Overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified Band 6 Specialist SaLT in Paediatric dysphagia, to join our friendly, innovative and supportive Children’s team in Bradford, a vibrant multicultural city.
This post will provide the opportunity to work within the Children’s team providing support to our paediatric population and their families from newborns to 18-year-olds with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties. There is opportunity to work with colleagues within the wider multidisciplinary team. You will join a team of dedicated Speech and Language Therapists and Clinical Support Workers who are passionate about meeting the needs of our population. The Speech and Language Therapy service provides a supportive network of generalist, specialist and highly specialist therapists working in a wide range of clinical areas, and there are excellent opportunities for continuous professional development and clinical supervision.
Closing Date: 13th October 2025
Shortlisting: 14th October 2025
Interview date: 21st October 2025
Responsibilities
* To work effectively as part of an established paediatric Speech and Language Therapy team, to provide assessment, therapy, advice and support to our paediatric population and their families from newborn -18 who have specific needs in relation to their eating, drinking and swallowing.
* To assess, develop and implement specialist Speech and Language Therapy treatment.
* To manage a caseload of complex cases within paediatric dysphagia.
* To offer specialist clinical advice/training/support to SLT colleagues and other professionals in paediatric dysphagia.
Values
* We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
* We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
* We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
Benefits
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:
* Increase mileage rates for > 3500
* A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
* A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
* Plus many more
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ruth Alderson, Clinical Lead-Children's Speech & Language Therapy, Email: ruth.alderson@bdct.nhs.uk, Telephone: 07767755185
Rachel Sladen, Email: rachel.sladen@bdct.nhs.uk
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