Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

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

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Northampton is seeking a Band 6 Specialist Speech & Language Therapist to join their Acute adult team. This role involves managing complex cases, supervising support staff, and providing SLT training. The successful candidate will possess a recognized degree, relevant clinical experience, and must be a car driver. Options for full-time or part-time work are available, along with professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Participation in Clinical Excellence Networks

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Evidence of clinical experience as a qualified SLT in relevant fields.
• Able to organise workload and manage time effectively.
• Car driver for site visits across locations.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex caseload of adult clients.
• Supervise SLT Assistant Practitioners and volunteers.
• Develop and deliver specialist SLT training.

Skills

Differential diagnosis

Clinical supervision

Organizational skills

Clinical teaching

Education

Recognised Speech and Language Degree

Completion of Specialist Short course (e.g. Dysphagia)

Job description

Overview

Band 6 Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Will consider Band 5 developing band 6 post for suitably qualified applicants.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Specialist Speech & Language Therapist to join the Acute adult team across the 2 Acute Hospitals, Northampton and Kettering General Hospitals. These sessions are within the acute teams and the head and neck cancer S< teams.

You will join a team of Speech and Language Therapists who are situated within the Acute S< team as well as a larger countywide Team of Adult Speech & Language Therapists and Support Practitioners.

These are substantive posts with the opportunity of full time or part time working, across the Acute and H&N Pathways within adult Speech & Language Therapy countywide. Thereby offering an opportunity to develop skills across a variety of caseloads/ disorders.

All staff are encouraged to attend regular team meetings, countywide staff meetings and in-house clinical forums. The service promotes a strong culture of clinical supervision. Professional development is encouraged through membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Networks, in-house and external training courses and is monitored through annual appraisal.

Due to the number of sessions that are available, there is the opportunity to negotiate preferred sessions and/or locations with the successful candidates.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an experienced Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) with specialist knowledge of differential diagnosis in adults with Speech, Language and Swallowing difficulties and experience working with patients across various pathways.

The post holder will work within the Adult Speech and Language Therapy team to manage a complex caseload comprising of a range of adult clients with various differential diagnoses.

The post holder will supervise SLT Assistant Practitioners and volunteers.

The post holder will provide clinical teaching of SLT students and will participate in the development and delivery of specialist SLT training to others.

Being a car driver is essential. There are two acute locations that our teams cover within the county.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be \'outstanding\' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Details

Date posted: 19 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year pa pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-Time

Reference number: 270-TG376-ACS

Job locations: Highfield clinical care centre, Cliftonville Road, Northampton, NN1 5BU

Job description

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

See job description for both acute and H&N pathways

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• recognised S< degree Evidence of sucessful completeion of Speicalist Short course e.g Dysphagia

Desirable

• membership to CEN/ SIG

Experience and Skills Essential

• oEvidence of clinical experience as qualified SLT in relevant field.
• oEvidence of specialist knowledge/skills as a result of experience/CPD.
• oAble to organise work load and manage time. oAbility to prioritise work load - clinical and non-clinical.
• Car driver

Desirable

• Knowledge of National policies

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

North Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Highfield clinical care centre

Cliftonville Road

Northampton

NN1 5BU

Employer's website: https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/