Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is seeking a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join the Head and Neck Surgery SLT team in Lincoln. The role involves assessment, treatment, and management of adults with head and neck cancer, including tracheostomy and laryngectomy, with opportunities to work across ENT, Maxillofacial and Oncology teams.

You will work within a supportive, multidisciplinary environment, providing joint clinics and maintaining CPD to advance expertise in

Qualifications

• Recognised speech and language therapy degree or equivalent.
• HCPC registration is required.
• Postgraduate qualification and CPD in relevant courses/training including dysphagia competencies.
• Evidence of skills in the management of complex speech and swallowing conditions.
• Knowledge of clinical governance activities.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose and manage swallowing and communication in adult head and neck cancer patients; develop specialist knowledge via CPD; engage in MDT working for optimal outcomes.
• Attend weekly MDT clinics with Lincoln and Nottingham teams; deliver outpatient assessments for speech, voice and swallowing difficulties across all cancer pathway stages.

Skills

Teamwork

Independent working

Problem solving

Communication skills

Prioritisation

Negotiation

Education

Recognised SLT degree or equivalent

HCPC registration

Postgraduate CPD in dysphagia

Job description

Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

The closing date is 05 November 2026

We are delighted to announce new posts in Head and Neck Speech and Language Therapy in Lincolnshire due to increased funding from the East Midlands Cancer Alliance. This is an exciting opportunity for a specialist Speech and Language Therapist to work within the Head and Neck Cancer service in ULTH, assessing, treating and managing a caseload of patients with Head and Neck Cancer and a range of speech, swallowing and voice difficulties, including tracheostomy and laryngectomy.

This is a fixed term 18-month post.

This role provides great opportunities to work closely with colleagues within ENT, Maxillofacial and Oncology teams as well as colleagues in Dietetics, Radiology and CNS team to provide joint patient clinics in a supportive environment across the whole of the head and neck cancer pathway.

Please see our video of a day in the life of a current H&N SLT:

Emily - SALT

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for a designated Head and Neck Cancer caseload, including attending weekly MDT clinics with teams from Lincoln and Nottingham present, offering outpatient appointments to assess and manage a range of speech, voice and swallowing difficulties at all stages of the head and neck cancer pathway and prioritising the patients with the highest level of Speech and Language Therapy needs for input.

About us

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS' workforce.

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an 'earn while you learn' apprenticeship programme. Visit our Learning and Development page to find out more https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev

Job responsibilities

To provide assessment, diagnosis and evidence-based management in swallowing and communication to adult patients with a head and neck cancer, to develop own specialist knowledge and skills though ongoing CPD and engage in MDT working for best patient outcomes.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of this role.

• Jennifer Burnett, Adult SLT Operational Lead ([e-mail], 07840 842 081)

Person Specification

Essential and desireable

• Recognised speech and language therapy degree or equivalent
• HCPC registration
• Post graduate qualification and CPD in relevant courses/training including dysphagia competencies
• Evidence of skills in the management of complex speech and swallowing conditions
• Knowledge of clinical governance activities
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Having worked as an SLT for adults with acquired communication & swallowing difficulties.Having an in-depth knowledge of assessment, diagnosis, treatment and case load management within a broad range of clinical areas and experience of working with more complex cases or those within a specialist area of interest
• Negotiation and problem solving skills
• Experience of managing and prioritising a busy caseload
• Post registration qualifications in related clinical field
• Experience of working with head and neck cancer caseload
• Experience of supervising therapy assistants.
• Knowledge and experience of AAC
• Registered Member of RCSLT
• Videofluoroscopy/FEES/trache competencies

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.

Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust