Job summary

We are excited to offer a part-time Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist post (0.6 WTE, 22.5 hours per week) within our specialist neurorehabilitation and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) teams at the Oxford Centre for Enablement (OCE).

This unique split post includes two days per week at the OCE, working across our inpatient and outpatient neurorehabilitation services, and one day per week in the community supporting the AAC services in Oxfordshire.

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your specialist skills in neurorehabilitation and AAC while working within a supportive multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality care to patients with complex brain injuries and long-term neuro-disability.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative Speech and Language Therapist who enjoys working collaboratively and is keen to develop their specialist skills.

If you are interested in this opportunity, we would love to hear from you. Please feel free to get in touch to discuss further.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a Speech and Language Therapist working across neurorehabilitation, acquired brain injury, and long-term neurological conditions. They will provide specialist assessment, intervention, and rehabilitation for people with complex brain injuries across inpatient and outpatient settings, and lead service development in this area.

One day per week will be dedicated to the Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) service within the Specialist Disability Service (SDS), providing predominantly domiciliary-based assessment and intervention for adults with acquired communication difficulties across Oxfordshire. The remainder of the role will be based at the Oxford Centre for Enablement (OCE).

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

Details

Date posted

21 October 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

Reference number

321-MRC-8123199-B6

Job locations

Oxford Centre for Enablement,

Windmill Road

Oxford

OX3 7HE

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Utilize specialist clinical skills to assess, diagnose, and manage a specialist caseload of adults with complex acquired communication disorders and dysphagia as a result of acquired brain injury and progressive neurological illnesses.
• To provide specialist AAC assessment and intervention to adults with communication difficulties across Oxfordshire, including developing personalised high- and low tech communication aid systems.
• Select and deliverhigh-quality assessments and evidence-based interventions to ensure effective therapy.
• Work collaboratively within themultidisciplinary team (MDT), actively participating in MDT meetings to support therapy planning and patient discharges.
• Independently manage aclinical caseload, prioritizing workload and making autonomous decisions regarding patient care.
• Providesecond opinions to colleagues as needed.
• Contribute toaudit, quality improvement, and service development initiatives within the specialty and across the wider SLT Department as needed.
• Take responsibility for providingclinical teaching and supervision to other healthcare professionals as required and with support from the Clinical Lead SLT for Neurorehabilitation. This may include hosting students on practice placement, delivering ward-based teaching and training, and supervision of junior colleagues and assistants.
• Provide necessary cover for the caseloads of other Speech and Language Therapists during periods of annual / sick leave.
• Collaborate with the SLTs across the stroke pathway to ensure continuity of care. This includes SLT colleagues working in the Acute Stroke Team, Early Supported Discharge (ESD) and the Oxfordshire Stroke Rehabilitation Unit (OSRU).
• Engage in continued professional development to improve and further develop specialist skills through training, support and independent study.
• To demonstrate good problem-solving skills with IT equipment.

Job description Job responsibilities Utilize specialist clinical skills to assess, diagnose, and manage a specialist caseload of adults with complex acquired communication disorders and dysphagia as a result of acquired brain injury and progressive neurological illnesses. To provide specialist AAC assessment and intervention to adults with communication difficulties across Oxfordshire, including developing personalised high- and low tech communication aid systems. Select and deliverhigh-quality assessments and evidence-based interventions to ensure effective therapy. Work collaboratively within themultidisciplinary team (MDT), actively participating in MDT meetings to support therapy planning and patient discharges. Independently manage aclinical caseload, prioritizing workload and making autonomous decisions regarding patient care. Providesecond opinions to colleagues as needed. Contribute toaudit, quality improvement, and service development initiatives within the specialty and across the wider SLT Department as needed. Take responsibility for providingclinical teaching and supervision to other healthcare professionals as required and with support from the Clinical Lead SLT for Neurorehabilitation. This may include hosting students on practice placement, delivering ward-based teaching and training, and supervision of junior colleagues and assistants. Provide necessary cover for the caseloads of other Speech and Language Therapists during periods of annual / sick leave. Collaborate with the SLTs across the stroke pathway to ensure continuity of care. This includes SLT colleagues working in the Acute Stroke Team, Early Supported Discharge (ESD) and the Oxfordshire Stroke Rehabilitation Unit (OSRU). Engage in continued professional development to improve and further develop specialist skills through training, support and independent study. To demonstrate good problem-solving skills with IT equipment.

Person Specification

Professional

Essential

• HCPC Registration
• Experience working with adults with complex neurological conditions and/or AAC

Desirable

• Valid UK driving license
• Post-graduate dysphagia training

Person Specification Professional Essential HCPC Registration Experience working with adults with complex neurological conditions and/or AAC Desirable Valid UK driving license Post-graduate dysphagia training

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.

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. 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

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Oxford Centre for Enablement,

Windmill Road

Oxford

OX3 7HE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Oxford Centre for Enablement,

Windmill Road

Oxford

OX3 7HE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)