Job summary
Join our Adult Speech and Language Therapy team to work with acute inpatients and outpatients and develop specialist skills in managing patients with dysphonia and more complex dysphagia presentations, including head and neck cancer.

You will be part of a supportive and dedicated team.

We provide:

• Specialist clinics, including Joint Voice Disorders, Hoarse Voice Assessment, SLT-led nasendoscopy, FEES, and videofluoroscopy.
• Inclusive and committed CPD opportunities, with a focus on evidence-based practice, audit, research, and staff well-being.
• An award-winning service, having received two awards for Staff Well-being and Quality Improvement.
• High patient satisfaction, with an I Want Great Care score of 4.76/5.
• High staff satisfaction.

We offer:

• Opportunities for role development and Band 6 leadership training.
• Active involvement in Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives.
• Close links with the Stroke Team, ENT, Radiology, Nutrition, Dietetics, and other key services.
• A supportive environment that values transparency and encourages staff engagement in service delivery and decision-making.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as part of the inpatient Speech and Language Therapy team, providing assessment and management of adults with communication and swallowing disorders across a range of acute specialties, including Acute Medical Unit, Critical Care, Frailty, Dementia, ENT, Surgery, Cardiology, Orthopaedics and Respiratory.

The role also includes managing an outpatient caseload, with opportunities to develop specialist skills in voice disorders, dysphagia, and head and neck cancer, including working as part of the wider multidisciplinary head and neck service.

You will work collaboratively with colleagues across the Trust to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care, contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives, and support the delivery of responsive, patient-centred services.

The successful candidate will play an active role in education and training by providing teaching to the wider multidisciplinary team, supporting Speech and Language Therapy students and assistant practitioners, and contributing to the clinical development of the wider SLT service through audit, supervision, and continuous professional development.

About us
DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

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

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Job responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential

• Profession Specific Degree; eg BSc Speech Sciences or Speech and Language Therapy MMedSci degree
• Member of the Healthcare Professionals Council (HCPC)
• Member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
• Post basic training in dysphagia - minimum of one year's experience

Desirable

• Voice training and competencies
• Leadership training

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Experience of working with adult acute inpatients with swallowing and communication disorders caused by a wide range of aetiologies
• Experience of working with complex ethical issues regarding swallowing and nutrition and hydration
• Experience of working as part of an MDT
• Evidence of CPD
• Evidence of knowledge of local and national policy and SLT standards of care within specialisms

Desirable

• Experience of working with dysphagic and dysphonic patients in an outpatient setting
• Experience of working with adult patients with Head and Neck Cancer including maxillofacial and laryngectomy and tracheostomy
• Experience of working in ENT settings

Personal Attributes & Skills
Essential

• Evidence of ability to communicate complex information to patients, carers, and other professionals
• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal skills
• Ability to co-ordinate, prioritise and work co-operatively and harmoniously within a variety of teams
• Demonstrate excellent timekeeping and caseload management and patient flow

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.