Overview
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Speech & Language Therapist
The closing date is 09 November 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a recently qualified Speech & Language Therapist to join our friendly team in York Hospital.
We are passionate about evidence-based, high quality care for our patients, and if you are too we could offer a supportive and exciting role for a new or experienced Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist.
You would be supported by a team manager, a professional lead, clinical leads, Band 6 Senior SLTs, and have access to peer support from Band 5 colleagues.
The role will be varied and offers the opportunity to work with experienced Speech and Language Therapists in a variety of areas including acute medical wards, surgery and stroke services on a rotational basis.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be joining an SLT team with a strong commitment to integrated working and quality improvement. There will be excellent training and development opportunities, scope to support service development, as well as a robust supervision and appraisal system.
If you are a newly qualified Speech and Language Therapist in your first year of practice, we have a Preceptorship programme to help support development of your skills and confidence as an autonomous practitioner.
Please make contact if you would like to talk about working in our team, arrange a visit or if you need any other information about the post.
About us
For further information on working for our Trust, please visit:
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
* A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
* A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
* Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
* NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
* An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Job responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
* Degree in Speech & Language Therapy
* HCPC Registered Speech and Language Therapist
* Evidence of relevant CPD activities including reflection
Experience and Knowledge
* Experience in completing assessment, clinical reasoning, delivering clinical interventions and evaluating outcomes within speech and language therapy (could be within student placements).
* Evidence of reflective practice from work experience or student placements.
* Evidence of robust knowledge base relevant to role that applies to the management of a range of conditions.
* NHS experience through placement and/or employment work
* Experience in managing a range of clinical presentations
* Experience of training/supporting others (including students) within speech and language therapy
Skills & Attributes
* Ability to organise and prioritise
* Ability to work as an effective member of multidisciplinary team
* Ability to demonstrate appropriate engagement withothers and understanding of the impact of good and poor communication
* Ability to use different communication methods and styles
Aptitude & Personal Qualities
* Flexible & adaptable
* Ability to work as a team
* Good interpersonal skills
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.
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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