Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Speech & Language Therapist to join our friendly Adult Team based at the County Hospital, Hereford. We have a part-time vacancy for someone to work in our Outpatient and Domiciliary teams, so if you have experience of Adult caseloads (especially voice, progressive neurology and swallowing disorders) we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will spend time in one of our Outpatient clinic settings in Hereford and also visiting clients at home, running your own complex caseload including dysphagia. You will also contribute to our well-regarded training programmes & initiatives and may have the opportunity to support more junior staff.
* Manage your own complex caseload involving a mix of voice, neurology, dysphagia and some frail elderly clients in clinic and domiciliary settings including care homes
* Contribute to departmental training programmes
* Offer & receive clinical supervision
* Complete clinical noting
* Liaise with other members of the MDT and the client & family/carers
* Take part in audit & clinical research
* Support junior or less-experienced staff
About us
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire University NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.
More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.
Details Date posted
15 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata, per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
229-IC-7389090
Job locations
Hereford County Hospital & Community
Union Walk
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Job description Job responsibilities
To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.
Job description Job responsibilities
To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.
Person Specification Experience Essential
* Proven experience in neuro and voice
* Postgraduate Dysphagia Qualification & experience
* Participation in research
Desirable
* membership of CENs
Professional knowledge Essential
* Proven experience of independent caseload management
* Triage & prioritisation skills
* Experience of leading clinical training
Desirable
* training to care homes
Leadership & Development Essential
* Clinical leadership
* Supervision of junior staff
* CPD
Desirable
* Journal club
Person Specification Experience Essential
* Proven experience in neuro and voice
* Postgraduate Dysphagia Qualification & experience
* Participation in research
Desirable
* membership of CENs
Professional knowledge Essential
* Proven experience of independent caseload management
* Triage & prioritisation skills
* Experience of leading clinical training
Desirable
* training to care homes
Leadership & Development Essential
* Clinical leadership
* Supervision of junior staff
* CPD
Desirable
* Journal club
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
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Hereford County Hospital & Community
Union Walk
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Hereford County Hospital & Community
Union Walk
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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