Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Speech and Language Therapist - Silverwood (B6 to B7 dev. role)

The closing date is 04 March 2026

Job summary

Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist - Full Time - Permanent - Band 6/Band 7 Development Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and creative Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist to work in our purpose-built, acute inpatient mental health hospital in Chertsey. This is a rare opportunity to work within a setting built with current understandings of therapeutic environments and trauma-informed care.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to develop and lead the dysphagia and communication pathways alongside a multi-disciplinary health team consisting of support workers, nursing, psychiatry, occupational therapy, psychology, physiotherapy, and dietetics.

The successful candidate will be joining a supportive team of Speech and Language Therapists working across adult mental health and learning disability services. The post holder will benefit from:

Robust individual and group supervision opportunities
Appraisal programme
Opportunity to undertake level 5 Leadership training
Active encouragement to access CPD and an excellent in house offering for soft skills courses
Support from the Professional Lead for Allied Health Professionals and Therapies Service Manager

We welcome applicants who can demonstrate relevant experience from other clinical specialisms.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have a high degree of autonomy, providing high quality clinical care to people that use our services, as well as having a key role in supporting the development of skills across the Hospital Service, in relation to screening for and meeting the eating, drinking, swallowing and communication needs of people using our services.

You will also be contributing to service and policy development.

The post holder will be passionate about the rights and welfare of people with mental health needs and see person-centred care as a cornerstone of their practice.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Date posted

18 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £54,710 a year Incl 5% Fringe HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

325-7802196-HOSP

Job locations

Silverwood Hospital

St Peters Hospital Site

Chertsey

KT160AE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Relevant post qualification clinical experience working with with people who have mental health needs
Experience of leading clinical practice, service development or project work
Highly specialist knowledge of relevant assessment and treatment models for people with mental health needs
Experience of providing clinical supervision to others
Experience of supporting students on placement
Experience of representing Speech and Language Therapy within a service and Trust

Qualifications

Essential

Speech and Language Therapy professional qualification and further training and experience to masters level or equivalent
A qualification in the assessment and management of dysphagia
HCPC Registration

Desirable

Additional leadership/management study

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Relevant post qualification clinical experience working with with people who have mental health needs
Experience of leading clinical practice, service development or project work
Highly specialist knowledge of relevant assessment and treatment models for people with mental health needs
Experience of providing clinical supervision to others
Experience of supporting students on placement
Experience of representing Speech and Language Therapy within a service and Trust

Qualifications

Essential

Speech and Language Therapy professional qualification and further training and experience to masters level or equivalent
A qualification in the assessment and management of dysphagia
HCPC Registration

Desirable

Additional leadership/management study

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).