Job summary
- Main area
- Special Schools AAC and Dysphagia within the community
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 338-7568360-25
- Employer
- Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Peeler House
- Town
- Hessle
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit 0.4 whole time equivalent Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to our well established Speech and Language Therapy team which provides a service across Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire. This post is for anyone interested in working with children with a range of communication needs including AAC within special schools and dysphagia within the community. The post will be based at Peeler House
We offer an opportunity to:
- engage in an induction programme
- clinical supervision
- CPD opportunities
- be proactive in the Trust Quality Improvement agenda
- be an advocate for Speech and Language Therapy through an established Allied Health Professional's network
We have developed a robust approach to blended working, offering a work life balance for staff well-being
Main duties of the job
- To prioritise, plan and manage a specialist caseload, delegating tasks to others as appropriate
- To demonstrate specialist clinical skills and provide support and advice re the delivery of care in partnership with children, relatives, staff, managers, and externally with other agencies.
- To provide high quality assessments and treatment plans which are evidenced based
- To maintain, as part of continual professional development, up to date clinical specialist knowledge/skills
- To provide day to day clinical supervision for SLT assistants, students and other co-workers as required
- To provide training within own area of specialism to other professionals and carers
Working for our organisation
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
- Specialist understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and protocols within identified clinical area.
- Current registration with HCPC and RCSLT
Desirable criteria
- Member of specialist interest group/network, locally or regionally
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of sound post-registration professional practice
- Experience of case load management within specialist service area
Skills and Competencies
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills and work flexibly within the team/service
- Good time management and organisational skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Julie Robinson
- Job title
- Principal Speech and Language Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01482 692929 x3
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