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York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Scarborough (ME); On-site; USD 73,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Leave for emergencies and planned abs

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Staff benefits pages

Job summary

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist to lead and deliver highly specialist assessments and treatments for patients with complex dysphagia and communication impairments. The role covers inpatient wards, outpatient services and home visits from Scarborough Hospital.

You will join an established Adult SLT team, contribute to leadership, quality improvement and teaching, and play a key role in service development across sites.

Qualifications

• Registered Speech and Language Therapist with experience in dysphagia and communication impairments.
• Experience delivering care across inpatient, outpatient and community settings.
• Ability to work across Scarborough Hospital and patient homes as required.

Responsibilities

• Hold a clinical workload across sites delivering highly specialist assessment, treatment and advice.
• Embed best practice across the SLT team and audit quality of care.
• Support the Team Manager in monitoring service capacity and delivery.
• Lead quality improvement projects as part of the Advanced Clinical Specialists team.

Job description

Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist

Company:

Company: York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

A 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?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join our existing Adult Speech and Language Therapy Team.

The Medical Adult Speech and Language Therapy team based at Scarborough Hospital is responsible for delivering care across aspects of the patient journey e.g. outpatients, community and inpatients.

You will be working with a varied caseload, including progressive neurology, frailty, dementia, respiratory, and other aetiologies. Work will be mixed across inpatient wards, community visits and our specialist outpatient clinic space.

The role will be based at Scarborough Hospital and will deliver input to patients in their own homes by providing assessment, differential diagnosis and management/therapy for communication and swallowing disorders. We have a weekly Speech and Language Therapy led Videofluoroscopy service.

Please Note: The ability to transport yourself and equipment across the locality and Trust sites during the course of a normal working day is required for this vacancy.

Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY. Remote interviews will not be available.

Based in Scarborough Hospital, in this role you will:

Responsibilities

• Hold a clinical workload across sites and settings, delivering highly specialist assessment, treatment and advice, working closely with patients and their carers and other professionals in Health and Social Care.
• Have responsibility for embedding best practice across the Speech & Language Therapy team by:
• supporting colleagues to develop their clinical skills and practice
• auditing the quality of care to people within this client group
• reviewing research and innovations in the clinical care of this client group
• Support the Team Manager and AHP Senior Operational Manager in monitoring and evaluating service capacity and delivery.

You will also be part of our leadership team of Advanced Clinical Specialists, supporting and leading quality improvement projects that link with our team vision and objectives.

Be committed to raising the profile of our team and profession, through supporting quality placements as part of student education and participation in local and regional professional networks.

If you are applying for this position as a Secondment, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying.

For further information on working for our Trust, please visit:

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 fromeveryone,while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive fromdifferent backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:[e-mail].

As part ofseekingto 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.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promoteSaBRE- Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension fordependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety ofdifferent typesof paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work,familyand relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Workscheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring,cinemaand financefrom a rangeof providers

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

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

This advert closes on Thursday 24 Sep 2026

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust