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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

About

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible.

Contact

Address: Trust Headquarters; Warneford Hospital; Warneford Lane; Headington; Oxford; Oxfordshire; OX3 7JX
Contact Number: 01865 901000

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Ref: 267-CH7430982 Vacancy ID: 7430982

Rotational Speech and Language Therapist

Accepting applications until: 22-Sep-2025 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 22-Sep-2025 23:59

Location

Site: Various across Oxford Health
Town: Oxfordshire
Postcode: OX14 1AG
Major / Minor Region: Oxfordshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Part time hours will be considered (minimum of 22.5 hours per week))

Salary

Salary: £31,049 - £37,796 per annum | pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 5)

Specialty

Main area: AHP

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.

We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.

We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Good luck and we hope to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This countywide rotational post offers varied experience across paediatric and adult services. In children’s settings, you’ll support SLCN in homes, clinics, and schools. In adult rotations, you’ll assess and manage communication and swallowing needs in community settings. Each nine-month rotation builds clinical confidence and supports professional growth. You’ll receive supervision, preceptorship, and CPD opportunities, and contribute to governance and service evaluation. Strong communication, organisation, and teamwork skills are essential. Applicants must be HCPC registered with a recognised SLT qualification.
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Children’s Integrated Therapy (CIT) SLT Role
The post holder will provide Speech and Language Therapy to children and young people (0–19 years) with speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN) across homes, clinics, and educational settings. They will manage their own caseload, working autonomously and flexibly to meet individual needs, while collaborating with the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care.

Educational Settings: Special Schools, Mainstream Schools, and Nurseries
• Special Schools: Support pupils with complex communication needs, often alongside autism, learning disabilities, or physical impairments. Use AAC, sensory-based approaches, and work closely with school staff and other professionals to embed communication strategies.
• Mainstream Schools: Focus on early identification and intervention for speech sound disorders, language delays, and social communication difficulties. Collaborate with SENCOs and teaching staff to implement support plans and promote inclusive communication.
• Nurseries: Deliver play-based interventions to support early language development, engage parents/carers, and train staff to create language-rich environments.

The post holder will also contribute to service development, supervise junior staff or students, and maintain accurate documentation in line with professional standards.
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Adult Speech and Language Therapy Rotation
As part of the adult rotation, the post holder will deliver Speech and Language Therapy to adults with communication and/or dysphagia needs. This will include working in a variety of settings such as patients’ own homes, clinics, and care homes. The role will involve assessment, intervention, and collaborative working with wider health and social care teams to support safe and effective management of swallowing difficulties and communication impairments. The post holder will contribute to person-centred care planning and ensure therapy is aligned with current evidence and best practice.

Subject to funding, additional roles in new clinical areas may be added to the rotation.

This is a rotational post covering countywide services, and post holders are expected to travel between sites and patients’ homes as needed. Applicants must have a full valid driving license and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.

All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Speech & Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
HCPC registration (pending)

Desirable criteria

Formal post graduate training in dysphagia
Specialty specific post graduate courses
Registered & practicing member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists (RCSLT)

Skills and Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of working with children & young people with complex speech, language and communication needs
Able to act independently and on own initiative, but recognize when to seek support
Demonstrates knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to client group
Demonstrates excellent communication skills in pressurised and stressful environments
Competent IT skills for use of electronic health records and ability to adapt to new developments
Demonstrates knowledge of range of SLT assessment tools & therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group

Desirable criteria

Experience of working as a band 5 SLT
Completion of RCSLT NQP Competencies
Experience of Therapy Outcome Measures TOMs
Understanding of the statutory / legal requirements for working within the specialty including a working knowledge of the SEND code of practice

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

Excellent interpersonal skills
Evidence of self-directed learning / reflective practice
Ability to work collaboratively with the wider multi- disciplinary team
Excellent organisational skills including good time management – clinical and non-clinical
Communicate effectively particularly where barriers to understanding exist
Demonstrates adequate flexibility to meet the demands of an unpredictable workload

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

Applicants must have a full valid driving license and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.
Ability to travel and work in a range of clinical settings
Able to manage the physical requirements of the post including working with children and young people at their level

Documents

Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Sophie Wenham-Wallace

Job title

AHP Administrator

Email address

[email protected]

Telephone number

07443143122

Additional information

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.

Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.

Louise Peart (AHP Clinical Lead & Professional Lead for SALT) - [email protected] / 07920 244928

Sarah Rae (Professional and Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapy) [email protected] / 07879 620461