Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Hull Bridge; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting a Specialist Speech & Language Therapist to manage a caseload of inpatients with swallowing and communication disorders in acute medicine. You will work with a multidisciplinary team, gaining specialist skills in areas like respiratory care, FEES, and videofluoroscopy.

We encourage flexible working and CPD development, with opportunities to advance skills and contribute to service improvements within a large teaching hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech & Language Therapy (or equivalent).
• Registered with HCPC.
• Post-graduate qualification and/or experience in dysphagia.
• Member of RCSLT.

Responsibilities

• Manage own caseload of inpatients with acquired swallowing and/or communication disorders in acute medicine.
• Work with MDT colleagues to develop skills in areas such as dysphagia, FEES and videofluoroscopy.
• Contribute to service development and ongoing CPD; support flexible working patterns.

Skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Dysphagia expertise

Videofluoroscopy experience

Acute medicine experience

Communication disorders

Education

Degree in Speech & Language Therapy

HCPC registration

Post-graduate qualification in dysphagia

Member of RCSLT

Job description

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

The closing date is 15 November 2026

3x SPECIALIST SPEECH & LANGUAGE THERAPIST- Acute Medicine

Full time/Part-time/Flexible working options

Are you looking for the next step in your Speech & Language Therapy Career?

We actively consider applications from current Band 5s, with post basic dysphagia competencies, for career progression Band 5 to Band 6 posts - Our welcoming team would be very happy to support your development.

At Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust we've created stimulating and rewarding careers so excellent Speech & Language Therapists like you can join our innovative team.

To work within the Speech & Language Therapy Team to provide an efficient and effective service in line with the guidance of the Clinical Lead Speech & Language Therapists for Acute Medical, the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists (RCSLT), the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

To manage own caseload of inpatients with an acquired swallowing and/or communication disorder in acute medicine.

Please contact us if you have specific areas of interest and are keen to develop your skills and specialise.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

Main duties of the job

You’ll be working with an expert team of SLTs providing services to Acute Medical wards on the Hull Royal Infirmary site. You will have opportunities to gain specialist skills in areas such as respiratory care, frail elderly and critical care, (further) developing your experience in dysphagia, Videofluoroscopy and working closely with MDT colleagues.

You’ll join a dynamic, supportive and forward thinking team in a large teaching and major trauma centre with first class facilities. We run regular Videofluoroscopy clinics using the MBSImP protocol and have an established and very busy FEES service.

Continuing Professional Development is actively encouraged and there are ongoing opportunities to help shape and deliver service improvements and new ways of working, including opportunities to work with colleagues in research.

We pride ourselves on supporting flexible working patterns. The HUTH trust offers regular access to well-being activities and counselling services.

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.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.

Person Specification

Other Requirements

• oAbility to travel between hospital sites and/or in the community as required

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• oHighly motivated
• oReliable
• oAble to work as part of a team
• oAble to deal effectively with challenging situations
• oGood organisational skills
• oDemonstrates understanding of confidentiality

Knowledge, Training & Experience

• oSubstantial experience in the assessment and treatment of adult acquired communication and swallowing disorders
• oExperience of multi-disciplinary working
• oMember of communication and/or dysphagia CEN
• oExperience of acute medicine
• oExperience of critical care
• oExperience of Videofluoroscopy

Education/ Qualifications

• oDegree in Speech & Language Therapy (or equivalent)
• oRegistered with HCPC
• oPost-graduate qualification and/or experience in dysphagia
• oMember of RCSLT

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.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust