Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Head & Neck Cancer

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in the United Kingdom is seeking a skilled Speech and Language Therapist to join their Adult Surgical team. This role involves managing patients with Head and Neck cancer and communication impairments, requiring collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. The position offers a dynamic working environment with comprehensive support and extensive benefits, including access to NHS pension, generous leave, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous relocation package

Learning and development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Skilled Speech and Language Therapist with experience in Head and Neck cancer.
• Ability to manage patients with communication and swallowing disorders.
• Flexibility to respond to varied service needs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care across all aspects of the patient journey.
• Provide assessment and management of communication and swallowing disorders.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary teams to ensure holistic care.
• Lead service development projects and support audits.
• Facilitate student placements.

Skills

Experience with complex dysphagia

Communication impairments management

Team collaboration

Assessment and diagnosis

Holistic patient care

Job description

Vacancy at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Are you a skilled, resourceful and dynamic Speech and Language Therapist, with experience of managing patients with complex dysphagia and communication impairments in the speciality of Head and Neck cancer and ENT? We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join our existing Adult Surgical Speech and Language Therapy Team. This role will be based at York hospital and will deliver care to patients across the Trust.

Focus

The role has a specific focus of supporting patients with Head & Neck cancer and acute inpatients on the surgical wards, including critical care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care across all aspects of the patient journey (inpatients, outpatients and specialist services such as Head & Neck cancer).
• Provide assessment, differential diagnosis and management of adult communication and swallowing disorders, specifically related to Head & Neck/ENT/Voice.
• Liaise closely with multidisciplinary teams, families, carers, GPs and AHPs to provide holistic care.
• Support from Advanced Clinical Specialist Speech & Language Therapists, Team Manager and Professional Lead for Speech & Language Therapy.
• Contribute to service development by leading on projects and supporting audits and research.
• Provide engaging student placements.
• Transport yourself and your equipment independently across the region; Trust pool cars are available.
• Be flexible with time and skills to respond to the needs of the service, including some acute inpatient/community work.

Access to

• Weekly SLT-Led Videofluoroscopy clinics.
• A monthly joint voice clinic.
• Regular full team and smaller clinical team meetings.
• A comprehensive programme of supervision and support.

Benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, including a lump sum and pension for dependants.
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service).
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) for hard-to-fill positions where relocation would be an expectation.
• A variety of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
• Extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers.

Trust Information Pack: https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity. This advert closes on Sunday 7 Dec 2025.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence. Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks – including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks – to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact [e-mail].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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