Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

NHS; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly specialist role in maternity cover within the NHS, focusing on adults with acquired swallowing and communication difficulties. The position offers the chance to enhance skills within the Acute Medicine, Stroke, or Head and Neck Teams at Hull University Teaching Hospital, working in a forward-thinking environment with a commitment to innovation.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in acute settings, preferably in critical care.
• Ability to lead and support a small team in clinical settings.

Responsibilities

• Work clinically across acute wards, stroke, or head and neck.
• Involvement in SLT-led Videofluoroscopy clinics and FEES service.

Skills

Experience with adults with acquired swallowing difficulties

Experience with communication difficulties

Tracheostomy competencies

Job description

Job summary

BANK CONTRACT

Maternity cover - highly specialist role

Do you have significant experience working with adults with acquired swallowing and communication difficulties within acute settings, including critical care?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity to enhance your skills with the Acute Medicine, Stroke, or Head and Neck Teams at Hull University Teaching Hospital.

Main duties of the job

You will work clinically across acute wards, stroke, or head and neck, leading and supporting a small team. Tracheostomy competencies are desirable but not essential for this role.

You may be involved in regular SLT-led Videofluoroscopy clinics, following the MBSImP protocol, and/or support our FEES service. We are a forward-thinking team in a large tertiary NHS Trust with close links to university partners and a passion for innovation.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG, and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery, and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled, and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership, and our community.

Details

Date posted: 20 May 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract: Bank

Working pattern: Flexible working

Reference number: 356-25-7171576

Job locations: Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 2JZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details regarding this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Should we receive a high volume of applications, the advert may be closed earlier than stated.