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Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
The closing date is 27 August 2025
An exciting position has arisen within our community Speech and Language Therapy Team (SLT) with Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. You will provide highly specialist skills to work clinically with this complex and diverse adult community caseload alongside the friendly and supportive SLT team for Hambleton & Richmondshire based in Northallerton
You will provide operational leadership and work closely with the SLT leadership team at HDFT. You will provide direct line management for several members of the team. There is an opportunity of being the team lead for the department if you have the right experience.
Clinically, you will provide highly specialist assessment and treatment to wide range of adult neurology patients. This will be both in our outpatient clinic based at the Friarage Hospital and also in patient's own homes. It also provides opportunities to work with complex dysphagia, dysfluency and voice, and other complex presentations that arise.
A monthly videofluoroscopy clinic is held at the Friarage Hospital, so skills in videofluoroscopy are desireable and training can be provided in this area.
Main duties of the job
The post will enable you to develop highly specialist skills within a supportive team structure, with regular supervision and the opportunity to contribute to the development of the service.
The role includes:
* Attending the monthly quality of care meetings with the team leads and managers from the wider teams, and ensuring there is governance within the team
* Leading on service development and clinical effectiveness
* Line management of team members
* Providing clinical supervision
* Assessment and treatment of adult neurology patients with communication and swallowing needs - this can include virtual work
* Assessment and treatment of patients with dysfluency or voice difficulties as competent to do so - this can include virtual work
* Providing support, supervision, training and line management of SLT/SLTAs as required
* Jointly leading the videofluoroscopy clinic at the Friarage Hospital (dependent on skill set)
* Being the team lead for the Hambleton and Richmondshire SLT team (dependent on skill set)
About us
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.
At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!
We offer colleagues:
* A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
* Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
* Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.
Please note:
* Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
* Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
* Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
Job responsibilities
For further information on this position please see the Job Descriptions & Personal Specifications attached. Team lead is optional.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
* HCPC registration
* Experience of joint work with SLTAs
* UK driving licence
* Leadership Development courses
* Videofluoroscopy experience
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.
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
£47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum pro rata
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