Overview
This is a reputable leadership role within Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust, based at the Royal Derby Hospital. The post of Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) for Voice, Head and Neck Cancer, and ENToffers the opportunity to work at an advanced clinical level, providing expert assessment, treatment, and service development. The role combines direct patient care with leadership, research, and education, ensuring high standards of evidence-based practice and collaborative multidisciplinary working. As part of a respected NHS Foundation Trust, this position offers the chance to contribute to innovative service delivery and play a key role in shaping specialist care pathways within a supportive and well-regarded organisation.
Responsibilities
* Provide advanced clinical expertise in the assessment, diagnosis, and management of complex voice disorders, head and neck cancer, and tracheostomy/laryngectomy/airway cases.
* Deliver highly specialist, person-centred interventions and second opinions, working collaboratively with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams.
* Lead on service development, ensuring high standards of care through evidence-based practice, research, clinical audit, and innovation.
* Act as a professional leader for the Speech and Language Therapy team, providing supervision, training, and mentorship to colleagues, students, and assistants.
* Contribute to education and training for staff and wider professional groups at local, regional, and national levels.
* Influence and support policy, strategy, and service improvement within the Trust and across partner organisations.
* Maintain professional registration, continuous professional development, and a strong national profile in the clinical specialty.
About the Trust
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.
During the pandemic response we have led the implementation of public vaccination centres in collaboration with partners across health and social care.
How to apply
Please see job description and person specification for full description of roles and responsibilities. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Nov 2025
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