicator
- Organised and able to prioritise
- Able to work well within a team
Desirable
- Knowledge of safeguarding
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust
Address
Lincoln County Hospital
Greetwell Road
Lincoln
LN2 5QY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust
Address
Lincoln County Hospital
Greetwell Road
Lincoln
LN2 5QY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Professional Advisor SLT - Acute Stroke
Laura Thomas
07583680529
Details
Date posted
03 November 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
818-CYP454
Job locations
Lincoln County Hospital
Greetwell Road
Lincoln
LN2 5QY
United Kingdom
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