Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£49,387 to £56,515 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Oxford, OX4 4XN
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	13 Nov 2026
Closing date:	3 Dec 2026

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Summary

Why Join Us?Forensic mental health care offers a unique and intellectually stimulating clinical environment where communication is often central to successful treatment and recovery. This role provides the opportunity to: Develop advanced clinical expertise in forensic mental health, neurodevelopmental disorders, complex communication needs and dysphagia. Work with a diverse patient group whose needs will challenge and expand your clinical skills. Shape and influence the future of Speech and Language Therapy within secure services. Lead and contribute to service development, quality improvement projects and staff training initiatives. Be part of an innovative, forward-thinking multidisciplinary team committed to excellence in patient care. About YouYou will be a confident, compassionate and autonomous practitioner with excellent clinical reasoning, communication and interpersonal skills. You will be motivated by the opportunity to make a tangible difference to patients' lives and excited by the challenge of working within a specialist forensic setting. What We OfferWe are committed to helping our staff thrive. In return, we offer: A supportive and experienced Speech and Language Therapy network. Regular professional and clinical supervision. Opportunities for leadership, innovation and service development. Access to ongoing professional development and specialist training. The chance to develop a highly sought-after specialist skill set within forensic mental health services. If you are passionate about breaking down communication barriers, championing patient voice and delivering outstanding personcentred care, this is an exciting opportunity to make a lasting impact while advancing your career in a truly specialist field. Join us and help people be heard, understood and empowered to recover. Please see the job description for full details of the role, including education, knowledge and skills requirements. We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

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