Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

NHS; Telford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. The role includes working with an acute team and offers development and leadership training for professionals seeking to advance their careers. Join a supportive environment focused on delivering excellent care to our patients.

Benefits

Access to CPD opportunities

Supportive multidisciplinary team

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in the clinical area required.
• Experience in teaching and presentations.
• Evidence of implementing service development initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage a specialist caseload of complex patients.
• Participate in a weekly videofluoroscopy clinic.
• Provide clinical support and leadership to the SLT teams.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Clinical reasoning skills

Education

HCPC acknowledged qualification in SLT

HCPC registered

Job description

Go back The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

The closing date is 01 July 2025

We have an exciting opportunity for a Speech and Language Therapist to join our acute team working across The Princess Royal and The Royal Shrewsbury Hospitals. Those in an existing band 7 role or looking for a developmental position as a stepping stone between Band 6 and Band 7 are welcome to apply as training and support can be given to develop leadership and clinical skills. Ideally you will have completed or started Vidoefluroscopy or FEES competencies.

Our team has access to a videofluoroscopy service and we are in the process of setting up a Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) service.We have regular access to CPD both within our acute team and our wider SLT team which includes SLTs working in head and neck cancer, community hospitals, outpatients, voice, domiciliary and our local spinal injury centre. There will be opportunities to gain skills in organising and creating training, developing supervision skills, and opportunities to gain experience with instrumental swallowing assessment. Cross site working with our sister hospital (Royal Shrewsbury Hospital) may be required and provides an opportunity to learn from our wider acute inpatient team."

This post holder will be supported with their clinical learning and development by our Band 8a Instrumental Assessment & Complex Dysphagia SLT.

Main duties of the job

To assess, diagnose/ interpret and manage a shared specialist caseload of complex patients as an autonomous practitioner.

The job will include working in a wide variety of areas - general medical, elderly care, respiratory, cardiac, renal, surgical, gastro, critical care and also will allow opportunities to work alongside other specialist clinical teams such as end of life care, dementia, dental hygienist, social work.

Participation in a weekly videofluroscopy clinic.

Provide clinical support and leadership to the Speech and Language Therapy teams at The Royal Shrewsbury and The Princess Royal Hospital sites.

About us

Join us at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, where our passion for excellence drives everything we do.

We're on a mission to provide high quality, safe care to our patients, in an environment our incredible staff are proud to work in.

Our vision, 'To provide excellent care for the communities we serve,' is not just a statement; it's a promise we live by every day. Guided by our core Values - Partnering, Ambitious, Caring, and Trusted - we're determined to make a real difference in the lives of those who matter most: our patients and their families.

If you're ready to be part of a team that's dedicated to continuous improvement, come join us and let's make a difference together!

We are a really friendly and supportive team and have excellent multidisciplinary links across the hospital and the community. We share offices with our excellent dietetic colleagues who we enjoy working closely with.

We have access to an annual PGM to link us to the wider profession across the county. We offer and implement regular management and clinical supervision across the whole of therapies, as well as weekly huddles and monthly meetings allowing for group discussions around cases and service development

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• HCPC acknowledged qualification in SLT
• HCPC registered

Experience

• Evidence of extensive experience in this clinical area
• Evidence of teaching and presentation experience
• Experience in audit and outcome measures
• Working within MDT teams influencing service delivery

Knowledge

• Evidence of recent relevant CPD
• Evidence of implementing service development initiatives
• Evidence of implementing relevant evidence based practice
• Demonstrates advanced clinical skill and clinical reasoning skills
• Evidence of working to national and local drivers for this clinical area

Skills

• Proven leadership skills
• Ability to prioritise workload under pressure
• Excellent communication skills in a variety of modalities

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.

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust