The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

The closing date is 18 August 2025

Job summary

We have a new opportunity at MYTT for a Temporary Clinical Specialist SLT for Acute Services, to join our team. The post is offered as an 8-month temporary contract, at full time hours (37.5 hours). However prospective candidates can discuss a 3 or 4 day working pattern, and a longer contract length as an alternative.

The team are based at Pinderfield's General Hospital and provide specialist assessment of adults with dysphagia and communication difficulties. As a service we also provide input at Dewsbury District Hospital and there will be opportunities to support with this caseload. Prospective candidates are welcome to visit or make contact to discuss further.

Interviews will be held on 27th August in person at Pinderfields Hospital.

This is a career enhancing opportunity for an experienced, suitably qualified, skilled and dynamic SLT.

The post holder is required to be an autonomous individual who is able to develop effective professional relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and key MDT members.

The post holder will have significant experience of managing a mixed caseload of patients including respiratory, elderly and neuro presentations.

The acute service covers all ward areas except stroke. The post holder will be able to work at clinical specialist level in the acute setting, providing triage, assessment, treatment and review, appropriate to acute pathways and hospital flow.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this role include:

Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of complex dysphagia presentations from acute inpatient caseload.

The post holder must be able to demonstrate an ability to work under pressure, in a busy acute environment, as part of a team and as an autonomous practitioner.

To work independently to a highly specialist level and be accountable for own professional actions.

To work across admissions, elderly, surgical, respiratory, burns, spinals and ICU units; giving rise to excellent clinical specialism opportunities.

The post holder will work flexibly as required to maintain a responsive, patient centred and evidence-based service for optimal patient outcomes.

To liaise closely with colleagues in the acute and community settings to facilitate the smooth transfer of care, to contribute to schemes supporting early discharge from hospital and reducing unscheduled admissions to hospital.

Excellent inter-personal, communication, motivational, emerging leadership and team working skills are important components of how we work, in addition to our clinical skills.

To supervise, support and provide clinical education as required to less experienced Speech and Language Therapists, students, and assistants.

Our service offers videofluoroscopy assessment across acute and community and we have an emerging FEES service.

Instrumental assessment skills are advantageous but not essential for the role.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Date posted

04 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

8 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

000558

Job locations

Trust-wide

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Job description

Job responsibilities

For this role it is essential that candidates have a degree in a relevant therapy profession, HCPC registration as a speech and language therapist.

Please ensure you review the job description and person specification attached for further essential and desirable criteria.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For this role it is essential that candidates have a degree in a relevant therapy profession, HCPC registration as a speech and language therapist.

Please ensure you review the job description and person specification attached for further essential and desirable criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.