Senior Speech and Language Therapist

NHS; Knaresborough; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Speech and Language Therapist to support adults with learning disabilities in Knaresborough. The role involves working within a multidisciplinary team to address communication and swallowing difficulties. Candidates should hold a degree in Speech & Language Therapy, possess relevant registrations, and ideally have post-qualifying experience in mental health, learning disabilities, or autism. This position offers a salary range of £38,682 to £46,580 pro rata annually.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months post qualifying experience of Speech and Language Therapy delivery.
• Experience of supporting people with mental health issues, learning disability or autism.
• Experience of working in Multidisciplinary Team.

Responsibilities

• Work with individuals who have communication difficulties.
• Collaborate with a team of health care professionals.
• Provide high quality, evidence-based service.

Skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Clinical risk assessment

Evidence-based practice

Education

Degree in Speech & Language Therapy

Current relevant registration

Post graduate training in relevant specialist area

Job description

Senior Speech and Language Therapist

The closing date is 25 January 2026.

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit a Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to work with adults with learning disabilities (LD) in North Yorkshire. The successful post holder will be based in Knaresborough and primarily work with service users living in the Harrogate and District locality.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work with individuals who have communication difficulties and/or eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties. The successful applicant will work alongside a team of health care professionals including speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, LD nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, and health care assistants. The caseload is varied and intervention is completed as part of a multi-disciplinary team, committed to collaborative working and focusing on the provision of a high quality, evidence based service.

The successful applicant will have a degree in Speech & Language Therapy and experience working with a range of communication difficulties and/or swallowing difficulties. They will have knowledge of related issues influencing learning disability SLT practice. They may have previous experience from other clinical areas of practice that are transferable to this client group. They will be competent in the assessment and treatment of eating, drinking & swallowing difficulties or willing to undertake the trust competencies in this area.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Tees, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Appropriate professional qualification in Speech and Language Therapy role
• Current relevant registration with specific regulatory body
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) level 7 (SLT =8) for International recruits
• Post graduate training in relevant specialist area

Experience

• Minimum 12 months post qualifying experience of Speech and Language Therapy delivery
• Experience of supporting people with mental health issues, learning disability or autism
• Experience of working in Multidisciplinary Team (SW essential criteria)

Knowledge

• Understanding of the needs of service users with mental health conditions or learning disabilities
• Clinical risk assessment and application in practice
• Knowledge of evidencebased practice in designated specialist area
• Post graduate training in specialist area if applicable to post (e.g. dysphagia, autism diagnostics)
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of managing complex Speech and Language Therapy cases
• Awareness of professional standards and its application to practice

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata, per annum