Job summary
- Main area
- Speech & Language Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 27 hours per week
- Job ref
- 190-0375-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Hallamshire Hospital
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pa/pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/09/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 07/10/2025
Employer heading

Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
Are you looking for a supportive and dynamic team, with protected time for your development, to help you to reach your professional aspirations? Then look no further because we have the role for you.
We are looking for a Band 6 Speech & Language therapist who is passionate about community-based care for adults with swallowing and communication disorders. The successful applicant will join the wonderfully supportive Sheffield Adult Community Team (ACT).
This role is part time, 27 hours (0.73 WTE ).
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical speech and language therapy services to a defined specialised caseload as part of the Adult Community SLT team.
To specialise in the assessment and management of communication disorders and dysphagia.
Working in the community setting is exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. In line with the national agenda to provide care closer to home. Please feel free to contact us for any more information, we are more than happy to answer any questions.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The SLT service covers acute and community SLT for adults in Sheffield.
It is a large service with 66 members of the team (51.94 WTE) including SLTs, SLT assistants and admin support.
The SLT teams are highly motivated to provide a quality service to their patients, they are research active and embrace innovation. The service has established processes for supervision and supports personal and professional development.
Additional hours in this role may later become available.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant professional qualification (1st degree level or equivalent qualification)
- Qualified to work to Specialist level on RCSLT Dysphagia competency framework
- Registered member of Health & Care Professionals Council & Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Dysphagia experience / accreditation, including management of complex cases in the community.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive post-graduate experience
- Relevant experience up to or at a Band 6 Level
- Experience of working with adults with communication and swallowing difficulties resulting from a wide range of acquired neurological conditions.
- Experience in working with adults in hospital and community settings
- Experience of working with relatives and carers
- Evidence of multi-disciplinary team working
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in development and delivery of training packages
Further Training
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of assessment tools and therapeutic interventions for relevant client groups
- Knowledge of national policies and legislation relevant to client group, and the local implementation of these.
- Knowledge of professional and clinical guidelines relevant to the client group.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of supported communication techniques, use of talking mats, life story books / communication passports
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Competent in use of IT for everyday communication.
- Good time management and organisational skills.
- Good presentation skills – oral and written.
- Awareness of the principles of clinical governance, audit and required standards of record keeping.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, especially in relation to liaison and joint working.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of ability to manage specialist and complex caseload independently
- Knowledge of the NHS and understanding of the roles of other professions
Other Factors
Essential criteria
- Evidence of developing negotiation skills and management of conflict
- Commitment to equal opportunities in work and service delivery.
- Ability to work in a team.
- Adaptable to new situations and personnel.
- Flexible approach to working practices.
- Commitment to person centred planning and carer involvement in service delivery and development.
- Valid full driving licence and access to a vehicle. Access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes.
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
- Alec Carr
- Job title
- SLT Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 2265348
- Additional information
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