Job overview

Are you an experienced Speech and Language Therapist (SALT) looking for your next challenge? A rare opportunity has arisen within the SALT  team at Wye Valley NHS Trust, and we are looking to recruit a part time (0.8), band 7 therapist to lead and co-ordinate the school age Autism service across the beautiful and rural county of Herefordshire. 

This is a permanent role based in Hereford but will involve travel across the County. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic, evidence driven leader with a passion for empowering others to drive forward our school age Autism strategy and pathway. The role will include being the lead SALT in the Multi-disciplinary team for assessment. In addition, the post holder will have an opportunity to be a pro-active leader in developing a dynamic and strategic way to develop the best possible services to children, young people and their families.

Line management experience would be beneficial but not essential as this post supports a small team of therapists. Applications are welcomed from individuals with established skills in these areas and from those with transferable skills who are enthusiastic about further development. Supervision, training and support will be available.

We look forward to welcoming you to our small committed team. 

Informal discussions prior to application are welcome- via the SaLT admin base at Belmont 01432 363975 or email:

Lucy Sweeting (Clinical Manager and Head of Profession for CYP - SALT). [email protected]

Main duties of the job

•        Appraise and provide supervision for band 4/5& 6 therapists working within the autism outreach team
•        Complete return to work interviews and first line absence management for therapists working within the autism outreach team.
• To identify staff development needs following appraisal.
• To assist in the delivery of service objectives and contribute to implementing new ways of working where appropriate, contributing to appropriate policy/procedure and implementing such policies across the mainstream autism outreach team
•        To supervise undergraduate students

Working for our organisation

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”

Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.