Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Senior Speech & Language Therapist - Adults
The closing date is 01 May 2026
Join our Adult Speech and Language Therapy team to work with Head and Neck Cancer, Voice and Acute Inpatients.
You will work on a team that is supportive and dedicated.
We provide:
* Specialist Clinics: Joint Voice Disorders, Hoarse Voice Assessment, SLT-led nasendoscopy, FEES, and videofluoroscopy
* Inclusive and committed CPD opportunities, evidence-based practice, audit, research, and staff well-being
We have won 2 awards; for staff Well-Being and for Quality Improvement.
Our patient satisfaction is high with an I Want Great Care score of 4.76/5 and a 15.8% response rate.
High staff satisfaction; TED Survey score of 4.4/5.
We offer:
* Opportunities for role development and Band 6 leadership training.
* Close links with Stroke Team, ENT, Radiology, Nutrition, Dietetics, and other key services.
* A supportive environment that values transparency and staff engagement in service delivery and decision making.
Benefits
* Extensive range of learning opportunities
* NHS Pension Scheme
* Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
* Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
* NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.
Main duties of the job
* Inpatients: inpatients across a variety of wards, including AMU, Critical Care, Frailty, Dementia, ENT, Surgical, Cardiology, Orthopaedic and Respiratory.
* Outpatients: Head & Neck cancer including pre and post radiotherapy, maxillofacial and laryngectomy; voice and outpatient dysphagia.
* Support the Clinical Team Leads with operational management of the Adult SLT service.
* Work with Head and Neck cancer inpatients and outpatients as part of the multidisciplinary team.
* Liaise with colleagues across Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and participate in the regional Head and Neck MDT meetings.
* Deliver training and education to the wider MDT and provide clinical education to SLT students and T-level students.
* Contribute to service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives.
About us
DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
Person Specification
Personal Attributes & Skills
* Evidence of ability to communicate complex conditions and related information from assessments to patients, carers and multidisciplinary team members and other professionals.
* Demonstrate excellent written and verbal skills.
* Ability to coordinate, prioritise and work co-operatively and harmoniously within a variety of teams.
* Demonstrate excellent timekeeping and caseload management and patient flow.
* Demonstrate self‑awareness and reflection.
Knowledge & Experience
* Experience of working with adult acute inpatients with swallowing and communication disorders caused by a wide range of aetiologies.
* Experience of working with dysphagic and dysphonic patients in an outpatient setting.
* Experience of working with complex ethical issues regarding swallowing and nutrition and hydration.
* Experience of working as part of an MDT.
* Evidence of knowledge of local and national policy and SLT standards of care within specialisms.
* Experience of working with adult patients with Head and Neck Cancer including maxillofacial and laryngectomy and tracheostomy.
* Experience of working in ENT settings.
* Experience in supervision of other members of the SLT Team.
* Experience in the supervision of Speech and Language Therapy students.
* Experience of delivery of education to non‑SLT colleagues.
Qualifications & Training
* Profession Specific Degree, e.g. BSc Speech Sciences or MMedSci Speech and Language degree.
* Member of the Healthcare Professionals Council (HCPC).
* Member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists.
* Post basic training in dysphagia - minimum of one year's experience since dysphagia competencies passed and signed off.
* Voice training and competencies.
* Advanced dysphagia skills in Head and Neck Cancer including maxillofacial, laryngectomy and tracheostomy.
* Leadership training.
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.
Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
£39,959 to £48,117 a year Pro Rata Per Annum
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